Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist for the Assistive Devices Team in Ballerup Municipality

Would you like to use your therapeutic expertise to make a difference in citizens' daily lives, independence and quality of life? Then maybe you are the one we are looking for to our engaged and professionally strong Assistive Devices team.

In Ballerup Municipality we work with the starting point in the citizen's resources, goals and wishes.

We are seeking a case-handling occupational therapist or physiotherapist who thrives with the authority task and wishes to combine professional assessment, citizen contact and case processing in a meaningful everyday life.

Do you want to be involved in

• Make a concrete difference for citizens who need assistive devices, housing adaptations or other compensatory measures
• Handle cases with a focus on the citizen's possibilities
• Collaborate with citizens, relatives and multi-disciplinary partners
• Support citizens' opportunities to live a self-sufficient life close to their familiar daily life
• Work in an exciting authority area with great variation and professional complexity
• Contribute actively to the development of the team's professionalism and workflows.

You will be part of the Assistive Devices team, where your primary tasks will be case processing under the provisions of the Danish Service Act on assistive devices, consumer goods and home modification.

Your main tasks

• Case processing of reused assistive devices, consumer goods and housing changes
• Collaboration with the Visitation and home care about discharges from hospital and short-term placements
• Assessment of elderly- and disability-adapted housing
• Join in holistic care and participate in cross-disciplinary collaboration across the municipality.

As part of the team's collective task solving you also participate in telephone support, Quick service at the Assistive Devices depot and other shared functions.

Your competencies

• Are trained as occupational therapist or physiotherapist
• Preferably have experience with authority case processing
• Preferably have knowledge of Servicelovens §§ 112, 113, 114 and 116
• Have interest in legislation, documentation and administrative workflows
• Work in a structured way and can prioritize in a busy daily life
• Can balance high professionalism with an acknowledging and respectful approach to citizens
• Thrive with both independent tasks and close team collaboration
• Are curious, development-oriented and actively contribute to a good working environment.

It is not a requirement that you have experience with all areas. The most important is that you want to learn and have courage for the authority role.

What you get with us

With us you become part of a professionally strong community where we help each other and focus on both quality, development and job satisfaction.

We offer among other things

• Dedicated, competent and helpful colleagues
• Thorough introduction and mentor program
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of home office when tasks allow
• Good opportunities for professional development through sparring, courses, networks and conferences
• Professional deepening within your own areas of responsibility
• Electric bike, bike or car for home visits
• A well-functioning multidisciplinary collaboration
• A work environment characterized by trust, humor and shared responsibility.

Who are we

The Assistive Devices team is part of Decisions and Assistive Devices in the Center for Care and Health Promotion.

The team consists of 11 therapists and works closely with our own assistive device depot. Together we solve the tasks focusing on quality, coherent citizen pathways and a high degree of professional sparring.

We have the workplace at Ballerup Town Hall, where we share an open-plan office with our colleagues in the department. We are a good mix of experienced and newer employees and place great emphasis on a good working environment, professional development and humor in daily life.

We work with a basis in Social Capital, an appreciative approach and a structured improvement culture, where we continually develop our workflows and strengthen our professional practice.

Want to know more

You can learn more about the position by contacting the head of the Assistive Devices team Lene Kjærulf, at phone 25 22 81 60.

Read more about Ballerup Municipality as an employer at job.ballerup.dk

Employment process and salary

The employment date is 1 January 2027.

We expect to hold 1st interviews on 6 November 2026 and 2nd interviews on 11 November 2026.

The position is, as a rule, 37 hours and a permanent position.

Application deadline: Friday 23 October 2026

We offer salary and employment terms according to the relevant collective agreement depending on your educational background.

The position can be filled by occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

Employment takes place according to the principles of local pay formation and after agreement with the negotiating organization in the relevant collective agreement area.

The salary for the position as occupational therapists is 31,311 – 45,282 DKK per month not including pension for full-time employment (37 hours per week).

The salary for the position as physiotherapists is 31,311 – 43,831 DKK per month not including pension for full-time employment (37 hours per week).

We conduct a criminal background check.

Ballerup Municipality has smoke-free working hours. Read more here .

We view diversity as a strength. Therefore we encourage everyone regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or ethnic background to apply for a job with us.

Submit your application online. Click on “Apply” below and attach your application, CV and education certificate.

We look forward to meeting you.