Become Head of Department at Favrdal-Fjelstrup Community School

Do you want to help create the best conditions for children's learning, well-being and development?

At Fællesskolen Favrdal-Fjelstrup we are seeking a head of department for our middle level, Junioruniverset. You will be responsible for 12 staff and become part of a leadership team that works closely together to create strong learning communities and develop the school.

Your key tasks

The everyday life in Junioruniverset is lively and predictable at the same time, and you will be the one to ensure that the framework works and that staff receive the support they need.

Your tasks will include

• lead daily operations – planning, staffing and follow-up.
• provide professional sparring to staff with the goal of promoting a positive and inclusive learning culture.
• lead department- and subject-team meetings with a focus on action and clear follow-up.
• collaboration with PPR and Family Department.
• be visible in everyday life and create a sense of security in contact with children and parents.

Your everyday life with us

We work every day to collaborate more across teams and to put the children at the center. You will become a leader in a Juniorunivers, where you can expect that:

• we work with a child-centered view in words and actions through an appreciative approach that sees each pupil and places their learning and well-being high.
• you will be part of a strong leadership team that collaborates to drive development and solve tasks.
• we are in full swing of anchoring a middle form in practice, and as head of department you will help develop and support it.
• colleagues help each other, and we say things honestly and properly.
• we celebrate small successes because they matter to children's belief in themselves.

Therefore choose us

With us you become part of a school where dialogue, community and ambitions are more than words. You will have skilled colleagues, a closely collaborating leadership team and the opportunity to shape the development of both staff, students and the school's pedagogical direction. We believe that good leadership is created through relationships, trust and shared responsibility.

Who are you?

We are looking for a head of department who will be close to staff, who dares to set direction and who wants to engage in cross-disciplinary collaboration with your leadership colleagues.

You are trained as a teacher or have another relevant pedagogical background. If you do not yet have a leadership qualification, we would like you to be willing to pursue one.

You do not need to have experience in all areas. The most important is that you want the leadership role, have strong relational skills and motivation to create good conditions for children and staff.

About Junioruniverset

Junioruniverset is our middle level – a safe place where we focus on the best conditions for students' learning, well-being and development.

Collaboration, trust and shared responsibility are the foundation for both learning and development. We believe that social and academic well-being go hand in hand. Therefore we work purposefully with inclusive learning communities where everyone experiences belonging, contributing and succeeding.

We are very focused on translating our pedagogical framework into our daily work. In that we operate from:

• Community – We can do more together than we can alone
• Deepening – If we want to be skilled at something, we must spend time on it
• Joy – If we are happy with our school, we learn more.

Read more here on our website.

Recruitment starts on January 1, 2027. Salary and terms of employment are according to the applicable collective agreement.

Interested in the job?

If you are curious about the position, please call me for a no-obligation chat, or drop by the school to experience everyday life. We would like to tell you more about the position, the leadership team and the community you can become part of.

Michael Sørensen Petersen at phone 20563002, email: [email protected] .

Application deadline and interviews

Send your application and CV together with attachments via the application button no later than November 4, 2026.

First interview round is expected to be held on November 9, 2026 from 3:30 PM, and second interview round is expected to be held on November 16, 2026 from 3:30 PM.

A personality profile will be conducted between the first and second interview, and you should expect to be asked to solve a case in connection with the second interview. References will be checked between the first and second interview.

We look forward to receiving your application.

About Haderslev Municipality

We are an organization with ambitions for both Haderslev Municipality and ourselves. We work purposefully and innovatively, create results together and dare to aim high. For us, dialogue and community are the key to development – across professions, citizens, business sector, associations and politicians. Therefore our ambition is that by 2030 we will have 250 more people in education, 500 more residents and 1,000 more jobs. All of that you can become part of with a job with us.