Social worker/business consultant

Are you passionate about getting jobseekers into work?

Jobcenter Varde is seeking a social worker/enterprise consultant to work with insured jobseekers

Do you focus on citizen involvement, and would you like to help explore new approaches that base the citizen's resources rather than limitations and are you also passionate about the employer-oriented effort then look here !

We are seeking a social worker/enterprise consultant, 37 hours per week, where the primary tasks will be to work with the employment-oriented initiative as an authority advisor and employer consultant for unemployment benefit recipients. Start as soon as possible.

In the department you will work with 20 colleagues. In our department you will receive thorough onboarding, but it is also expected that we can learn from you. We offer and value knowledge sharing and development just as we prioritize that all employees can translate legislation into value for the unemployed citizen.

We have entered into a collaboration with Aalborg University at the Center for Development of Citizen-Inclusive Employment Initiatives (CUBB).

You can read about CUBB here: https://www.cubb.aau.dk/

The core task at Jobcenter Varde is to help people as best as possible - regardless of age and functional level - to self-support based on the value that this indeed provides quality of life. In very special cases this cannot be achieved, and then the task, as far as possible, is to ensure the individual person an economic foundation.

The goal for the citizen is regular work/education, where the means are internships, wage subsidies, and targeted courses. Therefore it is important that you can see yourself in interaction with companies, unemployment funds, educational institutions and citizens. It also means that you must be able to combine follow-up conversations with employer-oriented activities, and that you can master a citizen-focused hands-on approach.

Your tasks will be

• Employer-oriented activity. Establishment of internships and paid jobs
• Motivational job interviews focused on job/upskilling.
• Transition interviews with unemployment funds.
• Preparation of job plans.
• Initiation of offers.
• Hold information meetings for unemployment benefit recipients.
• Administration and registration of the interventions in the job centre's IT systems.
• Cross-cutting collaboration including, among other things, disability compensating schemes and sickness benefits.

About you

• Your background is as a social worker or equivalent/similar level.
• You are passionate about the employer-oriented approach and may have good local knowledge
• You focus on empowerment and an affirming attitude towards the citizen.
• You work with citizen involvement, enjoy different people and are curious about their employment resources.
• You have an interest in an active employment effort and labor market conditions.
• You can take responsibility and work independently and in a structured way.
• You have good collaboration skills, a motivating and initiating approach to tasks.
• You can participate in team collaboration, and you want to support a good working environment.

We offer

• A good introduction and mentoring scheme.
• Professional development and sparring.
• A smaller municipality with a good cross-team spirit.
• Professional development, e.g. feedback on your own practice.
• Opportunity to think outside the box.
• That new approaches can be tested with as little bureaucracy as possible.
• To be part of our collaboration with CUBB.
• Flexitime arrangement.
• Possibility for remote work, usually Friday.
• Flexible working hours.
• Good canteen.

Salary according to the applicable collective agreement.

A little about us

We are an ambitious and engaged department that values collegial support highly, is informal with a taste for a good laugh. We do Christmas celebrations in December, decorate for birthdays and welcome food enthusiasts, sports nerds, knitting/crochet enthusiasts, film and series freaks, and fitness gurus in a wonderful mix.

When employed in the position, a criminal record certificate will be obtained and a copy of a driver’s license must be submitted.

If you want to know more about the position you can contact the department head Marianne Nielsen at email: [email protected] or on tel. 79946302.

Application deadline Monday 19 October 2026

Employment interviews are expected to be held on 23 October 2026.