Deputy Director at Nødebogård Children's and Youth Home

Do you want to lead professional development and help set the direction for a specialized treatment institution?

Nødebogård Children's and Youth Home seeks an experienced and development-oriented deputy director, who together with the principal and the rest of the management will take responsibility for the institution's professional, organizational and strategic development.

We are seeking a leader with experience from the residential (24-hour) area and the specialized child and youth area,

who can combine strategic overview with professional organizational leadership and ensure that development initiatives are translated into lasting changes in practice.

About the position

As deputy director you will become a central part of Nødebogård's leadership and a close collaborative partner for the principal and the department heads.

You must be able to move between strategy, professional leadership, project management and operations and create coherence between professional ambitions and the concrete efforts for children, youths and families.

You will have independent responsibility for selected professional and organizational development areas, cross-cutting projects and personnel management of the institution's psychologists and social workers.

In addition you will serve as deputy to the principal by agreement.

Your main tasks

Professional organizational leadership and quality

• Further develop Nødebogård's professional direction, method catalog and multi-theoretical approach.
• Strengthen the coherence between treatment plans, goals, documentation and evaluation.
• Support professional sparring, competence development and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Ensure that different professional perspectives contribute to coherent treatment trajectories.

Staff management of psychologists and social workers

• Have the direct personnel responsibility for psychologists and social workers, including well-being, competence development and follow-up on task execution.
• Ensure clear prioritization and coordination of tasks.
• Support that the competencies of the professional groups are integrated into Nødebogård's overall treatment direction.

Development, project management and implementation

• Identify development needs and translate them into concrete goals, plans and actions.
• Structure and drive development projects from idea and planning to implementation, evaluation and anchoring.
• Create momentum, employee involvement and joint ownership across the organization.
• Follow up on results and ensure that new methods and workflows become an integrated part of practice.

Strategic development and new initiatives

In collaboration with the principal you will contribute to Nødebogård's future development.

A concrete area of responsibility will be to develop and anchor the offering of family treatment as a supplement to placements. This includes development of the professional model and strengthening cooperation with municipalities.

You may also take on responsibility for other cross-cutting development projects in collaboration with Region Hovedstaden, The Social Enterprise and external partners.

Who are you?

We envision that you

• Have leadership experience from the residential area or the specialized child and youth area and understanding of the area's professional and organizational complexity.
• Have a relevant leadership education, at minimum a Diploma in Leadership, and preferably additional relevant continuing education.
• Have experience with professional organizational leadership and development of professional practice.
• Can drive development projects and create coherence between analysis, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Can translate complex issues into clear goals, priorities and action plans.
• Have experience in creating buy-in and anchoring changes through employee involvement and systematic follow-up.
• Communicate clearly and collaborate confidently across disciplines and organizational levels.
• Experience with development of new offerings, municipal cooperation and leadership of cross-disciplinary teams is an advantage.

Your personal and leadership competences

You are a clear and trust-building leader with professional curiosity, organizational overview and decisive action.

You can both think strategically and create structure and progress in daily task execution.

You are able to challenge established ways of working, set demands and maintain a common direction.

At the same time you know that sustainable development requires involvement, clear leadership and persistent follow-up.

You thrive in close leadership collaboration and can bridge between professions, leadership levels and organizational needs with respect for the complexity of working with children, youths and families in vulnerable positions.

What do we offer?

You will obtain a central leadership role at a specialized treatment institution with the opportunity to influence professional and organizational development.

You will become part of a leadership team where professional quality, cooperation and development are essential,

and where you will have independent responsibility for meaningful development areas.

About Nødebogård Children's and Youth Home

Nødebogård is a specialized treatment institution under The Social Enterprise in Region Hovedstaden. We work with children, youths and adults with treatment needs related to psychiatric diagnoses.

We design individually tailored treatment courses based on the individual's needs, prerequisites and development goals. Our work is based on interdisciplinary collaboration and a holistic view of the individual, the family and the contexts that matter for development.

We aim to continually qualify our professional approach and ensure that development and new methods are anchored in practice.

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Practical information

Workplace: Nødebogård Children's and Youth Home, Region Hovedstaden.

Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement for social-pedagogical staff at residential institutions, concluded between the Social Pedagogues and the Regional Wages and Tariff Board.

Application deadline is 15/11-26. There will be 1st interview on 18/11-26 and 2nd interview on 24/11-26, where a personality profile or leadership test may be included between the first and second interview rounds.

Start as soon as possible.

If you want to help develop Nødebogård and create coherence between leadership, professionalism and organizational development, we look forward to hearing from you. If you have questions about the position, contact principal Tine T. Stryhn at tel. 26369695