Occupational therapists for our professional teams working with children and young people at the secure institution Egely, Nørre Åby

Do you want to make a difference for some of Denmark's most vulnerable young people?

At Egely we since the start of the year have been in an energetic and exciting process, where we work purposefully to optimize our methods and workflows in a shared understanding to be able to offer the best provision to children and young people in secured care based on the core task:

“Children and young people at Egely experience a safe and meaningful everyday life with reliable adults”

We are therefore now seeking occupational therapists for the professional teams in the citizen-facing work in our housing units.

We ensure thorough introduction, mentor program and on-call shifts in the practice collaboration with experienced colleagues, so everyone is equipped with the same tools, methods and workflows.

If this sounds like something you would like, hurry to send an application – we look forward to talking with you.

Egely - in short

Egely is Region of Southern Denmark's secured 24-hour institution for young people aged 12 to 17 who are placed on legal or social grounds. We have a total of 20 beds, of which 5 are in the specially secured department. There are about 60 young people enrolled per year. Currently we have 2 open departments with a total of 10 beds.

We are about 80 staff – primarily pedagogical staff in the housing units, but also psychologists, health professionals, social workers, teachers and other professional groups.

The young people we work with often have complex challenges with outwardly directed behavior, crime, substance abuse or psychiatric issues.

Our most important task is to help the young people find calm and stability, so they can build new life strategies and take steps toward a better future.

All children and young people at Egely are offered teaching or day activity in our internal teaching house, and have their daily lives and leisure life in a housing unit with four other children and young people.

The young people are often placed due to complex social, psychiatry-related and behavioral challenges such as outwardly directed or criminal behavior, substance abuse and other comorbidity challenges.

Your tasks

As an occupational therapist at Egely you will have a meaningful and challenging everyday life, where you:

• Plan and conduct occupational therapy assessments and observations in everyday life, including in relation to development levels, cognitive and sensorimotor prerequisites for coping and learning. You use occupational therapy methods such as e.g. activity analysis and observation sheets.
• Plan activity-based occupational therapy interventions : Support to train, develop or maintain mastery and independence in meaningful activities and social interaction in the lives and daily living activities of children and young people.
• Plan holistic interventions: In collaboration with children, young people and actors in their lives identify the nearest development zone for the desired goal, so requirements can be graduated and enable development and perceived success.
• Identify sensory integration measures to support children and young people's opportunity to engage in meaningful activities and socializing situations in their own daily life.
• Document, record and evaluate planned interventions as well as communicate these

We are looking for you who

• Are educated as an occupational therapist.
• in collaboration with children and young people, can identify and describe children's and young people's prerequisites for mastering everyday life requirements as well as participating in collaboration, interaction and activities.
• can identify sensorimotor and cognitive resources and challenges and initiate/describe interventions, guidance or measures to support compensation or increased mastery.
• in collaboration with children and young people plan written goals and graduated sub-goals in the nearest development zone, and carry out and evaluate these together with children, young people and other partners.
• are good at writing, documentation and dissemination of interventions and assessments.
• want to work in a team with cross-disciplinary colleagues on a holistic approach and action.

What you get with us

• An workplace with high professionalism in cross-disciplinary teams, where you can make your mark on development and culture.
• Thorough introduction and mentor scheme.
• An education plan which among other things includes courses within LA2 and SIKK within the first years of employment.
• Supervision by internal and external supervisors as well as sparring with internal specialists, colleagues and management.
• An working environment with focus on well-being, professional collaboration and psychological safety.

The practical

The positions are 37 hours per week. In Region of Southern Denmark all positions must be advertised as full-time positions. However, it should be noted that if you choose to apply for the position and you want a part-time position you must state this in your application

Your application must include documentation of education, a full CV and relevant attachments.

Working hours will be in rotating day/evening shifts, every 2nd weekend and on holidays.

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position.

You will be told the base salary, centrally fixed allowances and pension in the collective agreement for: Ergotherapy/physiotherapy/midwives, collective agreement number 33.21.1

In addition to the starting salary, the position may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications. In addition, possibly shift allowance.

Starting salary for positions in the Region of Southern Denmark

The position requires a driving licence for a passenger car.

Curious for more?

You can read more about Egely on our website Egely and see our film about working at Egely Job at Egely

You are also very welcome to contact Department Manager Jeannette Grath Lorentzen at telephone 21 78 63 59 every weekday between 08:00 and 09:00:

Application deadline: 16 November 2026.

Interviews: Conducted on an ongoing basis, but no later than 20 November 2026.

Start date: 1 January 2027 or as agreed.

Workplace: Social Center Lillebælt, Egely department, Søndergaardsvej 9, 5580 Nr. Aaby.

References and child and public criminal records will be obtained. It is a condition of employment that the certificates are assessed satisfactory.