Team Leader for Family and Youth Contact

Do you want to lead a dedicated team that every day makes a difference for children, young people and families in vulnerable positions?

Then you might be our new team leader in Family and Youth Contact.

About the job

As a team leader you will be part of a trusting leadership team, which besides you consists of two team leaders and the unit head of Family and Youth Contact.

You will also be part of a cross-cutting leadership community in the Family and Child Disabilities section, together with leaders from Children and Youth Advisory Service and Solbo overnight facility.

You will have staff and professional leadership responsibility for approx. 22 employees, who work self-organizing with a high level of professionalism and engagement. Your main task is to set professional direction and create good frames for the employees' task execution with a view to professional quality, well-being, resources and development.

Your primary tasks will be to

• lead and support your team in daily task execution with a focus on professional quality, prioritization and well-being
• handle professional leadership in close collaboration with your professional coordinator and employees, translate common goals and professional direction into practice and follow up on and evaluate the work
• lead and support the team's professional coordinator, who conducts case reviews, and together follow up on professional quality, progression and need for support and development
• ensure clear communication and implementation of political, legislative and professional decisions in practice
• hold team meetings and professional sparring
• conduct conversations with employees, which also include follow-up on well-being and professional case review
• conduct MUS interviews
• keep an eye on competence development, professional progression and the binding work community in the team
• plan and conduct two annual team-based development days
• actively participate in cross-cutting leadership forums, projects and operations-related development tasks

About us

Family and Youth Contact (FUK) is part of the Family and Child Disability section in Silkeborg Municipality.

We work with preventive and supportive initiatives for children, youth and their families aged 0–18 years (23 years), always based on the Child Act and in close collaboration with the Children and Youth Advisory Service.

We consist of approx. 65 engaged family and youth consultants, an administrative employee and a house assistant. Each team has a professional coordinator in a shared position that supports professional quality and development in the team.

Our citizens often have complex and multifaceted challenges, e.g., social, emotional, behavioral or related to disabilities and mental health challenges.

We believe that children, young people and parents are experts in their own lives, and our task is to support, strengthen and guide them – in close interaction with the family, the network and the professionals around the child.

About you

We are looking for a leader who has an eye for both professional quality, employees' well-being and the joint task. You may already have experience with staff management or be ready to take your first step as a leader.

You have

• a pedagogical, social work or similarly relevant education
• experience with leadership or willingness to develop yourself as a leader
• knowledge of the execution area and cooperation with authorities, and preferably familiarity with and experience of the Child's Act.
• understanding of how quality and resources can go hand in hand
• ability to create psychological safety and well-being in a field of work with high emotional demands
• strong communication skills and the ability to translate direction and decisions into concrete practice

We offer

• An appointment in a development-oriented professional environment with high ambitions
• A collaborative leadership team, where propriety, transparency and clarity are guiding values
• Experienced, professional and autonomous employees who look forward to warmly welcoming you
• An organization in ongoing development, where we work purposefully with professional quality and strengthen the binding work community in practice
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development

Salary and employment conditions according to the applicable collective agreement and local wage formation agreement.

Further information

On the municipality's website under ”Become a leader with us” you can find the job and person profile for the position. Here you can also read more about the municipality's leadership framework, corporate strategy etc.

If you want to know more, you are welcome to contact the Head of Family and Youth Contact, Suad Sawan at phone 29 31 63 64. Feel free to send a text to arrange a time for a phone conversation.

Application deadline 16 November 2026. We will hold first round interviews on Thursday 19 November 2026 and second round on Wednesday 25 November 2026. If you go to the second interview you will need to fill out a personality profile and you will receive feedback on Monday 23 November.

Start date is expected 1 January 2027.

We prefer that you submit your application online.

Click on Apply. Attach your application and relevant documents.

If you are shortlisted for employment in the position, prior to final employment agreement references will be sought from your most recent employer and preferably from several.