Re-advertisement: Speech-Language Pathologist for PPR in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality

PPR in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality seeks a speech-language pathologist for a permanent position of 37 hours per week with start as soon as possible.

About the job

Right now there are 11 speech-language pathologists and we would like to be 12. We have a position ready as a starting point, but we would like to be curious about what you can do, and we are happy to adapt the contents of the position to the right applicant.

As a starting point, the position is primarily in the early childhood education area, where you will have responsibility for a number of children's houses in one of our districts as well as two of the municipality's competence and resource groups in the early childhood education area. In addition, there is a small school included in the task.

In the competence and resource groups we work with children with different communicative, linguistic and developmental challenges. As a speech-language pathologist you will become an important professional in the work with children's communication and participation, including augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

You will also be part of a close interdisciplinary collaboration with day care and PPR’s other professional groups.

About us

PPR in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality is part of the Center for Education and Pedagogy.

We are organized in eight districts, where the different professional groups work closely with the municipality's day care facilities and schools to create good development and participation opportunities for all children and young people. As a speech-language pathologist you will therefore be part of a broad interdisciplinary environment together with multilingual consultants, psychologists, special education teachers, special education consultants, occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

The speech-language pathologists participate in a district-based collaboration model where we, among other things, participate in consultative sparring and network meetings. We focus on bringing our professional knowledge closer to practice and on supporting children’s language and communication development in the communities they are part of.

You will become part of a well-established group of speech-language pathologists that is academically strong, engaged and curious. We place a high priority on professional sparring and emphasize a work environment characterized by respect, humor and helpfulness. We make a point of helping new colleagues settle well and value accessible and presence-based leadership. Your immediate supervisor has a background in speech-language pathology, and you will have good opportunities to apply your professional knowledge and develop together with skilled colleagues.

We are also organized into professional teams with specialties in different speech-language pathology areas. We include, among other things, an interdisciplinary articulation team, a stammering team, a voice team, and a specialized speech-language pathology team.

We expect that you

• are a trained speech-language pathologist with a teacher-, pedagogical- or university background
• can carry out speech-language pathology assessments and teach children aged 0-18 years
• work independently and can plan and prioritize your tasks
• communicate clearly both orally and in writing
• provide advice and guidance from a consultative, systemic and inclusive perspective
• have an interest in and preferably experience with working in the special speech-language pathology area
• thrive in interdisciplinary collaboration
• can give presentations and contribute to competence development in the language area.

We offer you

• a position with good opportunities for professional development, where we emphasize supporting you in your professional interests and competencies
• opportunities for upskilling and courses
• friendly and fun colleagues who prioritize each other both professionally and socially
• a prioritization of the speech-language pathology area both in the professional group and in management
• regular professional group meetings and sparring
• a flexible workplace with the possibility to plan the work based on the tasks.

Practical

We process applications and hold interviews continuously and hire when we have found the right speech-language pathologist.

You will be employed under the applicable collective agreement.

PPR is based in PPR-Huset, Lundtofte Skolestræde 6, 2800 Kongens Lyngby. Since the tasks take place at multiple sites, it is necessary that you have the ability to travel with your own car or bicycle.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the head of the language area, Henriette Keil, at phone 24 75 41 85 or email [email protected] or speech-language pathologist, Linnea Hoffmeyer Grindsted, at phone 22 19 39 43 or email [email protected].

In Lyngby-Taarbæk you will become part of a strong professional community with high ambitions in an organization with about 4,000 employees, all working towards the common goal – to create value for citizens and business. We place importance on good leadership, well-being, opportunities for professional and personal development, creativity and innovation as well as balance between work life and leisure. We see diversity as a resource and value that employees each contribute with their unique background, personality and abilities.