Pedagogical staff sought for the secure treatment facility Grenen-Dalstrup, Udsigten department

Department Udsigten is one of Grenen-Dalstrup's secured departments, where we currently are in need of a pedagogue/pedagogue assistant.

Is it important to you to work somewhere where you can make a difference? And would you like to develop your professional competences in a job that challenges you every day? We have the framework, the professionalism and the colleagues to make it a really good and meaningful job for you.

Welcome to Grenen-Dalstrup

Grenen-Dalstrup is a part of the Special Area for Criminally Threatened and Convicted Children and Young People (DOK) in Region Midt, and currently consists of three secured departments (Nord, Kronen and Udsigten) and a specially secured department (Syd), where there is space and room in total for 19 children and young people aged 12-18.

Grenen-Dalstrup receives young people who are primarily placed due to, among other things, accusations of crime, substance abuse or other behavior that poses a risk to the young person themselves or others. We also often receive young people who are diagnosed with or must be investigated for mental disorders and behavioral problems, which is why there is close collaboration with DOK’s internal psychology department and an external attached psychiatrist.

Department Udsigten opened in 2024, so it is our newest department in DOK, and as an employee you will have the opportunity to influence the establishment of a new department.

We offer

• a particularly meaningful job with exciting professional challenges
• opportunity for relevant further education and skills development
• engaged colleagues
• an ambitious workplace that will retain and further develop a good treatment and work environment
• a thorough introductory program at start-up
• time and space for professional immersion, reflection and sparring
• a meal arrangement that can be enjoyed with your colleagues
• an ambitious special area that is development-oriented and aims to influence the national agenda for secure institutions in Denmark.

Tasks you as an employee will need to succeed with

Your new workday consists of many planned activities. You will function as a role model for a number of young people who have very different starting points – before and after placement with us.

Regardless of whether the young people have a conviction or are Criminally Threatened, in addiction, self-harming or have mental health issues, they need care, safe surroundings and a motivating daily life.

Your tasks will include, among others

• ensuring that the young people attend education, engage in occupation and participate in leisure and sports activities – and you often participate in the activities yourself
• conversations with the young people, e.g. regarding anger management, addiction treatment or relational conversations
• accompany the young people on outings
• contribute with professional observations in connection with psychological assessments and medication in collaboration with, among others, psychologists and psychiatrists
• to know and master the Act on Adult Responsibility for placed children and young people
• carry out administrative tasks, e.g. documentation

Your qualifications and competencies

We are looking for an employee who has a relevant professional background and experience in working with children and young people. As a person you are present in your meetings with the young people, and you are good at setting boundaries in a way that conveys maturity, calm and composure. You are also both resilient and accommodating, as the work can place high emotional demands.

We are looking for a pedagogue/pedagogue assistant.

Your competencies

• you can take on the role of a caring adult and are a role model for the young people
• you work independently, thoroughly and take responsibility
• you are clear and present in your meetings with the young people
• you have good collaboration skills and can join a fixed team
• you can stay calm in pressured situations
• you can formulate yourself in writing, and preferably have experience with the Sensum Bosted system and have basic IT knowledge
• you can plan, implement, evaluate and develop pedagogical activities and interventions
• you have insight into your own and others’ minds and care about your own and others’ well-being
• you have or want to gain theoretical and practical competences rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy (cognitive milieu therapy) or other relevant methods
• you are method-loyal, ethically aware and can give and receive constructive feedback

About DOK

The Special Area for Criminally Threatened and Convicted Children and Young People (DOK) is part of the specialized social area in Region Midtjylland with the shared vision of supporting citizens in realizing wishes, hopes and dreams. DOK consists of the treatment institutions: Grenen-Glesborg, Grenen-Dalstrup, Koglen and MultifunC.

In the specialized area DOK, the core task is to deliver services at a highly specialized level to some of the most vulnerable children and young people in Denmark. There are partially closed, secured and specially secured places in the area – distributed across 11 departments, which help create coherent pathways for the young people, thereby supporting positive personal and social development. The treatment is built on solid knowledge that motivation and learning are achieved through activities with responsible and clear adults who can and will guide the young people.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment are negotiated individually and in accordance with the applicable collective agreement in the area. The positions are generally full-time.

You must be prepared for night – and weekend work to occur.

Application and recruitment process

Send us your application and tell us why you should be our upcoming pedagogical employee at the Udsigten department, Grenen-Dalstrup.

Employment from February 1, 2027 or by arrangement. In connection with employment, a child and criminal record check will be obtained. A driver’s license is a prerequisite for employment.

For further information contact: Department head Julie Laursen, tel. 40 22 29 90 or email: [email protected]

Application deadline: November 27, 2026

Interviews will be held on December 1, 2026.

Read more about Special Area Criminally Threatened and Convicted Children and Young People on the website:  http://www.dok.rm.dk/

You can read more about the social area on the website:  social.rm.dk

All inquiries are naturally treated confidentially.

The position is generally a full-time position.

As Region Midtjylland continually implements savings and reorganizations, employees in re deployment who apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland is, pursuant to the EU directive on pay transparency, which came into force on June 7, 2026, obliged to inform you about starting salary or a salary start range for a position before offering employment.

Here you can find Region Midtjylland's salary catalogue for most professional groups and positions found in Region Midtjylland: Transparency before employment - Medarbejder.rm.dk