Junior advisor with a flair for CVs and job searching – maternity leave cover

Do you want to help bring young people closer to education or work? Do you have a knack for CVs, applications and job searching, and are you motivated by seeing young people succeed in the labor market? Then you might be our new youth advisor in Herlev Municipality.

We are looking for an engaged youth advisor for a maternity leave cover with start on December 1, 2026 and lasting until the end of October 2027.

You will become part of a team that works with young people up to and including 29 years old and shares a common focus on helping young people progress toward education, employment and a more independent adult life. We are part of Ungeløftet, where the ambition is to get more young people into communities, education and work and to ensure that more young people have the opportunity to find their way.

As a youth advisor you will be part of an initiative where you both handle official duties and maintain close, guided contact with the young people about their path toward education or work. An important part of your task will be to support the young people in their job search – including identifying competences and job preferences, producing a sharp CV and writing targeted applications.

You must be able to see the opportunities in each young person’s experiences and competencies – even when they do not obviously appear on paper. You must also have an eye for the labor market and be able to translate the young person’s competences and wishes into concrete job opportunities.

Part of the job will also be to support the young person in contacting companies, prepare for job interviews and follow up on the job search. It is about helping the young person to navigate the job search themselves and take the steps that bring them closer to the labor market.

As a youth advisor you will also be responsible for the official task regarding the young people. This means that you must be able to work in a structured manner with case processing, follow-up and documentation and at the same time create a good and trusting relationship with the young person.

We believe that the path to work and education is not the same for everyone. Therefore we work from the individual young person’s situation, resources and wishes. You must be able to balance setting clear requirements with giving the support that makes it possible for the young person to succeed.

You will become part of a team where we work closely together and actively use each other’s areas of expertise. We emphasize sparring, shared responsibility and finding solutions that make sense for the young person.

Your personal and professional competencies

• You are educated social worker, social facilitator, or have another relevant social education degree.
• You have experience with official work and preferably with the employment sector.
• You have a flair for CVs, applications and job searching and can translate a young person’s experiences and competencies into targeted job searching.
• You have an interest in the labor market and can see opportunities for the individual young person across industries and job areas.
• You are good at motivating and supporting young people to take responsibility for their own job search.
• You can work structurally and systematically with case processing, follow-up and documentation.
• You can create a trusting relationship with the young person while being clear about goals, opportunities and requirements.
• You can collaborate with both young people, companies and colleagues across professional areas.
• You have strong written and oral communication skills and can express yourself clearly and precisely.
• You thrive in a daily life where tasks vary, and where you must be able to work independently and in a close team

Your daily life with us

• A meaningful job where you help make a concrete difference for young people on the way to education or work.
• A combination of official work, employment-oriented sparring and concrete help with CV and job searching.
• Close contact with young people, companies and partners.
• Opportunity to use your competences in job searching, CV and dissemination in a very concrete way.
• An academic environment with good opportunities for sparring and development.
• A team with engagement, humor and a high ceiling.
• The possibility to help translate the Ungeløftet ambitions into concrete practice for young people in Herlev.

Salary and employment

It is a maternity leave cover for 37 hours per week starting on December 1, 2026 and ending by the end of October 2027. Employment is in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

Application deadline and employment interview

The application deadline is October 25. We expect to conduct interviews on October 28.

Learn more

You can read more about Herlev Municipality at www.herlev.dk.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Birgitte Kjeldsen at tel. 2448 6256.

Salary and employment

Salary is set according to the applicable collective agreement and the principles for new pay.

Herlev Municipality has smoke-free working hours.

Meet our employees

On herlev.dk you can meet some of our employees from different workplaces in the municipality. They each tell about what they work with and why they enjoy their work.

Apply for the position

You apply for the position online. Remember to attach your application, CV and other relevant attachments. After you have submitted the application, you will receive an email as receipt. Please note that the email may be located in your “Spam/junk” folder.

About Herlev

Herlev is located in the heart of the capital region with well-functioning infrastructure. Transportation possibilities to and from Herlev are good and will be strengthened by the upcoming light rail and the four light rail stations in the city. At the same time, Herlev offers easy access to green areas. We are in full swing of developing the city so that in the future it also has a vibrant trading life, an exciting town centre and is attractive to live and do business in.

In Herlev Municipality we work ambitiously and purposefully to ensure that our services to citizens are also in the future at a high level. We do this by organizing the organization with a greater focus on strengthening professional skills and supporting dialogue with citizens, as well as shortening the distance between the local political level and the municipality’s employees.