Prison teacher sought for Sdr. Omme Prison (maternity-leave substitute until summer 2027))

Do you want to use your professional and human skills to make a real difference?

Sdr. Omme Prison is seeking a dedicated and academically strong teacher who will help further develop the prison's schools. This is a fixed-term position running until the summer of 2027.

We are primarily looking for a proficient Danish teacher who can teach at AVU level and preferably FVU level. Other AVU subjects may be included in the teaching distribution. The job is mainly in the open prison, but there may be cross-coverage.

With us you will be part of Denmark's Prison Service's important work to support people on the path to a life without crime – through education, motivation and belief in their own abilities.

About the job

As a prison teacher you will join a team of teachers and education counselors. Together you are responsible for planning, delivering and developing the teaching as well as motivating and retaining the inmates in their learning journey – towards exams and further education.

Teaching takes place in small groups and is conducted either in person or via a specially secured network.

Primary areas of responsibility

Your primary tasks will include

• Plan and deliver teaching in Danish and possibly other AVU subjects
• Follow up on individual action plans and handle related administrative tasks
• Create a safe, motivating and differentiated learning environment
• Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration with, among others, social workers, prison officers, foremen and therapists.

The position also entails being prepared to work across both the open and closed sections of the prison.

About you

We expect that you

• Are a trained teacher and can teach Danish at AVU level and preferably FVU level
• Are academically well-founded, independent and comfortable planning teaching on your own
• Have a desire to work with a target group where many have had challenges with schooling and self-confidence
• Meet others with openness, respect and a positive view of people
• Place a high priority on relationship-building
• Are motivated by crime prevention work
• Can work professionally in a structured prison environment where safety and risk assessment are a natural part of daily life
• Have good collaboration and communication skills across professional groups
• Trive in a daily life with both challenges and changes and keep an overview – even when pace is high
• You see opportunities rather than limitations, and actively contribute to a good, respectful and humorous working environment.

We offer

• A thorough introduction to the job and the prison's framework
• A workplace with strong collaboration and shared responsibility
• Opportunity to make a noticeable difference for inmates through teaching
• An interdisciplinary environment with focus on professional sparring and development
• A workday where professionalism, humanity and humor go hand in hand
• A professional and collegial community with the teaching group in both the open and closed prison.

About us

Sdr. Omme Prison consists of both an open and a closed wing. The closed wing opened in January 2026.

Salary and employment terms

The position is desired to be filled on January 1, 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Employment is in accordance with the applicable agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Teachers' Union (CO10) and the organizational agreement for prison teachers, etc. The position is covered by Ny Løn (New Pay).

This is a maternity leave vacancy until the summer of 2027.

The employer is Denmark's Prisons. Your primary place of duty is Sdr. Omme Prison, Holdgårdsvej 142, 7260 Sdr. Omme.

Application

Please send your application, CV, documentation of education and any other relevant experience no later than November 15, 2026.

We expect to conduct interviews on November 18, 2026. Please bring a valid driver's license or passport to the interview.

If you have questions about the position, please contact Unit Manager Ann Skovhus at tel. 72 55 35 04.

It is a condition of employment that you consent to Denmark's Prisons querying information about you in the Central Criminal Register.

Denmark's Prisons encourages all qualified applicants regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background to apply.