We are expanding in the disability sector and are looking for a social worker or social facilitator

Faxe Kommune

Sydsjælland & Øer

Location
Sydsjælland & Øer
Working hours
Full-time
Posted
10 October 2026
Application deadline
11 December 2026
Category
Social counsellor

About the job

Are you a trained social worker or a social facilitator, then we are seeking a new colleague for the visitation for the specialized adult area.

Would you like to help strengthen our authority work in the disability area?

Are you a trained social worker or a social facilitator, and do you have experience with or interest in authority work in the specialized adult area? Then we have an exciting opportunity for you.

We are expanding in the disability field and therefore are seeking a new colleague for our authority department. You will be part of a development-focused department where we strengthen our professional capacity and focus on ensuring high quality in authority work and cohesive interventions for citizens.

You will be part of an authority department that handles complex cases and many collaboration interfaces. Our professional approach is based on recovery-oriented rehabilitation, and we focus on creating cohesive and meaningful interventions for citizens across the municipality.

We collaborate closely with, among others, the Municipal Youth Initiative, the children and youth area, Visitation Health & Care as well as the employment area. We work systematically with follow-up to ensure the right intervention and progression for each citizen.

In the authority department we work with a wide range of provisions in the Social Services Act. In the disability area you will work with the following provisions: § 85, § 102, § 103, § 104, § 105, § 107 and § 108.

We are organized in a disability team and a psychiatric team, and the vacant position is placed in the disability team.

Your primary tasks

  • Authority work in the specialized adult area
  • Contact and collaboration with citizens, relatives, doctors, Family Court in relation to guardianship and providers of services
  • Preparation of adult assessments according to VUM 2.0
  • Preparation of decisions and action plans
  • Systematic follow-up on interventions
  • Handling of new applications.

About the team and the workplace

In the team we currently have 17 employees. We consist of an economic consultant, two administrative staff, four advisors working with the disability area, four advisors working with the psychiatry area, one advisor working with § 109 and § 110 cases as well as social free card and Housing First, a professional coordinator, a social-law contract negotiator, an outreach worker under § 99, and a leader.

We are a workplace where high professionalism and hard work go hand in hand with humor and collegial care. We emphasize supporting each other in everyday life and have a shared understanding that no one can do everything alone, but together we can do a lot.

We offer

  • A workplace with a strong focus on sparring and knowledge sharing with colleagues, a lawyer and management
  • A workday where no day is the same
  • Varied tasks with high complexity - the role involves a lot of writing
  • Focus on employee well-being and professional quality
  • Open-plan offices and the possibility of remote workdays
  • Course via Anne Brorson
  • Weekly team and professional meetings.

We expect that you

  • have experience with authority work
  • have experience with or interest in the specialized adult area
  • are familiar with the Adult Assessment Method (VUM) and can work systematically with application and follow-up cases
  • have a high level of reflection
  • work structured and independently
  • are service-oriented, flexible and have good collaboration skills
  • actively contribute to a good working environment
  • have strong written and oral communication skills.

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment terms are determined in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and based on your qualifications.

Further information

If you have questions, or would like to hear more about the position, you are welcome to contact the professional coordinator Nadia Butt at telephone 21 59 96 01 or the manager Kirsten Kaxe at telephone 23 60 84 31.

Practical information

  • The application deadline is Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 12:00.
  • Employment interviews will be held on Monday, November 16, 2026.
  • Start date is no later than January 1, 2027.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Application deadline: Nov 12, 2026

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We are expanding in the disability sector and are looking for a social worker or social facilitator

Faxe Kommune · Sydsjælland & Øer