Youth Advisors for Ungerådgivningen

We are looking for new colleagues for vulnerable youths and youth with disabilities in Youth Counseling

We offer an independent, varied, and exciting job in Youth Counseling.

Youth Counseling is the Authority Department in the Social Welfare Center, which besides Youth Counseling consists of our primary provider: Strengthened youth involvement.

Social Welfare Center is part of the Youth Area in Kolding Municipality, and we collaborate closely in a coordinated youth effort with the three other centers; Job and Education, Center for Guidance and Talent Development and CSV.

We want to involve the young as much as possible and provide relevant support for the greatest possible mastery of their own life, as well as create coherence across the other administrations, so that the young people experience both self-worth and coherence in their encounter with the municipality.

You will be involved in showing the way in the integrated citizen journey in a coordinated cross-disciplinary KUI collaboration. You are passionate about using your knowledge, your professional and personal competencies in case handling.

Youth Counseling covers the specialized authority area, from 9th grade up to and including 22 years, and 18 years to 30 years.

Youth Counseling consists of 18 social workers, 1 departmental manager and 1 professional coordinator

We are divided into 3 teams

Vulnerable youths, Children's Act

Youth disability, Children's Act

Psychiatry, Disability and social problems, Social Services Act.

We are looking for a total of 4 colleagues .

We are looking for 3 colleagues for the team that works with vulnerable youths under the Children's Act.

Here we expect that you

• Are educated social worker/social facilitator
• Have experience with/knowledge of working as an adviser in a government function
• Have knowledge of the ICS method
• Can provide advice and guidance based on the Children's Act and other relevant legal areas
• Are strong in involving the young person
• Will prioritize cross-disciplinary work and use the KUI collaboration model in the Youth Area
• Can apply empowerment methods such as Family Group Conferencing and Signs of Safety
• Can seek relevant knowledge within the legislation, as well as seek knowledge about the organizations workflows and procedures
• Systematically can collect relevant information about and about the specific youth, in collaboration with relatives, partners etc.
• Can participate in professional sparring with colleagues and contribute with own reflections in a constructive and professionally grounded manner
• Can coordinate and act as chair in the concrete youth cases in a differentiated manner, depending on what the individual case and youth call for
• Work independently and holistically
• Have the ability in a decision-making process to see the case in a perspective where both citizens' needs, the organization and the political interests are met
• Can structure and oversee own tasks and seek help from the professional coordinator or departmental manager if there is a need to prioritize tasks

We are looking for 1 colleague in the team Youth Disability

Here we expect the same as above, and that you either have knowledge of the assessment method and TAF, and additional costs, or are willing to learn it.

We offer

• Mentor scheme, professional sparring and training as needed
• An independent, varied, and exciting job
• A staff group with skilled and engaged colleagues
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development in the position, including supervision with an external supervisor
• Flexitime
• A close cross-disciplinary community with the other colleagues in the Youth Center as well as shared gatherings with the rest of the Youth Area, where we share knowledge across

Practical info

Note: Apply with either vulnerable youths or youth with disabilities.

The application deadline is Tuesday, 20 October 2026.

Interviews will be held on 22 October 2026, at the Youth Center at Tvedvej 7, 6000 Kolding.

Starting date: 1 December 2026.

If you want to hear more about the positions, you can contact Professional Coordinator Nadia Høeg Holst at mobile: 21 13 33 87.

Applications are submitted electronically via the button "Apply for the position".

All positions are full-time unless otherwise stated. Kolding Municipality encourages all interested regardless of age, gender, disability, religion and ethnic background to apply for the position. Prior to employment, Kolding Municipality will obtain a criminal record check/child and youth welfare check when required by law or when the position otherwise warrants it.

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Application deadline

20-10-2026

Category

Administration & Case Handling

Homepage

www.kolding.dk

Contact

Nadia Høgh Holst

Social Worker