Social Work Consultant for Authority - Children, Youth and Disabilities in Sønder

Would you like to contribute to strengthening the professional quality of social work and support some of the most complex cases in the children, youth and disability area?

We are seeking a social work consultant for 37 hours per week starting 1 December 2026.

As a social work consultant in the Authority – Children, Youth and Disability you will play a central role in translating legislation into practice, supporting advisers and management, and contributing to the continued professional development of the department.

Who are we?

The Authority – Children, Youth and Disability is a department consisting of a children team, a youth team, a disability team, administrative staff, team leaders, a manager of the authority and a team of social work consultants. The department is anchored in Children and Family in the Department of Children, Education and Health in Sønderborg Municipality.

The department handles tasks under the Child Act and the Act on Combating Youth Crime. Our work is wide-ranging and we collaborate across all parts of the organization.

The social work consultant team currently consists of 2 social work consultants, 1 combined social work consultant and contract negotiator, and 1 full-time employed social work contract negotiator. The team handles a variety of tasks.

The consultant team reports to the authority manager and we work closely with the overall management group, advisers, administrative staff and the finance consultant as well as cross-cutting partners.

About the role

Social work consultant

As a social work consultant you will help secure, maintain and develop the department's professional level in close collaboration with the rest of the consultant team, management and advisers.

Your tasks also include, among others

• Quality assure, develop and prepare case workflows
• Support child and youth committee cases and quality assure recommendations to the Child and Youth Committee
• Provide sparring on complex cases with advisers
• Provide sparring and quality assure decisions and work systematically and in a learning perspective with decisions
• Handle access to information in relation to the Public Information Act
• Convey information to and from the Appeals Board
• Prepare and update the service level
• Participate in the visitation committee

Your qualifications

• You have a relevant social-work education – preferably with experience and knowledge within the disability field
• You are proactive and take responsibility for following through on tasks
• You have a flair for quality assurance
• You are strong legally and good at analyzing, gaining overview and assessing particularly complex cases/issues
• You have good written and communicative skills
• You must have the desire and ability to contribute to maintaining a high level of professionalism – including the ability to communicate clearly, openly, honestly and action-oriented
• You should see the value in working across the entire organization and be strong in building relations
• You work systematically and in a structured way
• You enjoy working in a changing daily work life
• You contribute to a good working environment, which is reflected in your approach and actions

We offer

• An department and a team in development
• A close collaboration and knowledge sharing with advisers, social work consultants, administrative staff, leaders and the finance consultant
• Continuous and daily sparring with colleagues in the team – including at weekly coordination meetings
• A team where you never have to find the solution alone or stand alone
• We place a high value on humor and have an informal tone
• You will have the opportunity to influence your own position and your own work procedures
• You will have a high degree of independence in your work
• Introduction and mentoring program
• Good, engaged and professionally skilled colleagues
• Possibility for remote working days
• Possibility for supervision
• Regular 1-1 meetings with your immediate supervisor
• Performance review (MUS)
• Competence development

If you are curious about the position, the department, the team or would like a more detailed description of the tasks we are handling, you are welcome to contact the Authority Manager, Benedikte Schultz at tel. 24 62 12 65 or email: [email protected]

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Start date: 1 December 2026

Workplace: Jyllandsgade 36, 6400 Sønderborg

Working hours: 37 hours per week

The base salary will as a starting point be base pay step 38 + 2700 DKK in a base salary supplement for a social worker. It will otherwise be based on the individual's qualifications.

Applications should be submitted electronically and must be received no later than 18 October 2026.

Interviews will be held on Monday 26 October 2026.

When offering employment, references as well as a child and criminal record check will be obtained.

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