Social and Health Care Assistant sought for Plejecenter Kastaniehaven for the work community in one of our general care units.

Are you a responsible team player in everyday life, where we value a rehabilitative approach to the residents?

Do you have the drive and willingness to contribute and develop professionally in a multidisciplinary collaboration around the residents?

Can you contribute with good humor and a high work ethic, so you also contribute positively to your own and your colleagues' work environment?

If you can say yes to the above, we definitely think you should read this job advertisement.

About the job

We are seeking 2 colleagues.

1 Social and Health Care Assistant, minimum 25 hours per week in a permanent position, primarily day shifts. We have the possibility to offer you full-time if desired.

1 Social and Health Care Assistant, minimum 30 hours per week in a permanent position with mixed shifts or a permanent evening shift. We have the possibility to offer you full-time if desired.

Our evening shift positions include weekend duty every 2nd weekend.

Our mixed shift positions are, as a rule, with the possibility of weekend duty every 2nd or every 3rd weekend (+ an extra weekend every 12 weeks), depending on your other preferences for the shift schedule.

We expect that you have the desire and ability to

• Put your professional capacity to use in a way that supports our desire to provide residents with care and treatment based on your professional knowledge and applicable elder law.
• Develop your professional knowledge and practical skills in interaction with colleagues, as we in daily work focus on competence development and the rehabilitative approach.
• Make a positive difference for residents at Kastaniehaven through your work as a Social and Health Care Assistant.
• Be a colleague who contributes positively and personally to the multidisciplinary collaboration and to our work environment, where dialogue, cooperation and trust are key words.
• Communicate in an appreciative manner and promote a culture with good collaboration and a sense of community, where we are COLLEAGUES WITH WILL.

We see it as an advantage if you have experience with documentation in Nexus, but it is not a requirement. Additionally, we would like you to have an acceptable basic level of IT and a willingness to learn new things.

About us

Kastaniehaven Care Center is located in Give and is an active place with a high ceiling, where we want to make a difference.

Our wish is that Kastaniehaven shall be a meeting place and a center with room for good communities that bond people together. We want the good everyday life with lots of star moments for residents, visitors to our day center and Activity House, locals, volunteers and staff.

We are a large multidisciplinary group of employees, which provides a dynamic environment with many different activities and focus areas.

In the care center there are 77 apartments distributed in 4 living units, one of which is a secured special unit for residents with dementia.

The center building houses both a café, an activity house and a designated day center. We have a close and rewarding collaboration in the local community and with the voluntary life in and around Kastaniehaven.

We offer you

You will have the opportunity to influence the planning of attendance and can provide input to your base schedule.

We take your prerequisites into account when planning your introduction to the job, which is arranged in collaboration between management and new colleagues.

We work purposefully with competence development and sparring in multidisciplinary collaboration.

We are happy to send our staff on courses relevant to the citizens at Kastaniehaven and to the development of our professionalism – e.g. dementia courses, neuropedagogy course, supervisor training, etc.

You will get good colleagues who work closely together to solve everyday tasks, also across professional boundaries and across Kastaniehaven’s departments.

We focus on physical and mental health and offer staff the opportunity to use a massage chair, training facilities and NADA.

In addition, we have a well-functioning staff association if you wish for more social activities with colleagues outside working hours.

In Vejle Municipality we also offer employment where you can make a difference for life in Vejle Municipality and where you are a colleague with will.

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Now is the time to take the step and become part of Kastaniehaven, where we want to develop, support and challenge you professionally.

We look forward to meeting you.

Terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment according to collective agreement and local pay scale.

Employment is in accordance with the collective agreement for 73.01 Social and Health Care Personnel - SSH, §§ 4-6. The expected starting salary for full-time and excluding pension is base salary grade (grade 19-22) based on seniority, in the range DKK 27,664 – 32,447. The final placement, including collective agreement basis and salary level, is determined based on education, experience and qualifications, as well as the specific offered position.

We would like to start on 1 January 2027, but other arrangements can also be agreed.

Application deadline

We look forward to receiving your application, with the wish to become part of Kastaniehaven no later than 25 November 2026.

Selection interviews are expected to be completed no later than 30 November 2026.

Want to know more?

If you want to know more about Kastaniehaven, which is part of the Senior, Welfare Administration in Vejle Municipality, you are very welcome to visit the website: Welcome to Kastaniehaven Care Center - Vejle Municipality

You are also very welcome to contact Center Manager Carina Skærlund at 21 58 09 33 or Assistant Manager Louise Jakobsen at 24 67 56 26 with questions. We are also happy to show you around our care center.

S traine check

We obtain a public criminal record check with consent upon employment in Senior.

Submit your application

We prefer that you apply for the position online using the “Submit application” button. Remember to attach your application and CV as well as other relevant documents.

When you have sent the application, you will receive an email as receipt.

Please note that the email may be in your Junk mail folder.

Vejle Municipality encourages everyone to apply for the position regardless of gender, age, ethnic background, disability, etc.

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