Professional and dedicated educators for the Hobbitten residential facility in Sæby

About the Hobbitten Residential Facility

Description: When you step into the Hobbitten residential facility, you will immediately feel a pulsating energy and an impressive level of activity among the residents. We focus on taking a starting point in the individual person and finding and seizing each person’s motivation as a means to ensure a life of well-being.

Activities: The place offers a multitude of activities in collaboration with, among others, disability sports associations, and there are good opportunities to create life and well-being.

Values: Hobbitten is built on strong values and the latest knowledge within Autism and Recovery-Oriented Rehabilitation as well as the LA2U method.

About the Position

We are seeking 2 trained pedagogues for 37 hours per week. The shifts are mixed day and evening hours and weekends. There is potential to enter into local working time agreements, where you can work up to 16 hours per shift.

Tasks

• Support residents in their daily lives and development based on their wishes and needs, including personal hygiene and health-related tasks.
• Work with the approach of Recovery-Oriented Rehabilitation, Low Arousal, and LA2U.
• Contribute to a learning culture and set the standard for professionalism and well-being.

Who are you?

Professional background

You have a solid professional background as a pedagogue and experience with or a desire to learn about Recovery-Oriented Rehabilitation and working with people with autism and developmental disabilities.

Personal qualities

• Good with relationships – you meet people with respect, curiosity, and understanding.
• Good at creating an overview, structured and safe everyday life.
• Motivated to contribute to a professional community.
• Supportive and helpful towards the citizens in all aspects, including personal care.
• Willing to participate in a shift plan with rotating working hours, including work every day of the year between 07:00 – 23:00. As well as every other weekend.
• Open to and have experience working in an environment where self-harming and outwardly acting behaviors occur.

What we offer?

• Professional development: An environment where you can apply and develop your professional knowledge within autism and Recovery-Oriented Rehabilitation as well as LA2U.
• Teamwork: Opportunity to shape and develop working methods together with a strong team.
• Training and supervision: Thorough training with shadow shifts during the first 14 days and ongoing supervision, so you feel secure and can develop in your role.
• Mentorship: One of your colleagues becomes your mentor at the start of your employment, with time set aside to discuss big and small matters and support you in your early time at Hobbitten.

About the Organization

Hobbitten is a holistic offering under the Danish Housing Act §105 with support pursuant to the Social Services Act §85. There is room for 12 residents organized into 3 living groups.

Target group: The residents have autism diagnoses and varying degrees of mental developmental disability, where pedagogical interventions are planned based on early development stages. The target group is adult citizens who need help and support in all matters and require a specially tailored and structured environment.

Workplace address: Hobbitten, Stygge Krumpens Vej 50, 9300 Sæby.

Salary and employment terms

Negotiated under the applicable collective agreement between KL and the trade union. A criminal background check is obtained prior to final employment.

Interviews

We expect to conduct interviews on 1 December 2026.

Maybe you have questions

If you want to know more about the position, you are very welcome to contact Leader Maja Borg Graven by email: [email protected]

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