Director for Haderslev Friplejehjem

Do you thrive on developing people and ensuring quality in elder care? And would you like to lead a home where resident well-being, high professional quality, and staff joy are the driving forces? Then it might be you we are looking for.

Danske Diakonhjem is seeking a present and clear director for Haderslev Friplejehjem, where the Christian view of life and humanity is the foundation for how the home is run.

Your responsibilities and tasks

As the director at Haderslev Friplejehjem you are responsible for the home as a whole, and you must drive, lead and develop the home. We are looking for a leader who can set clear direction, gain followership, create structure and be a culture carrier at a home where values are lived in everyday life.

Your responsibilities and tasks will include, among others, to

• lead the home’s staff with focus on professional development, high quality and staff well-being.
• create the framework for good collaboration between management, staff, residents, relatives and volunteers.
• secure good cooperation with Haderslev Municipality, the local community and the home’s other partners.
• ensure that Haderslev Friplejehjem is run in accordance with Danske Diakonhjem’s values and framework
• implement and maintain workflows at the home that ensure work is performed efficiently and with high health-professional quality.

What do we expect from you?

Through dialogue, visible leadership and inclusion you should work purposefully to ensure stability, clarity and presence, so that staff experience secure boundaries and clear expectations alignment. You will, together with the staff, create a safe home for the residents.

You are a present and listening leader who builds trust and strong relationships in meetings with residents, relatives, staff and volunteers. As the director you lead with values as your compass and you are able to navigate the tension between values, professionalism, legislation and economy while keeping the focus on whom we are there for: the residents.

To succeed as director at Haderslev Friplejehjem you must have experience in leadership in elder care and a health-professional education, preferably as a nurse.

What we offer you?

You will have a large space for leadership and freedom to shape the home as a workplace. You can look forward to:

• A workplace with engaged and professionally skilled staff who are passionate about their work.
• A community where residents, relatives, volunteers and staff work closely together with mutual respect.
• A everyday life filled with life, activities and experiences – created in collaboration with and for the residents.
• Competent support from Danske Diakonhjem’s head office, advising on everything from administration, finance and HR to tech and operations.
• A mentor who knows the organization and has experience in running a nursing home.
• A strong network with other directors in Danske Diakonhjem, where you receive sparring, inspiration and opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Participation in Danske Diakonhjem’s professional leadership education, annual leadership conferences, occupational safety days and other relevant topic days.

About Haderslev Friplejehjem

At Haderslev Friplejehjem, the Christian view of life and humanity is the foundation for how we run the nursing home. It is about community, quality of life and homeliness. The home is first and foremost the residents’ HOME, and we inspire living life with respect for each individual’s wishes and needs for activity and belonging in relation to the home’s other residents, staff and volunteers.

Alongside the values, strong professional skills are a prerequisite for providing a good care offering. The people who are part of Haderslev Friplejehjem must work from our values framework and have professional pride and a desire to apply it in their work. The values apply to everyone at the home regardless of job tasks. We will prioritize education and courses for the staff so that everyone is aligned with how we live our values and bring professional competencies into play together with the residents.

Haderslev Friplejehjem houses 60 two-bedroom apartments, and the home has many common lounges, living rooms and cozy corners that invite activities and home-like companionship with a game, a good talk or a good laugh.

We have our own production kitchen, and the residents can enjoy the scent of homemade food, served in the individual department’s dining room. The staff and residents eat together for the two main meals, and the meals form the frame for a comfortable moment with conversation and pleasant company.

Read more about the home and hear staff talk about everyday life and work on our website. And follow Haderslev Friplejehjem on Facebook.

Practical information

You apply for the position by uploading your application no later than October 18. If you have any questions about the position, you can contact Diakonhjem chief, Rikke Herskind Romonoff at [email protected] or tel.: 2154 8366.

You are welcome to visit Haderslev Friplejehjem for a tour and an informal chat. Contact the home at 7330 0230 to arrange.

We hope the position will be filled by December 1.

We will conduct two rounds of interviews: First round on October 22 and second round on October 28.

Prior to a possible second interview we will ask you to complete a skill test and a personality profile test. The results will be used as a dialogue tool during the second interview.

Salary and employment terms follow the applicable collective agreement.

About Danske Diakonhjem

Danske Diakonhjem is the country’s largest non-municipal actor within elder care, and currently we have about 41 homes and nearly 3,000 employees. In addition, our administrative agreements, where a number of self-governing institutions use our administrative expertise in payroll, accounting, housing and consulting. Thus Danske Diakonhjem administers and runs around 80 nursing homes, hospices and co-housing communities.

In Danske Diakonhjem, the Christian view of life and humanity is the foundation and starting point for our work. We expect you to see yourself in an organization where some of the core values are that we treat every person as unique and valuable and respect others’ opinions, values and ways of life.

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Full-time

October 18, 2026

Contacts

Rikke Herskind Romonoff

Diakonhjem chief

2154 8366

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Skallebækvej 9

6100 Haderslev