Occupational therapists with an interest in young people and adults with autism are sought for a new residential care facility in Fredericia

The positions are 37 hours and start on December 1, 2026 or by agreement. There is a permanent position and a maternity leave cover

Do you want to help citizens with autism in a way that strengthens their self-determination and quality of life. Then we surely have the dream job for you.

Nymarksvej is part of Autism Center Southern Denmark and lies in scenic surroundings next to a sports field and a forest area. In nature we find calm and well-being. And when we know that an autism diagnosis often entails increased stress, colors and materials are carefully chosen with inspiration precisely from nature. Other special measures include niches and transition zones that give time to adapt, and the opportunity to be on the edge of the community on the days when participation in the community becomes overwhelming.

Core task

”With basis in the individual citizen's resources, dreams and hopes we strengthen self-determination and promote independence, to support the citizen's own experience of quality of life and a meaningful life”

Nymarksvej is a highly specialized 24/7 facility with 21 apartments, where 14 of the apartments are long-term residential care and 7 are temporary residential care.

The pedagogical task requires that you have a professional approach and can be present in contact with the individual citizen, to create a good relationship. You will become part of a small team with special responsibility for a smaller group of citizens. This requires good collaboration skills.

The professional effort around the citizen is based on autism-specific methods and approaches that are proven effective, such as KRAP, TEACCH, LA2 and ADL. In addition, we work with development descriptions and sensory assessments.

We are looking for occupational therapists who want to use their professional knowledge to plan and carry out meaningful activities for citizens as well as make sensory profiles for citizens

Special tasks in the position

• Planning and carrying out activities that combine your professional skills with the citizens' wishes and needs
• Relevant screenings of the citizen, sensory profiles
• Teaching and training of colleagues
• Co-responsible for prioritization, planning and execution of the occupational therapy effort

Your task is

• Create a safe and predictable everyday life, where the citizen's own influence is taken into account
• Participate in a close, interdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues and management, around the core task
• Be co-responsible for the social-educational development together with colleagues and management
• Collaborate with relatives and caseworkers
• Work systematically with good documentation

We want close cooperation with the citizens' relatives and other relevant partners, to create a consistent thread in the work around the individual citizen and the efforts around them.

We work targeted at developing the citizens' potential. This is to create the best framework for the citizens to live a good life on their own terms. We work to deescalate conflict – the work requires you to have overview and to be able to handle situations with high emotional demands, where citizens may have challenging behavior.

Your profile

• Trained occupational therapist
• Take basis in resources and development opportunities
• Focus on the citizen's dreams and hopes
• Help the citizen make choices on their own premises
• Spot development potential that gives meaning and is motivating for the citizen
• Can and want to work for a good working environment, with openness and recognition
• Is physically and mentally robust and can remain calm in working with citizens
• Sees documentation as an integrated part of the pedagogical work
• Is in possession of a valid driver's license
• Is prepared for personal care to be part of the task
• Can and dare to reflect on one's own and others' practice.
• Can receive and give constructive feedback aimed at common goals and development around the core task.

We can offer you

• A strong interdisciplinary environment with a high degree of specialization
• Competence development programs during employment
• Work in a Center where there is focus on professional competence development and opportunity for supervision
• Professional theme days, meetings and sparring and supervision
• A good working environment with engaged colleagues, where everyone is equal
• Work day/evening and every second weekend in the period 6.00-23.00

See the website: https://autismecentersyddanmark.dk/media/k0xdnmlv/pr%C3%A6sentationspjece-om-nymarksvej-ved-autismecenter-syddanmark.pdf

Further information available from department head Henriette Lund 40197377

Applications must include documentation of education, a thorough CV and relevant attachments. Application deadline October 25, 2026, interviews expected to be held October 28, 2026 .

We look forward to receiving your application!

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be told base salary, centrally set allowances and pension in 33.21.1 . In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications. See starting salaries for positions in Region Southern Denmark

”Region Southern Denmark has adopted a strategy that all positions in the region shall be advertised as full-time positions. At the same time, Region Southern Denmark has a life-phase policy that means there must also be room for employees who at certain times in life need a more flexible employment, for example to be employed part-time. If you choose to apply for the position, and you assess that you are in a life phase where you need part-time, you must indicate this in your application. The assessment of whether you can be employed in the position part-time will be made individually and concretely.”