2 healthcare assistants for the “Ajarsivasik” Nursing Home
The “Ajarsivasik” nursing home in Qaqortoq has a vacancy for a healthcare assistant, effective September 1, 2026, or as otherwise agreed.
The nursing home has room for 48 residents, spread across 3 units.
The dementia unit has room for 11 residents and operates as a separate unit.
We are a nursing home that is open to innovation and development, with a vision for the future that focuses on optimizing the quality of life and well-being of our residents.
Areas of Responsibility
- Basic Care and Direct Assistance
- Contribute to development and training
- Contributes to activities for residents
- Serve as a mentor
- Work to ensure that residents feel safe and lead meaningful lives
- Ensuring Quality Care
- Shared responsibility for academic integrity is at stake in all situations
- Medication Dosage
- For staff who check on residents when they are sick
- Proactive in developing and maintaining one's own professional expertise
- The position involves on-call duties, including being on call every 3–4 weekends
- Responsibility for conducting the rounds with the doctor
Qualifications and Requirements
- Trained as a Healthcare Assistant
- Proactive and able to involve colleagues.
- Bilingual in Greenlandic and Danish (not required)
- Friendly toward all residents as well as coworkers
- Clean criminal record
- It is stable, sturdy, and spacious.
- Is willing to provide services to older residents
- To be on call for periods of time
Salary and Employment Conditions:
Salary and employment conditions are governed by the agreements in effect at any given time between the Greenland Home Rule Government and the relevant organization authorized to negotiate.
Housing may be provided, for which payment is made in accordance with applicable rules.
For more information about the position, please contact the acting director at the Naja Kriegel Nursing Home.
Application including a criminal record check, as well as information about education and previous employment, accompanied by copies of educational certificates, etc., in PDF format. Must be received by the municipality no later than July 27, 2026, via our website.
NOTE: We do not accept paper applications or emails; please submit your application electronically via the job posting.
“With a focus on improving public health, the Municipality of Kujalleq has implemented a smoke-free work policy at all municipal workplaces, effective January 1, 2018. Further information is available from the HR department.”
Application deadline: July 27, 2026
Qinnuteqarnissamut start date: September 1, 2026
