Nurse or Social and Health Care Assistant for Skovbo

Do you want to combine health care expertise and pedagogy in working with children and young people?

Skovbo is seeking a nurse or a social and health care assistant for a permanent position of 30-37 hours per week at Skovbo, which is part of our 24-hour care and respite care provision for children and young people. Weekend work every 3rd weekend is included.

We are looking for a colleague who wants to bring their health care competencies into play in an interdisciplinary environment where health, well-being and development go hand in hand. You will become part of a strong professional community with both pedagogical and health care colleagues and will play a central role in strengthening and developing our health care practices and documentation.

About Skovbo

Skovbo is a home for children and youths with significant and lasting impairment, autism and similar pervasive developmental disorders. We offer both residential care and supported stays.

The offering consists of three departments: Blæksprutten, Lærken and Sommerfuglen.

With us, children and youths meet clear, caring adults who support well-being, development and participation based on the individual's needs, wishes and life world.

Your role

As a nurse or social and health care assistant you will become part of daily pedagogical practice while contributing with health care knowledge and coordination.

We are seeking a nurse or social and health care assistant who is motivated to work at the intersection of health care and the pedagogical field.

You may have experience from or interest in child and adolescent psychiatry, autism and developmental disorders, social psychiatry or work with people with complex support needs. You are curious about how relationships, structure, communication and milieu-therapeutic approaches can contribute to well-being, development and mental health.

With us you get the opportunity to work closely with children and young people over time and be part of their development. You will become an important professional who both brings health care knowledge into play and actively participates in daily pedagogical work.

We particularly emphasize that you

• Have an interest in psychiatry, autism and developmental disorders.
• See value in working relationally and development-oriented.
• Are focused on mental well-being, communication and behavior as meaningful expressions.
• Want to bring health care perspectives into an educational/pedagogical environment.
• Thrive in working closely with both pedagogical and health care colleagues.
• Can see the strength in following children and young people over time and contributing to both their health, well-being and development.

Your tasks will include, among others

• Support and develop health care documentation and practice in accordance with applicable law.
• Contribute to follow-up on health care instructions, interventions and workflows.
• Collaborate closely with Skovbo's health and pedagogy coordinators.
• Support the work with medication management, including ordering, dosing and follow-up via FMK.
• Contribute to development and improvement work based on professional analyses and relevant documentation.
• Actively participate in the pedagogical work around children and young people.

We emphasize that you

• Are trained as a nurse or a social and health care assistant.
• Have an interest in working at the intersection of health care and pedagogical practice.
• Have strong written skills and an interest in documentation.
• Thrive in collaboration with multiple disciplines and actively contribute to joint professional development.
• Can work both methodically and flexibly in a daily life with many different tasks.
• Have an appreciative communication style and contribute positively to the work environment and community.
• Can translate decisions and professional goals into everyday practice.

Our core task

At Skovbo our core task is to create well-being, development and learning for children and young people in close collaboration with their families.

We work so that children and young people experience safety, care, participation and meaningful communities, while their physical, mental and social needs are supported.

Our pedagogical vision

We want every child and every young person to go to bed each evening with the conviction of being desired and loved in an atmosphere characterized by joy, safety, engagement, enthusiasm and good experiences.

We offer

• A strong interdisciplinary work environment with a focus on high professionalism and quality.
• Thorough introduction, training and ongoing sparring.
• Professional networks within health, care and disability sector.
• An active and developmental collaboration with parents and relatives.
• A culture characterized by collaboration, psychological safety and shared responsibility.
• Good opportunities for continuing education and skills development.
• An ambitious team with focus on the core task.
• An active and well-functioning LMU.

The working community

At Skovbo we believe that high quality is created through strong relationships. Therefore we work purposefully with a shared direction, psychological safety, co-creation and interdisciplinary collaboration.

We emphasize trust, accountability and professional curiosity and create frameworks where employees have the opportunity to bring their own competencies and initiatives into play for the benefit of the children and the youths.

Would you like to be part of Skovbo?

If you wish to make a difference for children and young people with special needs and at the same time be part of a strong professional and human community, we look forward to receiving your application.

If you want to know more? see our video

Further information about the position,

can be obtained by contacting

• Department Manager Eileen Olsen, phone 21 55 43 97 or email: [email protected]
• Department Manager Gitte Krogh, phone 23 72 32 37 or email: [email protected]
• Principal Rasmus Kaag, phone 40 34 80 72 or email [email protected]

Salary and employment terms

Salary and employment terms are set according to the applicable collective agreement, including the provisions relating to local pay formation. You can find information about the pay level in Skanderborg Municipality via this link: KRL . Here you will also find information about base salary and pension. In addition to base salary, the pay may include negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

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