Malling Nursing Home is seeking an experienced social- and health care assistant who wishes to work according to the Eden philosophy, and where the good working environment means everything - also for you

As one of our skilled assistants has moved residence, she has also started a new job. Therefore we are looking for a Social- and Healthcare Assistant

Compassion must be an integrated part of everyday life. With us it should be nice to be. It should be a home where we would like to live ourselves. Together with the residents, we should create good daily experiences; big and small. If the wish is to go out into the blue – we try to create the opportunity for it. If the resident needs presence and attentiveness, we sit together.

We work interdisciplinary and rehabilitative, always starting from the residents' wishes. We cooperate, of course, with our home residents' council, volunteers and residents' families. Everyone should be a natural and respected part of everyday life at Malling Home for the Elderly.

At Malling Home for the Elderly you will play a key role in supporting that every day we work systematically and in a structured way to develop high health-professional quality in the care, treatment and support we provide. As a liberated home, the care model has been changed so that we document only what is necessary, and as an assistant you have a significant role so that we together reach our goals. We are a dynamic educational site for nursing students. We have a clinical supervisor with whom you will have ongoing dialogue to ensure the best foundation for future colleagues.

We have a close and good collaboration with the doctors from Malling Health Clinic.

About Malling Home for the Elderly

Malling Home for the Elderly is a mid-sized home with 38 residents that opened in November 2023.

On 11 April 2024, Malling Home for the Elderly was “freed” as one of the first ten nursing homes in Aarhus Municipality. This gives us an exciting opportunity to think outside the box and create opportunities and value for us all in our daily lives.

At Malling Home for the Elderly, the well-being of both residents and staff is very important and something we prioritize highly. Therefore we are working to become a registered Eden Alternative© nursing home. (read more at https://www.edendenmark.dk ). Just as we work very consciously with psychological safety.

We are looking for a dedicated, engaged and experienced employee for Malling Home for the Elderly, who will help us continue to be a home where we care for each other. You will be an important player in developing good routines and workflows, and your ideas and input will help shape the home’s identity and culture.

Candidate profile

We are looking for an experienced, Danish-trained social- and healthcare assistant who is passionate about creating safe surroundings and a good daily life together with our residents. It is important to us that you are eager to contribute with your ideas and input on how we together create a good and safe home for the house residents.

In addition, we place emphasis on that you

• Start from the resident's wishes and are not afraid to be spontaneous, so you help create star moments together with our residents.
• Create homeliness, joy and safety for the residents.
• Help to see and support each individual's possibilities and work rehabilitative.
• Set high professional standards and are both idea- and initiative-driven.
• Are interested in good opportunities for professional and personal development and enjoy having influence over your own workday.
• Can ensure and support the continuity of documentation in the house.
• Are outgoing, as you will have extensive contact with residents, families and colleagues.
• Have good collaboration skills and contribute to a good camaraderie and a good working environment.

Why you should choose us

• The light rail runs right to the door.
• We set the professional bar high and actively follow the digital development. We run, under the freed model, a project with Nemlia, an alternative call system that is adapted to each resident's needs.
• We are freed on the Care Model and the Contact Person System.
• We have a very large share of skilled personnel.
• We welcome anything that can contribute positively to the residents. Together we must dare to think new and outside the box.
• We have many complex resident situations, so the work is professional, exciting and developing.
• You will be heard, involved and appreciated – while you are not alone.
• Malling Home for the Elderly has a good working environment. Here you get influence on your own work. Together we create the good cooperation and well-being is important. Together we work to create security to be bold, honest, insecure and responsible. We are a team that looks to possibilities rather than limitations.
• You work every 2nd or 3rd weekend by request
• We offer a thorough introduction tailored to what you need.

We would like to point out that the position falls within the 24-hour area.

Salary and terms of employment

The position is expected to begin on 1 December 2026, or by agreement

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with applicable collective agreement and after concrete negotiations with the negotiating organization.

If you want to know more

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting

Principal Sonja Anesen, mail: [email protected] tel: 4187 2494

or

Deputy Principal Pernille Poulsen Grandjaen, mail: [email protected], tel: 4185 5850

Application

Click on “apply for the job” below to fill out and send your application. All fields marked * must be completed. Only when you have received a confirmation by e-mail have we received your application.

The application deadline is 18.10.2026

We expect to conduct job interviews on 21.10.2026, but reserve the right to hold interviews on an ongoing basis.

In the Department of Health and Care we have a general policy that references and possibly criminal record checks are obtained during recruitment. You should therefore expect to be asked about this if we offer you the position.

We would like to point out that during the recruitment process there will be a posting in our reference register. The reference register includes former employees in the Department of Health and Care who have been dismissed due to substantial breach of employment terms.

About Health and Care and Aarhus Municipality

Health and Care (MSO) in Aarhus Municipality works with care for the elderly and health for all citizens.

Aarhus Municipality regards diversity as a resource and therefore invites everyone - regardless of age, gender, disability, lifestyle, religion or ethnic background - to apply for the position.

Aarhus Municipality is one of Jutland’s largest workplaces, where 28,000 professional and passionate colleagues work daily to turn visions into reality and create value for citizens and the surrounding society. We are a workplace that places high value on professionalism and collaboration and we believe that our differences help make Aarhus a good city for everyone. Together we work for a sustainable and inclusive city, where employees, citizens, businesses and nature can thrive and flourish. We have ambitions for the city – and for you. Come and join us!