Care home manager for Lillerupparken in Rønde

Do you want to lead a nursing home where quality of life, autonomy and community are the focus of everyday life?

At Plejehjemmet Lillerupparken we are looking for an engaged and relationally strong nursing home manager who can create direction, development and companionship in a daily life characterized by high professionalism, presence and collaboration.

We are seeking, as of December 1, 2026, a leader who can ensure stable operations while taking the lead in developing the future of elder care based on the values of the Elderly Care Act.

About the position

As nursing home manager you will have overall responsibility for operations, finances, staff and the ongoing development of Plejehjemmet Lillerupparken. You will report to the health and elderly care chief in Syddjurs Municipality.

You will have the overall management responsibility for about 80 employees and will work in close cooperation with two team leaders to develop a strong culture characterized by high professionalism, presence, collaboration and joint responsibility for residents’ well-being and quality of life.

Your most important task is to ensure that residents experience a safe, dignified and meaningful life, where each person is met as a human being with their own wishes, resources and life story.

You must translate strategic goals and political decisions into meaningful practice and create a culture where employees experience trust, responsibility and the opportunity to use their professional skills for the benefit of the residents.

We are looking for a nursing home manager who

• builds companionship through clear, presence-based and inclusive leadership.
• can balance operations, quality and development with a focus on residents’ well-being and quality of life.
• works with a basis in the Elderly Care Act’s values of self-determination, dignity, closeness and holistic solutions.
• supports a culture where residents’ wishes, needs and life history guide the efforts.
• creates the framework for strong interdisciplinary collaborations around the individual resident.
• prioritizes staff well-being, professional development and attractive working communities with a focus on recruitment and retention.
• leads and develops the team leaders and supports their leadership task.
• ensures high professional quality, continuous quality development and economically responsible operations.
• sees relatives, volunteers, the nursing home board and the local community as important partners in developing a meaningful everyday life.
• manages to translate data, professional knowledge and experiences into concrete improvements for residents.
• wishes to actively contribute to the continued development of the eldercare sector in Syddjurs Municipality.

About Plejehjem Lillerupparken

Lillerupparken consists of 83 residential care apartments and houses a broad interdisciplinary staff group including social and health care assistants, social and health care assistants, nurses and nutrition assistants. In addition, there are attached nursing home therapists and a music therapist.

We work purposefully to strengthen everyday life, relationships and community around the residents. We aim to create a home where the individual experiences participation, presence and the opportunity to live a life that has meaning.

Lillerupparken is also an important educational site for social and health care apprentices as well as nursing students, and we see the development of future employees as a central task.

We offer

• A meaningful leadership position with great local community significance.
• Opportunity to influence the development of future elder care.
• Engaged staff with high professionalism and a big heart for the residents.
• Two capable team leaders and an organization focused on collaboration and joint solutions.
• A strong leadership community across the elder care sector.
• An active group of volunteers and close cooperation with relatives and the local community, including the nursing home board.
• Good opportunities for professional and leadership development.

We believe that good leadership is created close to everyday life.

As nursing home manager at Lillerupparken you will have the opportunity to make a real difference for people every single day and to help develop a nursing home where dignity, community, self-determination and professional quality go hand in hand.

We expect that you

• Have a relevant educational background, preferably within health or welfare.
• Have municipal experience from eldercare or related welfare areas.
• Have documented leadership experience, ideally as a leader of leaders.
• Have a leadership degree or a desire to pursue further education.
• Have experience with financial, operational and resource management.
• Are a strong communicator both verbally and in writing.
• Are visible, accessible and present in your leadership.
• Can generate engagement, development and companionship in relation to the shared direction.
• Have the courage to challenge habits and create new solutions for the benefit of the residents.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and pre-agreement.

References and a criminal record check will be requested when offering employment.

If you want to know more

If you are curious or have questions about the position, you can contact the Head of Health and Elderly Care Niels Diedrichsen at tel. 2012 7922. You are welcome to send a text message, after which you will be called back as soon as possible.

Application process

The application deadline is October 18, 2026.

The first interview will be held on October 23, 2026 and the second on October 28, 2026. Between the two interviews you will be asked to undergo a personality profiling.

Syddjurs Municipality encourages everyone to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnic background, disability, etc.

Syddjurs Municipality uses digital recruitment, see available positions at www.syddjurs.dk/job

We are the largest workplace in Syddjurs with around 3,200 employees. Employees who every day go to work to help and support the municipality’s citizens. Through dialogue with businesses, users and citizens we ensure shared responsibility for the Municipality’s development.

We have a Collaboration Framework based on five guiding principles: Conversations , Community, Action, Responsibility and Development.

See glimpses of our collaboration across our workplaces here

You can read more about our collaboration framework via the following link Collaboration Framework .

Syddjurs Municipality has around 44,000 residents, five main towns and a large catchment with many villages. We are a municipality in development and every year many families choose to move here. Our strengths are active citizens, the many townships, a unique nature and proximity to the big city Aarhus. We are an active part of development in the Central Denmark Region, including Business Region Aarhus, which is a community among the 12 East Jutland Municipalities with a total of one million East Danes, half a million jobs and the country’s largest growth area outside the capital region.