Occupational therapist or physiotherapist for the Assistive Devices Team in Ballerup Municipality

Do you want to use your therapeutic knowledge to make a difference in citizens' daily lives, independence and quality of life? Then you might be the person we are looking for to join our engaged and professionally strong Assistive Devices Team.

In Ballerup Municipality we work from the citizen's resources, goals and wishes as the starting point.

We are looking for a case-handling occupational therapist or physiotherapist who thrives with the authority task and wishes to combine professional assessment, citizen contact and case processing in a meaningful daily life.

Would you like to

• Make a concrete difference for citizens in need of assistive devices, home modifications or other compensatory interventions
• Process cases with a focus on the citizen's possibilities
• Collaborate with citizens, relatives and multidisciplinary partners
• Support citizens' possibilities to live an independent life close to their usual daily routine
• Work in an exciting authority area with great variation and professional complexity
• Actively contribute to the development of the team's professional quality and working procedures.

You will become part of the Assistive Devices Team, where your primary tasks will be case processing under the Service Act provisions on aids, consumables and home alterations.

Your key tasks

• Case processing of reused assistive devices, consumables and home changes
• Collaboration with Visitation and home care about discharges from hospital and short-term placements
• Assessment of elderly- and disability-appropriate housing
• Join in holistic care and participate in cross-disciplinary collaboration across the municipality.

As part of the team’s joint task solving you also participate in telephone support, Quick Service at the Assistive Devices Depot and other shared functions.

Your competencies

• Are trained as an occupational therapist or physiotherapist
• Preferably have experience with authority case processing
• Preferably have knowledge of the Social Service Act §§ 112, 113, 114 and 116
• Have an interest in legislation, documentation and administrative workflows
• Work in a structured way and can prioritize in a busy daily routine
• Can balance high professional standards with an acknowledging and respectful approach to citizens
• Thrive with both independent tasks and close team collaboration
• Are curious, development-oriented and actively contribute to a good working environment.

It is not a requirement that you have experience with all areas. The most important is that you want to learn and have courage for the authority role.

What you get with us

With us you become part of a professionally strong community where we help each other and focus on both quality, development and job satisfaction.

We offer among other things

• Engaged, competent and helpful colleagues
• Thorough introduction and mentoring program
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of remote work when tasks permit
• Good opportunities for professional development through sparring, courses, networks and conferences
• Professional deepening within own areas of responsibility
• Electric bike, bicycle or car for home visits
• A well-functioning multidisciplinary collaboration
• A working environment characterized by trust, humor and shared responsibility.

Who we are

The Assistive Devices Team is part of Decisions and Aids in the Center for Care and Health Promotion.

The team consists of 11 therapists and works closely with our own assistive devices depot. Together we solve the tasks with a focus on quality, coherent citizen pathways and a high degree of professional sparring.

We have our workplace at Ballerup City Hall, where we share an open-plan office with our colleagues in the department. We are a good mix of experienced and newer employees and place great emphasis on a good working environment, professional development and humor in everyday life.

We work based on Social Capital, an appreciative approach and a structured improvement culture, where we continuously develop our workflows and strengthen our professional practice.

Would you like to know more

You can learn more about the position by contacting the head of the Assistive Devices Team, Lene Kjærulf, at telephone 25 22 81 60.

Read more about Ballerup Municipality as an employer at job.ballerup.dk

Hiring process and salary

The start date is January 1, 2027.

We expect to hold 1st interviews on November 6, 2026 and 2nd interviews on November 11, 2026.

The position is normally 37 hours and is a permanent position.

Application deadline: Friday Oct. 23, 2026

We offer salary and conditions according to the relevant collective agreement depending on your educational background.

The position can be filled by occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

Employment is done according to the principles of local pay setting and in agreement with the negotiating organization in the relevant collective bargaining area.

The salary for the position as occupational therapists is 31,311 – 45,282 DKK per month excluding pension for full-time employment (37 hours per week).

The salary for the position as physiotherapists is 31,311 – 43,831 DKK per month excluding pension for full-time employment (37 hours per week).

We will obtain a criminal record certificate.

Ballerup Municipality has smoke-free working hours. Read more here.

We view diversity as a strength. Therefore we encourage everyone regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or ethnic background to apply for a job with us.

Submit your application online. Click on ”Apply” below and attach your application, CV and educational certificate.

We look forward to meeting you.

Department: Decisions and Aids

Application deadline: 23 October 2026

Location: Hold-An Vej, 7, 2750, Ballerup