Head of Department for Birkeboligerne with particular responsibility for supporting the healthcare area at Sukkertoppen

Would you lead a specialized department for younger citizens with mental disorders and at the same time play a central role in supporting and developing the social and health care field at Sukkertoppen?

About the job

As department head for Birkeboligerne you will have responsibility for a specialized department for younger adults with mental disorders. Many residents in Birkeboligerne are characterized by diagnoses within the schizophrenia spectrum, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders or early-stage substance abuse issues, and many have a life history marked by trauma.

You will lead a strong and engaged team of employees who every day make a difference for the citizens.

Your task will be to create direction, support employees' professional development and ensure the best possible framework for both citizens and employees.

At the same time you will have a special responsibility for the health care area across Sukkertoppen. You will become a central driving force in the work to ensure high quality in medication handling, health care documentation, care plans and work in Nexus.

In collaboration with the other management you shall

• Play a central role in development and quality assurance of the health care interventions
• Support employees' competence development within social- and health-care tasks
• Participate in and coordinate interdisciplinary meetings with internal and external partners
• Be responsible for implementation and follow-up of new professional methods and strategic initiatives

For success in the role at Sukkertoppen we envisage that you

• Have a strong professional background and are educated within the social or health care field
• Have relevant education or further training that gives you prerequisites to support and develop quality within medication handling, health care documentation and work with care plans
• Thrive in a feedback culture and lead the way in creating a learning organization where reflection, curiosity and professional development are a natural part of everyday life
• Communicate clearly and appreciatively and manage to create dialogue, buy-in and common direction
• Are a team player who values interprofessional collaboration and actively contributes to joint solutions across departments and professional fields

About us

Sukkertoppen is a social-psychiatric offering in Vejle Municipality, where we everyday work to create development, well-being and quality of life for citizens with complex psychiatric and social challenges.

In Birkeboligerne you meet an engaged and professionally strong staff group who are passionate about making a difference for some of society's most vulnerable citizens. We work recovery-oriented and believe that people develop best when they are met with respect, care, hope and meaningful relationships.

Our professional foundation includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), LA2, voices hearing programs, pedagogical massage and a trauma-focused approach.

At Sukkertoppen we aim to be a learning organization where professional reflection, curiosity and development are a natural part of everyday life. We believe that high quality is created through collaboration, interdisciplinarity and the courage to continually become wiser about our practice.

As a leader with us you become part of a strong management community where we lift tasks together. We help each other across departments, share knowledge and take joint responsibility for developing the entire Sukkertoppen. We set the bar high professionally, but we do it with humor, integrity and a smile on our lips.

We therefore seek a leader who can both create direction, strengthen professionalism and actively contribute to the community that makes Sukkertoppen a very special workplace.

We offer you

We offer an exciting workplace where no two days are the same, and where you get the opportunity for both professional and personal development in a complex and meaningful field of work.

We support your professional development through ongoing supervision, collegial sparring and feedback from both colleagues and management. With us learning is an integrated part of everyday life, and we continually work to strengthen the quality of our interventions through shared reflection and development.

Employment terms

The position is a 37-hour position with no overtime.

The position is desired filled 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible after.

Salary and employment terms according to applicable collective agreement and new pay agreement.

Application deadline

19 October at 23:59

Interviews expected to be held

1st interview 28 October or 29 October 2026

We use personality profile analysis and case studies in connection with the hiring prior to 2nd interview.

Citizen involvement interview Monday 2 November (2-4 pm)

2nd interview 6 November 2026

Want to know more?

You are welcome to contact center manager Michael Bjerg at 21 63 55 39. Feel free to send a text to arrange a time that suits.

If you are curious about Welfare in Vejle Municipality, you can read more at the following link:

Job in the Welfare Administration - Vejle Municipality

Attestations

We obtain public criminal record with consent.

Send your application

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When you have sent the application, you will receive an email as confirmation.

Vejle Municipality encourages everyone to apply for the position regardless of gender, age, ethnic background, disability m.v.

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