Social workers for Team Ung - Dept. of Children & Family

Created

01.10.2026

Application deadline

20.10.2026

Employment date

01.12.2026

Employment terms

37 hours

Workplace

Slagelse Municipality Willemoesvej 2B, 4200 Slagelse

Contact person

Team Leader Sofie Holm at phone 21 62 34 74 21 62 34 74

If you want to be part of a professionally strong and highly motivated youth team, you now have the opportunity, as Department Children & Family in Slagelse Municipality, Youth Team, seeks two social workers for permanent positions, both starting on 1 December 2026.

Would you like to be part of a professionally strong and ambitious children and family department, where high quality and professional development are on the agenda, and where wellbeing and good collegiality are highly valued - then here is the opportunity.

Who are we?

In Department Children and Family we are about 115 employees. We consist of two district teams, which handle case management for the age group 0-13 years, a youth team covering the age group 14-18 years and youth support, and a disability team regarding children and young people with reduced functioning. In each team there is a team leader and a professional coordinator who ensure close professional and personnel support and leadership.

In addition to authority advisers, each team also includes a number of prevention advisers who contribute to early and preventive efforts and enhanced collaboration with our general area. We also have a foster care team.

You will as an adviser handle both light and more complex cases.

Team Youth consists of 20 social workers, three student assistants, an intern, a professional coordinator and a team leader. We handle case management for young people from 14 years and up. We have close cooperation with our Youth Unit (KUI), the crime prevention unit (SSP), Children’s House Zealand, Legal Family House, Youth Crime Board, etc.

We are a team with high professionalism, great commitment, strong care for the young people and for each other, and good humor. We are a team where diversity is valued, and we represent a group of both men, women, different age groups, ethnicities, professional backgrounds, etc.

High professional quality and development

With us you will become part of a development- and learning-oriented department, where we focus on current best knowledge in the field and on the good practical experiences that exist in our department.

We work with creative and constructive solutions across other public departments, other sectors and with civil society to create the best solutions for our young people. Our highest priority is to involve the young person in the decisions made, and thus get them well on their way into their adult life.

Both as a department and in the individual teams we are characterized by a strong collegial cohesion, where we value a positive and humorous atmosphere highly.

Shared responsibility and holistic solutions for the child, the young person and the family

In addition to a strengthened focus on involvement and close collaboration with the young person and the family, we are also committed to ensuring more holistic and coordinated interventions in close interaction with the general area and with our skilled partners in the area of intervention.

Your qualifications

• Qualified social worker or social counsellor and preferably with experience from the specialized children and youth field
• Resource- and relationship-oriented
• Willing to join a learning- and development-oriented organization where your professionalism and experience are put into play
• Have a systematic and structured approach to administrative tasks and legal duties
• Contribute to a respectful culture where we all take responsibility for a good working environment
• Have a driving license, as Slagelse Municipality covers a large area geographically. The municipality provides cars

Mentoring scheme

We offer good onboarding with a fixed introduction plan, mentoring scheme, ongoing training, good support, guidance and follow-up in the startup phase.

Where the Department Children & Family is located

The Department Children & Family is located in Slagelse within walking distance from the station. Many commute, and if you come by train, it takes under 1 hour from Copenhagen H and about half an hour from Odense.

Positions are 37 hours/week.

Application deadline

• 20 October 2026

Interviews will be held on 28 October 2026.

Salary and employment terms

In accordance with the applicable collective agreement and the principles of Ny Løn. Base pay is placed according to experience. Base salary placement will be either base pay level 32 corresponding to 33,796 DKK excluding pension or base salary level 35 corresponding to 35,741 DKK excluding pension. In addition, there is the possibility of negotiating an experience allowance.

If you have become curious, you are more than welcome to contact us

• Team Leader Sofie Holm on phone 21 62 34 74 / email: [email protected]

If we do not answer the phone, please feel free to send us an SMS that you would like us to call you back, and we will call you back as soon as possible.