Elder Center Manager at Suldrup Elder Center

Would you like to be a leader in a growing municipality with high ceilings, where you can influence development close to residents and staff, and where there is a short path from words to action? Then you now have the opportunity to become the Elderly Center Director at Suldrup Elderly Center.

We are seeking a visible and engaged leader who will stand at the helm of Suldrup Elderly Center, together with skilled staff, committed volunteers, and a local community that strongly supports the house.

About the position

Suldrup Elderly Center is currently housed at Mastruplund in Støvring. Following a fire in June 2025, all residents were relocated to Mastruplund. Despite the changed premises, the staff have managed to create continuity, safety, and high quality in daily life for the residents.

As Elderly Center Director at Suldrup Elderly Center, you will be a central part of the development and rebuilding of a new elderly center in Suldrup with occupancy in 2029. You will have a unique opportunity to set the direction for the new Suldrup Elderly Center and contribute to the creation of a culture characterized by trust, shared responsibility, high professionalism, and a strong community among residents, relatives, and staff.

Your task will be to navigate safely the balance between daily operations, quality, economy, and development. It requires that you can see the connection between high professional standards and responsible financial management, and that you can create the framework in which both succeed.

Suldrup Elderly Center is one of two freed elderly centers in Rebild Municipality. It gives you and the staff the opportunity to try new approaches, challenge familiar workflows, and create solutions close to residents’ needs.

The temporary Suldrup Elderly Center at Mastruplund has room for 23 residents. When the new Suldrup Elderly Center opens, there will be room for 30 residents.

There are about 20 staff at the center, with a broad range of professional skills including care assistants, social and health care helpers, social and health care assistants, and trainees.

Your role as Elderly Center Director

• You are passionate about the core task and are good at creating the best possible framework for residents, relatives, and staff through an inclusive and trust-based leadership style.
• You are responsible for ensuring the center delivers care and nursing of high professional quality based on Rebild Municipality’s values and ambitions.
• You are able to leverage the competencies and engagement of staff through visible and present leadership. You are where the staff are, and you see the value of close collaboration with both relatives and volunteers.
• You have joy and humor, a good heart, and you meet residents, relatives, staff, and partners with respect and integrity.
• You will become part of the management team in Center Care and Welfare and report to the center manager. Here you will collaborate closely with fellow managers and help create coherence across the center’s areas.

As Elderly Center Director you will among other things be responsible for

• The overall professional, operational, and personnel responsibility.
• Supporting a good physical and psychological work environment.
• Ensuring well-being, job satisfaction, and professional development among staff.
• Ensuring visible and clear frameworks and guidelines.
• Meeting the elderly center’s budget and ensuring responsible use of resources.
• Developing the center in collaboration with staff, residents, and relatives.
• Ensuring cross-cutting and organizational oversight.
• Supporting the implementation of the new Elderly Act and the work with holistic care.

Future of elderly care

We are deliberately working to translate the elder law’s intentions into practice.

This means, among other things, a focus on

• The elder’s self-determination.
• Trust in staff and citizen-close leadership.
• A close collaboration with relatives, local communities, and civil society.

The goal is to create a dialogue- and development-based collaborative culture characterized by trust, openness, and security.

There is already a plan for implementation and learning, and you will play an important role in ensuring that the development is translated into meaningful practice at Suldrup Elderly Center.

Who are you?

You may have a health professional background such as nurse, social and health care assistant, or equivalent.

You have experience with leadership and preferably a leadership qualification. If you do not already have a leadership qualification, we view positively supporting your ongoing competence development.

In addition, we emphasize that you

• Have experience with close resident contact.
• Are strong at building relationships.
• Value collaboration with relatives highly.
• Can support and develop cooperation with volunteers.
• Are visible and present in your leadership.
• Have impact and the ability to create direction.
• Work structurally and keep an overview in a busy everyday life.
• See opportunities rather than limitations.
• Dare to lead from the front and make the necessary decisions.

Application and practical information

We look forward to receiving your application no later than November 8, 2026.

The first interview is planned for November 12, 2026, and the second interview is planned for November 24, 2026. Candidates advancing to the second interview will be asked to complete a Garuda personality profile, for which they will receive personal feedback on Tuesday, November 23 in the morning at Health House, Rådyret 1 in Støvring. The second interview will also include a task.

Salary according to the applicable collective agreement between KL and the relevant professional organization. There is the possibility of individual negotiation.

Start date January 1, 2027.

Want to know more?

If you want to know more or have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the Center Manager for Center Care and Welfare, Birgitta Sloth Christiansen at phone 30 10 57 20 or email [email protected] .

The municipality wishes to promote equality and diversity, and therefore encourages all qualified and interested regardless of age, gender, religion, disability, and ethnic background to apply for the position.

Rebild Municipality has smoke-free premises and working hours for all employees.