Youth Advisors for Ungerådgivningen

We are seeking new colleagues for vulnerable youths and youth disability in the Youth Advisory Service

We offer an independent, varied, and exciting job in the Youth Advisory Service.

The Youth Advisory Service is the Authority Department in the Social-Policy Center, and in addition to the Youth Advisory Service it consists of our primary provider: Strengthened Youth Initiative.

The Social-Policy Center is part of the Youth Area in the Municipality of Kolding, and we collaborate closely in a coordinated youth effort with the three other centers: Jobs and Education, Center for Guidance and Talent Development, and CSV.

We want to involve the young person as much as possible and provide relevant support for the greatest possible mastery of their own life, and create coherence across other departments, so that the youths experience both Self-worth and Coherence, in their encounters with the municipality.

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

The Youth Advisory Service covers the specialized authority area, from 9th grade to and including 22 years old, and 18 to 30 years old.

The Youth Advisory Service consists of 18 social workers, 1 department head, 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 seeking a total of 4 colleagues .

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

Here we expect that you

• Are a trained social worker/social facilitator
• Have experience with/knowledge of working as an advisor in a governmental/authoritative 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 prioritise interdisciplinary work and apply the KUI collaboration model in the Youth Area
• Can use empowerment methods such as Family Conferencing and Signs of Safety
• Can seek relevant knowledge within the legislation, as well as seek knowledge about the organization's workflows and procedures
• Can systematically collect relevant information from and about the specific young person, 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 meeting chair in the concrete youth cases in a differentiated way, depending on what the individual case and youth call for
• Works independently and comprehensively
• Has the ability in a decision-making process to view the case in a perspective where the citizens' needs, the organization's and the political interests are met
• Can structure and oversee their own tasks and seek help from the professional coordinator or department head if prioritization of tasks is needed

We are seeking 1 colleague for the Youth with Disabilities team

Here we expect the same as above, and that you either have knowledge of the assessment method and TAF, and extra 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 of skilled and dedicated colleagues
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development in the position, where supervision by an external supervisor is offered
• Flexitime
• A close cross-disciplinary community with the other colleagues in the Youth Center as well as joint gatherings with the rest of the Youth Area, where we share knowledge across

Practical info

Mark the application with either vulnerable youths or youth disability.

The application deadline is Tuesday, October 20, 2026.

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

Start date: December 1, 2026.

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

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

Application deadline: Oct 20, 2026

Department: El-Vej 2 A 6000 Kolding