Social worker for a permanent position in the Youth Team

Are you keen to develop yourself together with us? Do you thrive in a department where we work with the youth in a multidisciplinary collaboration in the Municipal Youth Initiative? Here there is space for you and your colleagues to use your professional expertise for what you trained for and in collaboration with the young people and their families there are solutions. Do you want to be part of a place where we are passionate about creating results for vulnerable youth and their families? Then it is you we need.

The position is desired to be filled on December 1, 2026 and is 37 hours per week.

Who are we?

In the Ungeteam you will join a team of 15 social workers, to which a social professional consultant and an office manager are attached. We are divided into two teams, where we meet every Wednesday for a team meeting, and it is also the team that has external supervision together. All youth counselors are based in central Aabenraa.

In the Ungeteam we work with children and youth and their families from 13-23 years old, and we are part of the municipal youth effort in Aabenraa Municipality.

We all work from an integrated children-, family- and youth policy, which is called "Together for the good child-, youth-, and family life." We are committed to creating changes for the families we work with through close follow-up and a focus on effective interventions. We also focus on quality in case handling as well as good and qualified involvement conversations with the young people in their own case. See more here on the link: Together for the good child-, youth- and family life

We offer

• a good introduction program with a mentoring arrangement
• a high professional environment and engaged colleagues
• the possibility to create results for and with vulnerable youths and their families
• the opportunity to develop and test good ideas in the work with the youths and their families
• colleagues, a social professional consultant and a manager, who are always ready to help you
• opportunity for professional dialogue and guidance
• available professional backup in complex tasks, so you never stand alone
• flexibility to plan your own workday
• ongoing external supervision
• independence and competence to solve tasks
• low caseload of max 25 cases per advisor, which gives you the opportunity for closer collaboration with frequent involvement of children, youths and parents.

About you

We expect that you professionally

• are educated social worker or social educator
• have experience with or interest in the child and youth field
• have experience with authority tasks
• have experience with or openness to acquiring the ICS method and professional systems such as DUBU
• have experience with or openness to handling notifications, preparing child-related investigations and action plans as well as following up and concluding processes
• are good at communicating both verbally and in writing.

We expect that you personally

• can see opportunities instead of limitations
• can build good relationships with the children/youths and their families and partners
• can work independently and in teams and wish to participate in cross-disciplinary collaborations
• can handle having many balls in the air in a often unpredictable everyday life and stay calm in pressurized situations
• are flexible and able to help colleagues in urgent need.
• have a driving license

Your tasks

You will among other things have the task to

• assess notifications
• conduct hearings of parents and youths
• prepare assessments and child-related investigations
• conduct child conversations
• follow up on the interventions that have been initiated
• collaborate with your colleagues on special cases
• participate in professional discussions both at sparring meetings and at joint events
• contribute to the professional and collegial community.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with agreement with the Danish Association of Social Workers. All advisers are awarded a hardship allowance of annually DKK 12,000 (31.3.00 level).

The position is 37 hours per week.

Employment is from 1 December 2026

Prior to employment a child welfare and criminal record check will be obtained, and the employment will be conditional on them being satisfactory.

Can you see yourself with us?

Send your application, CV, diploma and relevant attachments no later than 19 October 2026 at 12:00 via the link.

We hold interviews on Friday 23 October 2026 at Skelbækvej 2, 6200 Aabenraa.

Further information

You can learn more about the position by contacting the office manager of the Ungeteam Anette Visby Andersen at telephone 21 39 45 20.

The municipality's mission is that together we create The Good Life.

If you are a newcomer, we want you to settle in quickly and well. Therefore we have a number of offers for you - and for those who may move with you.

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Application deadline

19 October 2026

Start date

1 December 2026

Workplace

Authority

Employment type

Full-time

Hours

37

Contact

Anette Visby Andersen, telephone 2139 4520