Åløkkeparken Nursing Home seeks a qualified Social and Health Care Assistant to provide residents with pleasant evenings

Are you engaged, professionally curious and passionate about creating safety, quality of life and meaningful everyday lives for older citizens? Then you now have the opportunity to become an evening shift worker in the respite care at Plejehjemmet Åløkkeparken.

We are looking for a trained social and health helper (SSH) to

• Residential unit

The position is structured as follows

• Work in a fixed 5-2 rotation, always Monday and Tuesday
• Working hours every other weekend in odd weeks
• The positions are generally 37 hours per week, of which 28 hours are in the evening shift
• If a desire for full-time arises, the remaining hours may be placed in another shift

Start date 1 December 2026 or as soon as possible

Plejehjemmet Åløkkeparken

Åløkkeparken consists of 48 housing units distributed in six smaller residential units with eight apartments each. In addition, we have a respite department. Common to the entire house is a cozy and homely atmosphere where professionalism and presence go hand in hand.

In the summer of 2026, residential unit D. living room was converted into a unit where residents have an expanded need for care, assistance and individual pedagogical support to thrive.

Each house has 2-3 fixed day shifts and 2 fixed evening shifts. In addition, there are two nurses available in the house from Monday to Friday, whom we involve and who involve us. We have overlap between shift teams, which provides a good opportunity for close collaboration.

We are in the midst of an exciting development process at Åløkkeparken as a whole and are therefore looking for an employee who is eager to actively contribute both professionally and collegially.

With us you will experience

• A workday with wonderful moments where you can really make a difference for others
• Flexible framework, where you plan tasks together with the team and independently
• Thorough onboarding
• Colleagues who meet each other and the residents with a positive attitude, presence, respect and integrity

Professionally we work as a whole based on Tom Kitwood's theory of person-centred care. We use the Blooming model in our approach to the individual. We were registered as Eden home in June 2026. We offer a 3-day training program in Eden Alternative.

We place a high value on learning and professional development, both for newcomers in the field and for the experienced who can still learn new methods. We have many students in the house, both SSH and SSA. Our goal is to recruit excellent colleagues when they complete their education.

About the position

Together with your team you will be responsible for the residential unit in the evening and help create the framework for enjoyable evenings for our residents. Your tasks will include:

• Contribute to coherence in residents' trajectories through good observations and documentation of them. We work in Nexus, so it is an advantage if you know the system; otherwise there is good onboarding
• Contact with residents, relatives and partners
• Medication management and responsibility as SSH
• Coordinate and perform tasks within basic care and rehabilitation
• Coordinate tasks and information between teams

About you

We are looking for a colleague who values professionalism and is passionate about taking responsibility for their own unit together with their team. It is important that you are independent, responsible and reliable. At the same time we need a team player who enhances collaboration in the team and shares responsibility for the whole, and who helps create and maintain the good working environment we have at Åløkkeparken.

Additionally we would like you to

• Be trained as a Social and Health Helper
• Work with care and be good at seeing the resident as a whole
• Have knowledge of and experience with working with residents with dementia and psychiatric illnesses
• Be able to reflect on your own practice and acquire new knowledge and adapt routines
• Be inclusive and have a good overview – even when things do not go exactly as planned
• Have good Danish skills both verbally and in writing

The municipal Nursing Homes

Our vision

Together we create the possibility for you as a resident to live a safe and dignified life with meaning and joy.

As an employee, your professionalism and your presence are essential for turning the vision into reality.

Our mission

We jointly create a place where citizens who need care, support and assistance can live, stay and feel at home.

Your work contributes to making the Nursing Home a warm and safe place where residents' quality of life is at the centre.

Our values

Our daily work is built on four values, of which you as an employee are an important part

Professionalism

We want to see responsible professional staff. We provide professional and qualified care and assistance that start from the residents' needs and resources. We work rehabilitatively and developmentally to support residents' independence.

Collaboration

We want to see trusting communities. We believe in interdisciplinary cooperation and dialogue between staff, residents, families and volunteers. Together we create a safe and meaningful community.

Curiosity

We want to see engaged employees. We are open and interested in residents' life histories, needs and wishes. We continuously work to learn new things and develop our practice for the benefit of the residents.

Hospitality

We want to see helpful staff. We meet everyone with respect, warmth and openness. We create a culture where everyone feels welcome and safe.

We therefore expect you to see yourself working with the core task based on our shared vision, mission and values.

Further information

If you would like to hear more, you are very welcome to call the manager Lene Efler Andreasen at tel. 72 53 28 01, leadership trainee Sandie Camilla Honore 7253 4465, HR Birgitte Hviid at tel. 72 53 57 97 or planner Karen Nissen at tel. 72 53 88 53

Salary and employment terms

Salary and employment are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality is a smoke-free workplace.

Application

We look forward to receiving your application with relevant attachments no later than Monday 19 October 2026.

Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality wishes to promote equality and therefore invites all qualified to apply regardless of age, gender, religion, disability or ethnic background. We have a smoke-free working time and you can read more about Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality as a workplace here.

Employment interviews

Employment interviews are held on an ongoing basis and no later than 26 October 2026 at Plejehjemmet Åløkkeparken, Åløkkevej 4, Brobyværk, 5672 Broby.

If you are invited for an interview, you must bring the contact details of two previous employers/supervisors for reference checks.

References and criminal record

In connection with an employment offer, a verbal reference will be obtained from the previous employer/latest place of employment. Written references can be sent with the application.

Employment is conditional on a satisfactory criminal record, which is obtained when offering employment.

Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality

In Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality we engage – in our colleagues, in our tasks and in the citizens and businesses in the municipality. Our ambition is that in Faaborg-Midtfyn it should be possible to live – and experience‑ off

• one’s own version of the good life. We want to be the place that the outside world looks to for inspiration to live in strong communities, with sustainable development, budding entrepreneurs and a proud cultural heritage. A life where we can both participate in communities and find peace in nature – a life in balance. These are the core elements of the municipality's development strategy. Together we create the best place, which we work every day to realize.

Move in with us

We are a little over 51,800 inhabitants in the municipality and every year welcome new residents into our community. Throughout the municipality there is a large range of association life, strong local communities with communal meals, annual cultural events and a thriving entrepreneurial environment. Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality is the geographically largest municipality on Funen – and the most beautiful, if you ask us. The municipality ranges from the South Funen Archipelago across the high school region on Funen to the northern Odense suburbs.

If you are considering moving to Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality and becoming part of our many communities, we are happy to help with your questions and considerations. Have a chat with our settlement consultant, Johanne Holten, at tel. 7253 1065.