PPR Varde is seeking employees

There are permanent positions to carry out tasks in the team of psychologists and pedagogical consultants in PPR

We are seeking psychologists, or pedagogical consultants, who wish to develop and contribute their psychological and educational-psychological knowledge to our work community and out into the childrens communities in day care and in schools.

We focus on preventive and anticipatory interventions, and thus also on strengthening the early and targeted efforts regarding the occurrence and extent of challenges.

We work with consultative practice forms and want psychologists/consultants who, through meetings and programs, can pass on relevant knowledge to the professionals. A large part of the tasks therefore involves observations and sparring processes, where our aim is to support schools and services in their core task of creating well-being, learning and equal opportunities for all children in Varde Municipality.

In our PPR you will build a strong professional competency by gaining experience with the consultative tasks and at the same time conducting assessments and educational-psychological evaluations in accordance with the Folkeskole Act on special education.

We want colleagues who can, will and dare

• Engage in professional communities – both professionally and cross-disciplinary
• Participate in the collaboration with parents, schools and day-care institutions about children's and young people's lives and learning
• Reflect on ones own and others ideas and actions
• Share knowledge with others and seek knowledge from colleagues
• Provide consultative assistance to parents, teachers, educators and other professionals
• Carry out educational-psychological assessments of children and young people
• Participate in shorter programs for children, young people and parents – possibly in groups
• Maintain an overview and work in complex, changing situations and contexts
• Be a team player who wishes to engage in the PPR work community

General for the positions

We value interdisciplinary collaboration highly, and we work together to advise day care and schools. We aim to coordinate early and involve each other professionalities in ways that create new perspectives and development opportunities for the children. In PPR we emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration. We know that children with complex well-being difficulties can only be helped in a collective effort, and that we can only succeed together.

With us you will be part of a strong team of psychologists and pedagogical consultants. PPR is anchored in the Department for Children and Family. You will become part of a multidisciplinary unit with good collegial camaraderie and strong professional ambitions for children's well-being and learning. In addition to about 9 psychologists, PPR also consists of 6 physiotherapists/occupational therapists, 6 speech-hearing consultants and 4 pedagogical consultants.

When you start with us, you will receive an onboarding plan in the week leading up to your first day. You will be assigned a mentor who will introduce you to the organization in the first weeks. You will also participate in collegial supervision and thus receive guidance on your tasks.

We offer

• A introduction plan where you are introduced to the field of work and get a sense of the tasks
• A mentor who helps you get started and introduces you to the organization
• Internal supervision aimed at task execution
• Interesting and varied challenges in a busy everyday life
• Exciting positions with meaningful educational-psychological tasks
• An interdisciplinary organization where you participate in closely coordinated collaboration with other disciplines on the shared task execution
• A high degree of flexibility, freedom of method and self-directed work
• A strong professional and interdisciplinary community with room also to nurture social needs

Practical information

Salary and employment terms in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

The application deadline is Monday Oct. 26 at 12:00, and interviews will be held as soon as possible in the days thereafter.

For any further information you can contact the head of PPR – Lene B. Jeppesen, email: [email protected] , phone: 22334985, or coordinator Trine Bastrup at email: [email protected] or phone 51167899