The Benefits Team in the sick pay area is expanding and is looking for a new colleague

Labour Market and Youth Center, Sickness Benefits

Do you have experience with the payment of sickness benefits and resource pathway benefit, and are you motivated by ensuring that citizens and employers receive the right benefit at the right time? Then you now have the opportunity to become part of our professionally strong and engaged team.

About the job

In the Benefit Team we handle calculation and payment of sickness benefits and resource pathway benefit, reimbursements to employers, and administration of §§ 56- and 58 a agreements. We play a central role in the municipality's sickness benefit efforts and work closely with both employment counselors, the Control Group, and other partners.

At the same time, we are an important part of the Labour Market and Youth Center's focus on early intervention. We believe that fast and correct handling of benefits helps create the best conditions for citizens to maintain a connection to the labor market. Therefore, we work closely with the sickness benefit team’s advisors and other departments to support a coherent effort for citizens and employers.

The benefit employee is an important partner in the early effort, because fast and correct benefit decisions are a significant part of the overall effort for people on sick leave.

We are ambitious about the core task and work every day to ensure that citizens and employers are met with high professionalism, good service, and correct decisions.

Your tasks

You will, among other things, be involved in

• Assessment of entitlement to sickness benefits and sickness benefit reimbursement and payment thereof
• Processing cases concerning resource pathway benefit under the job clarification program
• Reimbursement to employers, including administration of §§ 56- and 58 a agreements
• Economic case processing and ongoing follow-up on payments
• Telephone guidance and advice to citizens and employers
• Participation in telephone duty as a fixed part of the task
• Complaint handling
• Close collaboration with
• Control Group around specific cases
• Journaling, mail handling and administrative tasks
• Contribution to early intervention through close cooperation with advisors and other professional areas

Who are you

We imagine that you

• Have experience with the sickness benefits area and preferably with resource pathway benefit under a job clarification process
• Have knowledge of KSD, SAPA, KY, OPUS and Schultz FASIT
• Work in a structured, independent and quality-conscious way
• Are flexible and thrive in an environment with many collaboration surfaces
• Communicate professionally and approachable both orally and in writing
• Have an interest in legislation and a desire for ongoing professional development
• Are curious about digital solutions and actively contribute to the development of workflows
• Can communicate in English

Department

You will become part of a small team consisting of two experienced benefit advisors and a department head. We have a high professional level, help each other in everyday life and place great emphasis on well-being, flexibility and shared responsibility for task solving.

We offer

• An exciting position with great importance for citizens and employers
• A strong professional environment with engaged colleagues
• An workplace focused on well-being, collaboration and development
• Opportunity to influence and develop workflows in a changing area
• Participation in professional networks and cross-disciplinary collaborations
• An workplace where early intervention and holistic solutions are central guideposts

Interviews will be held on 25 November 2026.

Background and/or criminal record checks may be obtained in connection with employment.

It is part of Ringsted Municipality's recruitment policy to promote gender balance and ethnic equality. We encourage both people with Danish and other ethnic backgrounds to apply for the advertised position.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Employment form

Permanent

Working hours

Full-time

Start date

01.01.2027

Number of vacancies

1

Employment rate

37 hours

City

Ringsted

Region

Zealand

Country

Denmark

Reference number

2026/357

Contact

• Ragna Christensen, 20682139

Published

22.10.2026

Last date for application

19.11.2026