Education counselor wanted for the remand prisons in Northern Jutland

Are you keen to help build a new guidance function where you can make a concrete difference for people in one of life’s most vulnerable situations?

We are seeking an education counselor for 32 hours per week for the remand prison area under the North Jutland prisons and supervision. You will be employed at Aalborg Remand Prison, but will also cover the remand prisons in Frederikshavn and Hobro.

As an education counselor you will be part of a new professional effort in the remand prisons, where you in close cooperation with the prison school teachers, social workers and other staff shall support the inmates’ opportunities for education.

Who are you?

We imagine that you

• have a diploma in education, vocational and career guidance (DUEK) or equivalent qualifications. If you do not already have the education or equivalent documented qualifications, you must be prepared as part of your employment to take the DUEK education
• have an in-depth knowledge of the adult education system
• have experience in guiding adults with different prerequisites
• work in a structured manner and have an eye for documentation and administrative processes
• can build trust and motivation in people who often find themselves in a vulnerable and unsettled life situation
• can work independently while also engaging in close cross-disciplinary collaboration
• thrive in a daily life where plans can change at short notice
• have good written and oral communication skills
• are eager to help develop a new function and actively contribute to shaping the future guidance effort

Experience and knowledge of the educational opportunities in Denmark’s Prisons is an advantage, but not a prerequisite.

About the job

As an education counselor you will have a varied daily life with both individual guidance conversations, administrative tasks and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Your main tasks will include, among others, to

• conduct individual guidance conversations with inmates about education and employment opportunities
• motivate inmates to pursue education – even when they are not immediately in the target group for AVU or FVU
• advise on educational opportunities during imprisonment and contribute to ensuring that the inmate is directed to the most relevant offer
• advise on educational opportunities after transfer to a prison or upon release
• conduct urgent guidance conversations in cases such as new admissions, transfers or interrupted educational courses
• obtain exam certificates, educational documentation and previous OBU tests and ensure correct journaling
• record guidance processes and documentation in PUMA
• keep inmates’ educational wishes and action plans up to date
• coordinate waiting lists for instruction in close cooperation with the remand prisons’ teachers
• collaborate with counselors at other prisons and remand prisons to create good transitions between institutions

The position involves a substantial amount of administrative work where structure, documentation and follow-up are an important part of the task.

You will be based in several remand prisons and must therefore thrive with a mobile daily life, where planning and flexibility are a natural part of the job. Several of the remand prisons have limited office facilities and therefore you must be prepared to work from home. It is also a prerequisite for the job that you have a driver’s license.

We offer

As an employee of Denmark’s Prisons you will become part of a workplace with great societal importance and many different professional disciplines.

We offer among other things

• opportunity to help establish and develop a new guidance function in the remand prisons
• a meaningful job where you can make a concrete difference for people in a decisive phase of their lives
• a strong cross-disciplinary collaboration with teachers, social workers, prison officers and management
• an varied daily life with a high degree of independence
• thorough introduction and training in Denmark’s Prisons’ framework and safety procedures
• professional sparring and opportunity to develop the guidance effort together with engaged colleagues

Salary and terms of employment

The position is 32 hours per week with expected start on February 1, 2027.

Employment and remuneration are in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Central Organization of Teachers (LC) and CO10 as well as the organizational agreement for guidance counselors at Studievalg Denmark and the Prison Service institutions and any local agreements that may apply. In addition, supplements may be agreed based on experience and qualifications.

The employment area is Denmark’s Prisons.

The workplace is Aalborg Remand Prison, but with duties across the remand prisons in Frederikshavn, Aalborg and Hobro.

It is a condition of employment that you, in connection with the interview, consent to Denmark’s Prisons obtaining and assessing information about you in the Central Criminal Register.

Who are we?

The remand prisons are part of Denmark’s Prisons and play a central role in the inmate’s path to either serving their sentence or release. Here we meet people in a decisive phase of their lives, where there is often a need for quick clarification, realistic perspectives and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

As an education counselor you will be part of a new professional group that will strengthen the education-oriented efforts in the remand prisons. Together with school teachers, social workers, prison officers and management you contribute to creating coherence in the inmate’s educational path – both during the stay in the remand prison and in the transition to prison or release.

You will have a unique opportunity to help develop a new function, where you help shape both tasks, collaboration forms and the future guidance effort.

Application

The position is applied for electronically via the button “Søg stillingen”.

Your application, CV, documentation of education and other relevant materials must be received in the recruitment system

by the latest October 30, 2026.

We expect to hold interviews in Aalborg on November 12, 2026.

If you are invited to an interview, please bring photo identification, e.g. passport or driver’s license to the interview.

All interested regardless of personal background are encouraged to apply.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Michael Kjær Sørensen, tel. 72558781.

For further information about Denmark’s Prisons please refer to the website www.danmarksfængsler.dk

Application deadline: Oct. 30, 2026

Location: Region North Jutland