Head of Department with a social work background for the Grøndalsvænge housing and day-care service

Are you passionate about taking the lead in professional leadership? Is personnel management something for you? Are you trained as a pedagogue or social worker? Then read on here.

We are seeking someone who is calm, well-balanced and approachable in a daily life that can be unpredictable at times. As a leader you are strong in relationship-building, have a natural focus on good collaboration and communicate trustfully and clearly. At the same time you have the courage and overview to make the difficult decisions that are sometimes necessary to solve the core task.

You don't have to be the experienced leader, but a curious and open leader who wants to develop as a leader and who wants to lead employees.

You will lead about 21 employees. Here your responsibilities will include e.g. recruitment, onboarding, MUS and handling of possible absence and administrative tasks in connection with e.g. hires, leave of absence.

Become part of a solid leadership team with experience

You will become part of a leadership team consisting of a bid/offer leader and in total three department heads, where we lead the whole organization across. Therefore we expect you to be a team player who wants to spar and lead together in a team. You can succeed with us if you find value in leading as a unified leadership group.

We invest in your leadership development through a diploma in management, participation in the department head network and ongoing supervision. We believe that courage, reflection and action create the best solutions – with us it is more important to act and learn than to let things stagnate.

Grøndalsvænge's target group

At Grøndalsvænge we do our best to create well-being and quality of life in everyday life for 48 lively and unique people aged 40-80 years.

Grøndalsvænge's fantastic residents all have physical and/or mental functional impairments, and the majority are older with accompanying support needs. Therefore residents need comprehensive pedagogical support, care, and health care and treatment.

Some residents have – or are in the process of developing – dementia. Residents need support to maintain a good life, and we work with approaches and methods that cater to the citizens' different needs.

Grøndalsvænge's dedicated staff work cross-professionally with backgrounds from different social and health care fields to meet residents as best as possible from a holistic perspective and a learning approach. Our shared professional basis is neuropedagogy.

Your tasks include

• personnel management for the staff – you lead by example in creating an open and trustful collaborative culture, where there is safety to articulate and challenge, you give constructive feedback and sparring, and together with the staff you find good solutions
• ensure safe operation so that we meet legal and professional requirements

We are looking for someone who

• has leadership experience – preferably from a municipal workplace with knowledge of the special area
• has a social science education, such as pedagogue or social worker
• actively wants to engage in constructive dialogues about task solving and set the direction and develop the offering together with your fellow leaders
• is an appreciative and visible leader in everyday life, and you thrive being among the staff and giving direct professional sparring

About Grøndalsvænge

Grøndalsvænge belongs to the area Multiple disabilities in the Center for Long-term Living Arrangements (CLB). The offering is located in Copenhagen NV near Fuglebakken Station. We have our own internal day care, beautiful sensory garden, annual traditions such as Christmas and Easter lunches, and we regularly arrange exciting experiences for residents, including a holiday week with activities and excursions. We are fortunate to have our own kitchen that makes homemade organic meals.

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We welcome you and offer

• a thorough onboarding program, including a leadership mentor
• good development opportunities
• to become part of a larger department head network with opportunities for leadership sparring and cross-team inspiration
• sparring and good collegiality from your fellow leaders – we are ambitious together
• support from and collaboration with the Center for HR and Organization, the Center for Economics and skilled subject matter experts in CLB, among others.
• if you already have a leadership qualification, that's an advantage, and otherwise we offer you a

Employment terms

The position is full-time with start date January 1, 2027.

Salary according to the applicable collective agreement. You will participate in a duty/standby rota for the on-call phone.

We obtain criminal record checks and references in connection with the recruitment process.

More information

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact bid/offer leader Joakim Averhoff at 51 44 72 49 or call to arrange coming by for a cup of coffee (holiday in week 42).

Application deadline: Apply via the link no later than Tuesday 27 October 2026

We will hold the 1st interviews on 4 November and the 2nd interviews on 11 November 2026. A personality test and case will be part of the 2nd interview.

Application deadline: Oct 27, 2026

Department: Rabarbervej 6 2400 Copenhagen NV

Location: Social Administration