Utekontakten in Hamar is part of the preventive youth work program in the municipality of Hamar and is located alongside the Høbben youth center in downtown Hamar.

Utekontakten in Hamar has an opening for a full-time (100%) temporary position as an environmental therapist. One of our outreach field workers is going on maternity leave, and we are looking for a temporary replacement who can start with us on November 9, 2026.

Utekontakten is a low-threshold service that provides outreach social work for young people aged 13–25. Utekontakten aims to be a visible adult presence in the environments where young people spend their time and to provide help, support, and guidance to at-risk youth. The team is accessible and flexible. The goal is to establish contact with young people at an early stage and to implement measures in collaboration with parents or guardians and the municipality’s other support services.

The working methods include outreach social work, individual follow-up, and referring young people to the municipality’s other support services. The team works in shifts covering day, evening, and weekend hours.

Utekontakten consists of 4 full-time positions. The Outreach Team aims to help young people in Hamar experience a safe and positive adolescence.

Job Responsibilities

Establish contact and build working relationships with at-risk youth through outreach social work.

Early identification of support needs and ensuring access to necessary support and treatment services in collaboration with the individual young person.

Follow-up, support sessions, and guidance for individual young people and parents.

Substance abuse follow-up for youth in the municipality’s preventive substance abuse team

Work at the individual, group, and system/community levels.

Through systematic fieldwork and assessments, knowledge is gathered about the target groups’ living conditions and life situations, and relevant measures can be proposed and implemented.

Information outreach to young people, parents, and partners.

Documentation and record-keeping

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in social and health sciences or a relevant educational degree. Applicants with other relevant bachelor’s degrees, combined with particularly relevant experience and personal qualities, may be considered.

Experience working with children and youth is desirable.

Good knowledge of the public support system is desirable

Good knowledge of contemporary youth culture/recent experience (social media and youth internet use)

Strong written and verbal communication skills

A satisfactory police background check is required and must be submitted upon hiring.

Class B driver’s license

Personal Qualities

We are looking for an active, reliable, and flexible employee who can handle outreach social work with youth.

You are passionate about working with children and youth and have the ability to show care and warmth.

You possess professional confidence and the ability to contribute to interdisciplinary collaboration and development work.

You have strong communication and relationship-building skills.

You can build strong working relationships with children and youth and use them to work in a goal-oriented manner.

Great emphasis is placed on collaboration skills, as well as the ability to work independently, purposefully, and in a structured manner toward shared goals.

We are looking for employees who can bring out the best in others by supporting the service’s professional standards and work environment. Personal suitability is emphasized

We offer

Exciting and challenging work tasks

An interdisciplinary environment with varied workdays

Great colleagues and a positive work environment

Shift work

Salary by agreement

Good pension and insurance plans

Hamar Municipality is an IA-certified employer.

Company cars, electric bikes, and bus passes for shared use.

Contact Information

Nordahl-Hagen, Eli, Head of Utekontakten, 48994763

Work Location

Vangsvegen 121
2318 Hamar

Key Information:

Employer: Hamar Municipality

Reference No.: 5149299129
Employment percentage: 100%
Temporary position
Start date: November 9, 2026
End date: November 8, 2027
Application deadline: August 7, 2026