Occupational Therapist for Training & Rehabilitation

Would you like a varied job and are you passionate about training and rehabilitation? Then we may have the job for you in Tønder Municipality, as we are looking for an engaged occupational therapist in Training & Rehabilitation.

We offer a permanent position, which we wish to fill from 1 December 2026. The position is 37 hours per week, but other working hours can be agreed.

Training & Rehabilitation is divided into four functional teams, and the position is connected to Team Tønder. In the rehabilitation and training area we carry out municipal training according to the Health Act § 140 and the Social Services Act § 86, and we help ensure the rehabilitative efforts within the Elderly Act and under § 83a of the Social Services Act.

Your primary tasks consist of rehabilitation under § 140 as well as rehabilitation and maintenance training under § 86 and § 10 of the Elderly Act. Experience with or knowledge of hand therapy would be an advantage. The tasks are varied and challenging, and you can only be infected by the positive atmosphere and the diligent effort that exists in the exciting collaboration within the rehabilitation and training area. We attach importance to being able to provide citizens with the best achievable functional level based on their resources, goals and needs.

In the department we are 37 happy and engaged colleagues who together solve our core task at a high professional level and with great satisfaction among the citizens. In the collaboration we have influence and responsibility in a work environment that is constantly developing.

We have good collaboration with our partners in the municipality and at the hospital. This gives us the opportunity to plan good rehabilitation pathways in connection with other municipal and regional offerings and thereby ensure citizens optimal possibilities to recover lost functions as well as maintain the preserved functions.

We expect that you

• are educated as an occupational therapist
• are reliable and professionally engaged
• can work independently and prioritise your tasks
• are flexible and good at collaborating with citizens, colleagues and partners
• have a rehabilitative approach
• have an appreciative approach
• are keen to participate in development
• see documentation and interdisciplinary collaboration as a natural part of daily work
• have a driving license.

We offer

• an varied and challenging job
• good colleagues throughout the department where you can obtain monofaculty support
• opportunity for professional development
• a high degree of self-organization
• salaries and employment terms according to the applicable collective agreement.

You can learn more about the job from the head of Training & Rehabilitation, Holger Haubold, on tel. 24 89 54 10 or by email [email protected]

We would like to point out that in connection with the appointment we will obtain a criminal record certificate and reference for the person we offer the position to.

Placement in the salary band depends on experience, competence and relevant education.

You apply for the position by sending application, CV and other documentation electronically via the application link. You will receive an acknowledgment of the application, but please note that the acknowledgment and any invitation to interview may end up in your spam filter.

Department: Tønder Municipality

Application deadline: 23 October 2026

Location: Carstensgade 6-8, 6270 Tønder