Night shift wanted for Special Area Developmental Disability, Nørholm in Herning

Are you calm, caring and good at maintaining an overview – even when the rest of the world is asleep? Do you thrive working at night, and would you like to create security for some of our most vulnerable residents? Then you may be our new night shift guard.

Who are we?

Nørholm in Herning is a highly specialized residential facility under the Special Area for Developmental Disabilities (SUA) in the Central Denmark Region.

Nørholm consists of five departments with a total of 35 places (§105, §107 and §108) as well as an internal day service (§103 and §104). We are a large workplace with over 100 employees.

We work with adults with developmental disabilities and complex support needs. Many of our residents live with combinations of cognitive impairments, psychological challenges, emotional vulnerability, and behavioral complexity.

Therefore we are looking for a night shift guard who is curious about the target group and motivated to support the residents in living a life with meaning, mastery and opportunities in everyday life.

About the approach and the task

At Nørholm we work from a fundamental understanding that the resident is an expert in their own life. We therefore have a strong focus on the resident’s self-determination and participation and on incorporating each individual’s wishes, needs and dreams into the pedagogical effort.

As a night shift guard at Nørholm you will become an important part of a strong interdisciplinary team, where you, together with three other awake night guards, help to create calm, security and stability for our residents through the night. Your primary base will be at our main department on Allingevej, but you will also supervise a smaller facility in Tjørring.

As a night shift guard you will, among other things, work with

• Supporting residents’ individual needs and ensuring a safe and stable night
• Creating professional and trusting relationships with the residents
• Performing both health-technical and pedagogical tasks
• Approaching residents with an appreciative and resource-focused mindset based on KRAP (Cognitive, Resource-focused and Appreciative Practice).

Our pedagogical foundation is built on relational and developmental psychology. We work with KRAP, neuroaffective developmental psychology, LA2u, systemic thinking and VUM (Adult Assessment Method).

We imagine that you

• have a relevant professional background – e.g. as a nurse, pedagogical assistant or social and health care assistant
• thrive being awake at night
• keep calm and maintain an overview – also in unpredictable and acute situations, including during outbursts
• are responsible and take ownership of both pedagogical and health-related tasks
• have a valid driving license (category B)

Experience from the social or specialized area is an advantage, but the most important is your approach, motivation and desire to learn and develop.

We offer

• A safe and thorough introduction: You will have an onboarding program with an assigned mentor who welcomes you on your first day of work and acts as a sparring partner in the first six months.
• A specialized training program: SUA’s professional pilot training, which provides you with professional tools for working in a highly specialized practice.
• Competence development in LA2u: You will become part of the work to implement LA2u as a shared professional approach.
• A broad collaborative network: We collaborate, among others, with psychiatry, case workers, the police and a number of other partners.
• A strong collegial community: We prioritize a good working environment and a strong VI culture, where we help each other across departments and tasks.

Practical information

The position is a permanent full-time position of 37 hours per week, with working hours from 21:45 to 07:45. Shifts are organized with 7 days of work followed by 7 days off.

Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between Dansk Regioner and the relevant trade union. The position is covered by the rules for New Pay, which means that allowances for qualifications can be negotiated. Employer-funded pension also applies.

References and a criminal record check will be obtained before final employment.

Application deadline: 24 November

Interviews: We expect to hold interviews on 26 November

Start date: 1 January or as soon as possible thereafter

Would you like to know more?

If you have questions, or would you like to hear more about the position and daily life at Nørholm, you are very welcome to contact the department head Lone Sørensen Kusk at phone 23876405

The position is, as a rule, a full-time position.

As Region Midtjylland continuously carries out savings and reorganizations, employees in reallocation who apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland is, according to the EU transparency directive, which came into force on 7 June 2026, obliged to inform you of the starting salary or a salary range for a position before offering employment.

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