Social and Health Care Assistant at Birkekrattet 4

If you share our enthusiasm for combining professionalism with heart in the right place, then we are a match!

The residential facility Birkekrattet 4 is the place where we work purposefully to create well-being and development for the residents, and strive to create the best possible everyday life.

We respect that everyone should be treated differently in order to be treated equally.

The residential facility Birkekrattet 4 is a municipal residential facility located in Esbjerg Ø.

At the facility, 12 residents live – 10 indoors and 2 residents live in apartments located physically next to the residential facility, but where the same support is provided to the residents.

The staff group consists of 11 permanent employees who cover day/evening shifts. In addition, we have awake night staff.

Day shifts on weekdays are in the time window between 06:00 – 15:00 and evening shifts between 14:30 – 23:00.

When we have weekend shifts, they are full-day shifts of 12-14 hours, which means we can maintain work every 4th weekend.

The residents are aged 22–63 years. The residents' functional levels vary widely – both physically and cognitively.

Some residents are helped via verbal guidance, while others require physical assistance from staff for personal care, diaper changes, dressing, etc. There is 1 resident who uses a wheelchair.

The majority of residents participate in activities outside the home during weekdays.

A few residents are offered activities at the facility.

We have a 3-hour team meeting every 4 weeks and a 3-hour staff meeting every 4 weeks.

You will join a team consisting of educators and one other SSA.

In addition, we have attached unskilled temporary workers who are really skilled, and also take on a large responsibility in the core tasks.

What we expect from you

Able to work in close relationships, where you will sometimes need to be the stabilizing presence for the residents, thereby creating the necessary calm through your presence.

Professionally we expect you to connect theory and practice, and likewise translate this in writing, e.g., regarding the setting of goals/partial goals according to the residents' individual action goals, work with tasks related to FS3, as well as medication administration.

We highly prioritize collaboration with relatives, and we have a fair amount of cooperation with the residents' families, and also want you to take part in this, while maintaining professional distance.

We expect you to be good at teamwork, and to contribute to the professional community, with the core task at the center.

Furthermore, we expect you to be able to reflect on your own and others' practice – and dare to put this into play.

More about Udviklingscenter Vest

At Udviklingscenter Vest we operate 22 residential facilities and nine activity and employment offerings. In addition, we provide support for residents in their own homes. We are about 520 dedicated employees, and in our residential and day care services we support a total of about 700 residents.

You can read much more about our center – Udviklingscenter Vest here

https://www.esbjerg.dk/hjaelp-og-pleje/handicap-og-psykiatri/udviklingshandicap

Salary and employment terms

We wish to hire an SSA colleague with start date January 1, 2027.

The employment rate is 30 hours per week on average over 12 weeks, with mixed shifts - morning and evening shifts in the time window between 06:00 – 23:00, with the possibility of more or fewer hours than the 30 hours scheduled at Birkekrattet.

If employed on 37 hours, the remaining hours will be at another offer in Udviklingscenter Vest.

With fewer hours, we have the option to adjust the length of shifts. However, not fewer than 25 hours.

We work every 4th weekend, as well as holidays according to the fixed rotation for Christmas/New Year. We are very flexible with vacations/time-off requests.

If you have questions or are curious to hear more about the job, please contact Sheila Louise Petersen at mobile 24911798 or email [email protected].

Salary and employment terms are set in accordance with the applicable collective agreement, including the applicable provisions on local salary formation. You can find information about the salary level in Esbjerg Municipality via this link: KRL . Here you will also find information about base pay and pension. In addition, following a concrete assessment, qualification and/or function allowances can be agreed depending on the content of the position and your experience and qualifications.

In Esbjerg Municipality we work on trust-based principles and see human diversity as a strength. Therefore we encourage all qualified candidates regardless of gender, age, or ethnic background to apply for the position.

A criminal record check will be obtained upon hiring.

If you go further after the interview, references from current and/or previous employers will be obtained if you are still being considered for the position. You will be informed beforehand when references are requested.

Application deadline and interviews

The application deadline is 12 November 2026.

The employment interviews will be held in week 48.

The application is sent electronically . Click on “apply for the position” at the bottom and attach your application, CV and relevant documentation.