Educational Administrative Employee for the Danish Prison Service's Schools in the West – Møgelkær near Horsens

Are you service-minded and have a flair for administration? Do you thrive in a busy daily life where you contribute to supporting the education of Denmark's Prisons' uniformed staff? Then this position might be for you.

We are seeking an engaged colleague with experience in education administration, who thrives with a broad range of tasks and can maintain an overview when many tasks are in the air. We value good collaboration, where dialogue, recognition and helpfulness are a natural part of everyday life.

About Denmark's Prisons and Education and Competence Development

At Denmark's Prisons we work every day to reduce crime and create safety in society. We ensure that court sentences are carried out with the necessary control and security, but also with support and motivation so that those convicted do not lapse back into crime.

Education and Competence Development plays an important role in ensuring that Denmark's Prisons have the right employees and competencies. The main tasks of the area include recruitment of uniformed learners (prison guards, transport guards, security guards and foremen), basic training of the uniformed learners and further training for both uniformed and civilian staff.

About the position

As an education administrative employee with Education and Competence Development you will be part of the unit Education Administration and Internal Service, which consists of 15 employees who collectively support the education across Denmark's Prisons’ schools in East and West.

You will spend your daily life at the school in Møgelkær, where you become part of the local collegial community. At the same time you collaborate with colleagues across the schools, where we share knowledge and develop common workflows.

You will play an important role in ensuring that the administrative day-to-day around the education functions. The tasks are wide-ranging and include planning, student administration, staff/workplace management, examination administration and the daily administrative support of the schools. The tasks are solved in close cooperation with colleagues across the educational sites, and your contribution helps create good conditions for students and staff and ensure that the education is conducted efficiently and professionally.

You report to the head of Education Administration and Internal Service, who is responsible for education administration across our educational sites. We value close collaboration, where you take responsibility for your tasks, share knowledge and contribute to common solutions together with your colleagues and management.

You should be prepared that there will occasionally be a need to be physically present at the other flexible schools in Jutland and Funen to solve administrative tasks.

Your professional qualifications

• You have a relevant office-related education, preferably with a specialization in public administration, and experience with study or education administration is an advantage.
• You have strong competencies in administration, coordination, systematization and guidance.
• You communicate clearly, both orally and in writing.
• You have a flair for IT systems and numbers and can work with data and translate them into usable information.

Your personal qualifications

• You work independently, take initiative and responsibility for your tasks while actively contributing to collaboration through knowledge sharing and ongoing dialogue with colleagues and management.
• You work in a structured way, keep an overview and are able to prioritise and follow up on several tasks simultaneously – even when pace is high.
• You have a positive and solution-oriented approach to your tasks and thrive with both routine operational tasks and more project-oriented tasks.
• You are service-minded, helpful and welcoming and thrive in an educational environment where collaboration and supporting the schools’ everyday life are in focus.
• You actively contribute to the community and enjoy collaborating with colleagues across the organization, including in working groups.

We offer

• A diverse and developing job with varied tasks and broad contact with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Dedicated colleagues who place a high value on professional quality, knowledge sharing and collaboration.
• A workplace where you have both local anchoring at the school in Møgelkær and are part of a larger administrative community across sites.
• Possibility of flexible working hours.

Salary and employment terms

Employment and remuneration are governed by the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees’ Organizations – The Civil Service Area, as well as the collective agreement for office clerks, laboratory assistants and IT staff (HK) and any local agreements entered into herewith.

• The position is a full-time role with an average weekly working time of 37 hours.
• The employment area is Denmark's Prisons. The service location is Prison Group West, Education and Competence Development, schools in the West, Møgelkærvej 18 B, 7130 Juelsminde.
• The position is expected to be filled by February 1, 2027.

Application

The position is applied for electronically via the link “Apply for the job”.

Applications, CV, documentation of education and previous experience, and other relevant material must be received in the recruitment system no later than November 15, 2026 .

We expect to conduct interviews in week 48 . The interviews will be held at the school in Møgelkær.

Denmark's Prisons encourages all qualified applicants regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background to apply.

Further information

You can obtain further information about the position by contacting Louise Schneevoigt Larsen by email [email protected] or phone 7255 3972.