Pedagogical/healthcare staff for the Plantagevej Residential Care Home

Are you the person with a pedagogical/healthcare background who wants to work purposefully and professionally to create safe and developing surroundings for the residents?

Then hurry to send an application.

The position is structured for 33 hours per week, or as agreed. This is a leave of absence position with an end date, 31.08.2027. There is an opportunity for subsequent permanent employment.

Plantagevej is a residential community for 16 adults between 18-70 years with physical and mental development disorders, and various functional limitations.

It consists of 16 unique people living in the house. All with different premises and needs for support in daily life, which for some means practical help with self-care.

Therefore, work is based on individual needs, with varying degrees of structure and recognizability, which helps create safety, development and good living conditions for each individual resident.

Tasks

• Support, guide and assist residents in a rehabilitative approach to manage daily life with as much self-determination and personal effort as possible, including practical help for the residents’ self-care.
• Apply selected methods and approaches to ensure continuous professional development.
• Prepare status descriptions, participate in status meetings.
• Develop goals and sub-goals in collaboration with the resident and their caseworker.

The working hours are, as a rule, rotating shifts in the period 06:00-22:00. We strive for high flexibility in relation to work planning, but you should expect evening and weekend work.

It is not expected that you have equal experience with all tasks, and therefore we ensure thorough onboarding and we provide thorough training.

We expect that

• We would like you to have a pedagogical/healthcare education, or in some other way have acquired professional pedagogical knowledge and experience.
• Have understanding for and agree to participate in all resident-near tasks. Including help and support for the resident’s self-care.
• You must be tolerant and recognizing, think creatively and be solution-oriented.
• You work responsibly and loyally.
• You are flexible, both in practice and in mindset.
• Have understanding of the importance of applying professional reflections, documentation and evaluation.

We offer

• Thorough onboarding to all tasks.
• Mentor scheme, where a colleague supports you during the introductory period
• Skilled and engaged colleagues.
• Sparring and close collaboration with the daily manager.
• Professional development, including supervision, further training and collaboration with the municipality’s other staff.
• A diversity of wonderful residents.

Employment

The position is structured for 33 hours/week with commencement 1 January 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Your salary and employment terms will be set in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and in agreement with the union authorized to negotiate.

Upon employment in the position a private criminal record certificate will be obtained.

Applicants are encouraged to contact department head Torben Konradsen at tel.: 23 29 80 33, for detailed information about the job.

If you can see yourself as a colleague in our house, please send your application.

The application deadline is Friday, November 20, 2026 at 12:00.

Interviews will be held on Thursday, November 26, 2026

Application

Ærø Municipality uses an electronic recruitment system, so you must submit your application via the municipal website www.aeroekommune.dk see under vacancies.

Remember to attach your application and CV as well as other relevant documents.

About us

Handicap & Psychiatry handles the wide range of tasks concerning the municipality’s adult citizens within the field of disability and psychiatry. The department consists of the residential facilities Plantagevej, Reberbanen, Østersøen as well as activity offers and the social center Ærøhuset and “Skibet”. The current staff group consists of 35 people, both younger and more experienced, with pedagogical or healthcare backgrounds.