Physiotherapist for Funder Children's House, Brombærhus department - special educational intervention placements

Silkeborg Municipality is currently working on developing a long-term strategy for special educational placements in Daycare. The long-term strategy also includes an expansion of the number of special placements.

There is a 37-hour physiotherapist position vacant for occupancy on 1 November 2026 or as soon as possible.

Brombærhuset

Brombærhuset houses 20 special pedagogical intervention placements (SPI) distributed across 4 groups, of which one is a mixed group with SPI and general places.

About the job

We are looking for a flexible and dynamic physiotherapist, preferably with experience in the children's field, who can see the value in working across disciplines in a pedagogical environment. You should be interested in working holistically around the children. Our approach is based on play and the child’s zone of proximal development.

The target group is children aged 0-6 years with a significant and lasting physical and mental impairment that requires ongoing treatment – both special pedagogical and therapeutic as well as children with physical and mental impairments who need a special pedagogical intervention.

Children generally need to be in smaller child communities and require substantial adult guidance through all daily activities and transitions.

We work purposefully to plan a special educational and therapeutic intervention, where special attention is given to the child’s needs for help in development and support to be able to participate in and thrive in small and larger child communities. We base this on the child’s starting conditions and delayed development level. We work at all levels inclusively.

Your closest collaboration partner will be a fellow occupational therapist as well as 9 educators in Brombærhuset.

We are looking for a person

• who has a physiotherapy education and experience with and a desire to work with children with reduced function, autism spectrum disorders and ADHD
• who can conduct examination, observation and treatment based on the children’s daily life and the child’s zone of proximal development
• who can develop a sensory profile and apply it in practice
• who has knowledge of sensory processing and motor development in children with, e.g., cerebral palsy, syndromes, intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders
• who can base practice on a family-centered approach, where communication and guidance to parents are founded on an equal partnership
• who can participate in an open and positive interdisciplinary collaboration, where reflection and sparring are part of daily work
• who in an educational environment can maintain and develop their own professional area
• who can take responsibility for procurement and adaptation of assistive devices
• who can prepare written status reports, goals and sub-goals as well as documentation

Among the essential qualities we value in you

• dare to use yourself and be flexible
• are physically and mentally robust and can work in a structured way in a day with diverse tasks
• are playful, can create life around you and are able to wonder
• possess presence, empathy, patience and can reflect on your own practice
• can inspire colleagues and parents

We offer

• a well-functioning, exciting and demanding workplace in ongoing development
• a therapeutic practice where we draw inspiration from newer theories about the nervous system, movement and motor control, sensory integration theories
• weekly visits to a well-equipped Snoezelen room with the opportunity to work targeted with sensory integration
• swimming in a warm-water pool
• opportunities for professional and personal development and sparring with therapy colleagues and educators, as well as external partners
• active parental collaboration
• good colleagues and wonderful children

You can read more about us on our website: funder.silkeborg.dk/specialboernehaven-smoerblomsten

Would you like to know more about what it is like to be employed in Silkeborg Municipality’s daycare? And would you like to learn more about, e.g., employee benefits, further training, our professional foundation and our vision, goals, and values, then see more here.

Salary and terms of employment according to the applicable collective agreement and local wage agreement.

Additional information

If you want to know more about the job or come for a visit, you are welcome to contact the institutional leader Maj-Britt Refslund at 23 44 79 23.

Application deadline is Saturday, 24 October 2026. Interviews will be held on Monday, 26 October 2026 at 9:00.

We prefer that you submit your application online.

Click on Apply. Attach your application and relevant documents.

We obtain a public police clearance and child clearance for the person we wish to hire.