Are you an occupational therapist, and would you like to work with young people with multiple disabilities at Uddannelsescenter UiU?

Be part of shaping a meaningful youth life in Spor D at UiU Horsebakken.

UiU Education Centre, Horsebakken department, is seeking as of December 1, 2026 a committed and professionally grounded occupational therapist for a permanent full-time position in Spor D.

About UiU and everyday life in Spor D

UiU is Copenhagen Municipality's STU (Transition to Youth) and a 10th grade offer for young people with special needs and extensive general learning difficulties. The young people are aged 15-25 and stay at UiU for up to four years.

Spor D is UiU’s provision for young people who typically have several disabilities – e.g., cerebral palsy, epilepsy, visual impairment, blindness or autism. Many have little or no spoken language and use specialized tools and personal aids such as a walking frame and a wheelchair. Our students need support for almost all daily activities such as eating, dressing and undressing, personal hygiene and toilet use.

Our approach is appreciative and tailored to each individual young person’s potential. The aim is to support the young people in becoming as independent and socially competent as possible, so they have the most influence on their own lives. We do this by organizing everyday life with both structure, repetition and visual aids, where the young people learn to navigate, make choices and relate to their day-to-day life in a community setting.

We work with communication and various alternative communication forms such as PODD, sign-supported Danish, pictures, boardmaker, iPads and smartboards. The physical aspect is also important, and therefore movement, sensory stimulation, music, cooking and creative activities are also part of daily life.

Your role and tasks

As an occupational therapist in Spor D you become part of an interdisciplinary team where we help each other solve daily tasks – both in teaching, activities and with practical tasks around the students, such as eating, changing and toilet visits. You will also be responsible for documenting each student’s development and for being a contact person for some of the young people, which entails close collaboration with parents and a good cooperation with the staff at the club.

An important part of the role is also the task as equipment officer at UiU, where you will advise colleagues on and adapt and follow up on the students’ special tools and personal aids. You will also have the opportunity to influence the development of pedagogical and occupational therapy interventions in the team.

You should thrive working跨-disciplinary and contribute your own professional expertise to the team. It is expected that you participate in the group’s daily life on equal terms with other staff and take part in all relevant tasks.

We expect that you

• are a trained occupational therapist
• are eager and ready to work with young people with multiple disabilities at an early development stage
• have interest in or experience with alternative communication forms
• have knowledge of sensory stimulation and sensory integration as well as experience with special tools and ADL training
• are motivated by creating structure and predictability for the young people
• can document and communicate the students’ progression in writing and orally
• can take on the responsibility as UiU’s equipment officer
• thrive with close collaboration with colleagues, parents and other professionals
• preferably have familiarity with autism or visual impairment, but this is not a requirement

We offer

• a stimulating position in an interdisciplinary environment with high professional standards
• a workplace focused on collaboration, wellbeing and sparring
• dedicated colleagues who are passionate about making a difference for the young people

About the employment

Working hours are typically from 8.00 to 16.00. The annual full-time norm applies from August 1 to July 31. This means you primarily work within 40 school weeks plus a number of preparation, pedagogical and meeting days agreed in connection with the school year planning. Students are present from 8.20 to 13.30 on 200 school days per year. Activities are arranged so that the occupational therapist daily has teaching- and education-related tasks primarily in the time frame 8.00-14.00 on 200 school days.

In addition there will be a limited number of student/parent events in the afternoons and evenings during a school year. In the team there will be meeting activities as well as meetings on the school level. There will be a number of hours for preparation.

About UiU Horsebakken

UiU Education Centre is a single organization under Copenhagen Municipality, and our daily life is spread across two campuses: Horsebakken and Bystævneparken, where we offer STU and 10th grade. This position is at Horsebakken. With us the focus is on creating safe environments where each young person can develop academically, personally and socially in a setting shaped by respect, interdisciplinary collaboration and high special education expertise. The school is located in green surroundings close to Utterslev Mose and offers good facilities that invite learning, movement and community.

Employment terms

The position is full-time. Salary and terms follow the current collective agreement. There is a local agreement between UiU and Danish Occupational Therapists. There is a three-month probationary period when employed by Copenhagen Municipality.

Place of employment is UiU Education Centre, Horsebakken 19, 2400 Copenhagen NV

Additional information

Send your application, diploma and CV with references.

For further information about the position contact the principal or department manager at 33 66 89 00.

Application deadline: Apply via the link no later than Sunday, October 18, 2026

Interviews will be held on October 22, 2026 between 13:00-17:00. Before the interview we invite you to a tour of UiU Horsebakken on October 20, 2026 and information about the time will follow with the invitation to the interview.

About the Employment, Integration and Economic Development Administration

In the Employment, Integration and Economic Development Administration we help unemployed Copenhagen residents into jobs, and we support both older unemployed and young people in finding the right path to education. We create good frameworks for Copenhagen businesses and connect them with labour. We work to ensure Copenhagen is a city where there is room for everyone, and support refugees and immigrants in finding a place in the community. We are about 2,000 employees in the administration.

Our work includes both close contact with citizens and businesses, as well as political work and administration. We work purposefully with our wellbeing, and we have a culture characterized by high professionalism, where there is room for your ideas and input.

Application deadline: October 18, 2026

Department: Horsebakken 19 2400 København NV

Location: Employment, Integration and Economic Development Administration