Kirstinehøjskolen is looking for a support pedagogue full-time from 1 November 2026 or as soon as possible. The position is fixed-term until 31 July 2027

The aim is to create well-being, learning and development opportunities for the children, so that they can master their lives and participate in the general social norms.

Kirstinehøjskolen is Tårnby Municipality's treatment and special education offering.

Kirstinehøjskolen covers the entire school program for children and young people and their families. The target group is children and young people with behavioural and/or psychosocial difficulties, which may fall within the diagnoses ADHD, autism, adjustment disorders and/or other diagnoses.

The school is staffed for 42 pupils and 27 staff members.

The pupils are divided into primary, middle-year and upper secondary groups, and the staff (teachers/educators) work in fixed teams for each group. There are between 1 and 8 pupils in each group, as there is a wide variation in how large a community each child can function in. As an employee at Kirstinehøjskolen, it is expected that you can participate in work in all three departments and be flexible. We also have an after-school arrangement for the younger students, which all educators are part of supervising with about one shift per week.

In Tårnby Municipality we work with the inclusion strategy “Strong Children’s Communities” which focuses on all children's learning and well-being.

We are seeking an employee who has a pedagogical education or relevant pedagogical experience from work in schools or special institutions

We are looking for a pedagogue/pedagogue assistant, who

• enjoys working with and has experience with children/young people who are challenged in various ways
• can work relationally and create trust and safety for the children
• can work in a team and is multidisciplinary oriented
• in periods can work with children in more individual paths
• enjoys movement-oriented work outdoors and participating with the children in both teaching and pedagogical activities
• can plan, organize, execute and evaluate pedagogical processes and activities in a school context
• works and thinks flexibly in relation to finding new and usable ways
• has knowledge of using and integrating IT into everyday activities
• is prepared to work with great flexibility in task solving and is keen to help create the organization needed around a child and their family to achieve the best inclusion and development opportunities.

We expect that you

• can work professionally with our children/young people in demanding situations
• are engaged and present
• are inclusive and can work in an appreciative and empathetic way with social training and Low Arousal
• are professionally reflective and willing to actively work with constructive feedback in daily life
• are flexible regarding different types of tasks in a sometimes hectic everyday life
• have humor

We can offer

• opportunity for development and use of one's own competencies
• pedagogical challenges
• supervision with the school’s psychologist
• an appreciative work environment with engaged staff and a well-functioning team.

The position is available for filling from 1 November 2026 or as soon as possible

We hold the employment interviews on an ongoing basis.

More about us

If you have become curious and want to know more about the job, you are welcome to contact the school principal, Cecilie Handberg, at tel. 27626937 or the vice school principal, Rasmus Rossing, at tel. 2034 8755.

Application deadline: As soon as possible. We hold employment interviews on an ongoing basis.

Salary and employment terms

The employment takes place in accordance with the applicable collective agreement with BUPL after negotiation.

The municipality's recruitment policy implies that references are collected from previous and current workplaces at the time of recruitment. If you have been employed by Tårnby Municipality, references from them will always be requested. In addition, a criminal record certificate and a child certificate must be presented upon appointment. The appointment will be conditional on these being satisfactory.

Tårnby Municipality offers a range of employee benefits. These can be seen here.

If you are curious to know more about working as a pedagogue in Tårnby Municipality, see here.

Tårnby Municipality has a value base, which you can read here.

Please note that Tårnby Municipality has smoke-free working hours.

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact

Cecilie Handberg

Tlf.: 3076 0377

Rasmus Rossing

Tlf.: 2034 8755

Application deadline

• October 2026