Pedagogical assistants

Do you enjoy doing activities with children and young people? Are you imaginative, creative, flexible, curious, and would you like to help show that potential exists in all children?

We are looking for two dedicated pedagogy assistants at Ådalskolen and STU Ringsted. Ådalskolen is a special school where we work with students who have difficulties in communication, language (for example, nonverbal), developmental disorders, developmental disabilities, and diagnoses and syndromes to varying degrees. STU Ringsted receives students from Ådalskolen after completing compulsory schooling.

Our school is quite special

You will become part of a very special community. a community that you feel when you walk through the doors of our school. We might as well say it as it is: we are a special facility with an important agenda. We are here to develop all students – personally, socially, and academically. We always have ambitions on behalf of each individual student, regardless of their starting point. We know that development requires trust, and we strive to earn it. Students and their parents should be able to count on us, so we say what we mean – and do what we say.

Who are you

You enjoy and want to engage in activities with the children/young people. You understand how to initiate and support good play, and you seize every invitation to this. Perhaps you know role-playing, are a good storyteller, or something else entirely. If you have experience and/or knowledge of Sign Language (Tegn Til Tale), that’s a plus.

You should have a desire to engage in interdisciplinary teamwork with teachers, pedagogue assistants, and pedagogues, where typically the teacher creates the structure and leads in the classroom; with us, everyone is an important contributor and close partner in our work around the children.

You can see yourself working with a group of students where the diversity is large and includes students with multiple psychiatric and physical functional impairments, autism, and developmental disabilities, etc. The students' support needs are therefore also very different and may include personal care.

You have an approach that is affirming, resource-oriented, and context-focused. You can create safe, predictable, creative, and supportive frameworks and form professional, caring relationships with the students. You see movement in the students' daily lives and outdoor activities as natural and important parts of their learning. The school is located in a nature-rich area with many opportunities for experiences and learning.

Who are we

Ådalskolen and STU Ringsted are a dynamic and flexible workplace with about 92 children at the school and 14 young people in our STU. We are about 94 dedicated and good colleagues, all focused on a good working environment. We work in self-managing teams, where we collaborate across management and teams and support each other in everyday life. In addition, we offer a school with a unique location in nicely designed premises with fantastic outdoor areas and good transport opportunities. You can read more about Ådalskolen and STU Ringsted on the school's website www.aadalskolen.dk

We are looking for you who

• Want to play, build, explore, tell stories, grasp, initiate, and support good play and simple academic activities
• Are engaged, empathetic, and patient
• Are robust and able to remain calm and maintain a profession-related overview, even when students' behavior is outwardly reactive and self-harming
• Have an interest in working with children and nervous systems
• Focus on the importance of the close caring relationship, shared influence, respect, and self-determination – even when you are challenged
• Understand that behind every behavior from the child there is a positive intention. An intention for communication and a desire to be met and understood
• Are curious about the student’s needs and brave enough to find small successes in complex problems
• Have heart and mind in the work – and believe that children do their best
• Can participate in parental collaboration, even when it is challenging
• Are a team player and can join in cross-disciplinary collaboration with our resource team and external partners
• Can work independently, but at the same time sense in your own calm nervous system when you should seek help from colleagues
• Can join in the water in the swimming pool

You must be able to meet some days at 7:00 a.m.

We offer

• 33-37 hours per week
• Latest possible start date
• The sweetest students, parents, and colleagues
• Leadership that will make Ådalskolen the best workplace
• A meaningful job where you make a difference every day
• An workplace with focus on collaboration, professionalism, and well-being

Appointments for interviews will be held on an ongoing basis – latest November 27, 2026.

Criminal record checks and/or child care checks may be requested in connection with the appointment.

As part of Ringsted Municipality's recruitment policy, we promote gender parity and ethnic equality. We encourage both people with Danish and other ethnic backgrounds to apply for the advertised position.

We look forward to receiving your application.