The Family Department's Youth Team is seeking a child and youth advisor.

Are you passionate about children, youths and families in vulnerable positions, do you have extensive social work knowledge about children and young people, are you enthusiastic about systematic social work and coordinated case management, do you have a mindset that always thinks inclusion, and do you focus on close cross-disciplinary collaboration, then Svendborg is a place for you.

The Youth Team works with youths aged 13 to 18 (22 years with youth support), the team consists of 15 child and youth advisers and 1 professional coordinator. The youth team is part of Ungekontakten at A. P. Møllers Vej, where we are close to UU. SSP, the job centre and the Social Department.

The position is 37 hours per week, with commencement on 1 December or as soon as possible thereafter.

About the job

In Svendborg we are determined to work together, which among other things is shown in our Strategy Plan for Family, Children and Young People, and in the Municipality of Svendborg's Children and Youth Policy.

We place a high value on collaboration, and see this as a necessity to provide our children, youths and families with the best support. The determination in the collaboration, we believe, will also be a requirement for you and your mindset. Our shared professional focus is that together we shall raise the area professionally, cross‑disciplinarily and organizationally with our good colleagues across the board.

We all have a fixed and dedicated focus on compliance with the Child Act, involvement and systematic work with our children, youths and families.

We focus on inclusion in general, the private network, the professional network and all our good civil society initiatives.

About you

You are educated as a social worker or a social pedagogue and familiar with the Child Act. You want to, and are curious about working with the problems faced by children, youths and their families in vulnerable positions. The mindset is inclusive, and you know that the network often finds the best solutions.

You are independent, yet you enjoy working with the team. You know you depend on your good partners. You dare set the agenda and take case and meeting leadership on yourself. You write concisely, well and clearly. You are organized in your work and you have worked with ICS and DUBU.

In addition you have humor, which you are willing to use together with your skilled colleagues. Are a decent person with good relation skills and an appreciative view of people.

About us

The Family Department is a department of about 47 employees distributed across the following teams: reception, children, youth, and a special team. The department is administratively supported by a professional secretariat.

The Family Department has a high professional level, and a management that is very close to each other.

We offer

• A wonderful team that looks forward to collaborating with you.
• A team where there is great care for one another.
• A team where the group of colleagues has a high ceiling, great diversity, is informal – but works well and closely together.
• A busy workplace that prioritizes a good working environment, psychological safety, professional sparring and not least a good mood.
• A department that dares to go other and new ways in solving the core task.
• External supervision and weekly team meetings with professional sparring from colleagues, the professional coordinator and management.

If you want to know more

You are welcome to contact the department head, Mette Pedersen at tel. 29 21 54 66.

About Svendborg Municipality

Svendborg Municipality, in our view, is a workplace of a perfectly sized: We are small enough to be close to each other in a warm informal community with short lines of command and without hidden agendas. And we are large enough to have room for ambitions, high professional standards and rich opportunities for development.

We value everyday life and insist that it should be pleasant to go to work. We are busy, but not too busy to help each other.

Our values are not just on paper; we actually use them as a compass every day. We meet each other at eye level, in dialogue and with trust, and together we create a safe framework where we can all solve our tasks independently, flexibly and responsibly.

Salary and employment

Employment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement with pay according to the Ny Løn principles, including the possibility of negotiating qualification pay.

"Criminal background and child protection checks are obtained for the candidate who is hired. It is a condition of employment that the certificates are satisfactory with respect to the position. The assessment is carried out by the Legal Department in collaboration with the Director of Children and Youth".

In Svendborg Municipality, the salary for this type of position typically lies between DKK 41,951 and 53,034 per month for full-time employment. The salary includes pension, special holiday allowance and fixed allowances. There may also be time-based allowances and other special payments. It is important to note that your specific salary is determined based on your experience, seniority and competencies and agreed upon in negotiations with the relevant trade union.

Application deadline 19 October 2026

Expected to hold interviews on 22 October 2026.

Svendborg Municipality has smoke-free working hours. We want smoke-free working hours to contribute to a healthy working environment for all employees.

Welcome to Svendborg - The Capital of the Archipelago!

Svendborg has a supreme location in the midst of the most beautiful nature, on the edge of the South Funen Archipelago and with a mini-metropolis that offers it all. We do not hesitate to proudly call Svendborg the cultural capital of Funen. We have a charming town centre and a lively trading town with theatres and museums as well as a rich voluntary sector.

Our early years provisions and public schools are top‑notch with a particular focus on movement and sport, and we have several higher educations, which will soon come together in an attractive educational environment by the harbour. Svendborg is located in the middle of Denmark, with half an hour to Odense and less than two hours to Copenhagen and Aarhus. Svendborg, with its approx. 60,000 inhabitants, is Funen’s second largest municipality.

Department: Family Department Youth Contact

Application deadline: 19 October 2026

Location: A P Møllers Vej, 37, 5700, Svendborg