Social education worker for Bofællesskab Kirsebærhaven

• Be part of creating meaningful lives – every day.

Why should you apply for the position at Bofællesskab Kirsebærhaven?

3 outstanding residents, where we currently have 3 vacant apartments, wonderful colleagues, and professional challenges.

We want each other - both as colleagues and as people in Bofællesskabet Kirsebærhaven. Here there is room for diversity, for different perspectives, and for being who you are.

We believe that our differences make us stronger and give us the opportunity to view the pedagogical work from several sides.

We also believe that it is important to dare to stand by one’s successes, and by one’s mistakes. When we share what succeeds and what is difficult, we create a safe space where we can learn from each other, develop our professional skills and become even better together, therefore it is important that you want to contribute with yourself, share your knowledge and competencies so that together we create the meaningful everyday life for the residents at Kirsebærhaven.

We are looking for a colleague who

• has an education as pedagogue, pedagogical assistant or social- and health assistant. It is an advantage if you have experience with our target group
• is passionate about applying their professional expertise and personal competencies to create a safe, cozy and homely atmosphere for our residents
• is positive, patient and possesses strong professional competences as well as a willingness to strengthen the social-pedagogical approach and effort
• can translate their pedagogical knowledge into practical actions that are based on the individual resident’s zone of proximal development
• is skilled at building close relationships with both residents and relatives
• meets residents and relatives with respect and curiosity
• possesses good cooperation skills and demonstrates effective teamwork with colleagues and other partners
• recognizes the importance of the pedagogical approach going hand in hand with the health-care approach in the work.

Your tasks

• Work with official requests from authorities for the residents
• Work with residents’ goals and sub-goals, together with the residents
• Participation in social activities/community
• Development and maintenance of physical and psychological skills
• Guidance in personal care to a limited extent
• Collaboration with residents’ relatives
• Participate in status meetings, supervision and staff meetings.

We offer a valuable daily life with

• a varied and demanding job
• good colleagues with different competences and professional backgrounds
• wonderful residents
• great responsibility, but never alone
• an organization with a strong development focus
• opportunity for professional development and to contribute yourself, to influence the development of the organization.

Our target group at the moment

• Here, residents over 18 years of age with physical and mental disabilities, who are allocated under the Danish Social Services Act § 85 and the Housing Act § 105(2).
• Our core task is to create development, security and safety for residents in all contexts, so that residents are supported in their well-being and mastery of their own life. In addition, the core task is to support and motivate each resident based on the resident’s individual goals, resources, needs and values. As a framework for the pedagogical practice, we work from a resource-focused and appreciative approach as well as the LAU and LAU2 method.
• We document resident processes in CURA, both in relation to the health-care interventions and the pedagogical assessments, targets and tasks. We work in the organization according to the strategy Valuable daily life, and you must therefore be able to see yourself in this approach to the residents.

We are together in creating a safe and good working environment, where we solve things through dialogue.

About Kirsebærhaven

You will find us in scenic surroundings in Ørsted, which is a small village near Jels.

We have 6 apartments arranged with a living room and kitchenette in one, a bedroom and a bathroom.

Our common areas consist of a large kitchen-dining area, corridors and a utility room with a shared washing machine and dryer. All apartments have an entrance from the corridors. From the kitchen-dining area there is also access to the garden and a lovely large terrace.

From the residence, it is a 5-minute drive to shopping options.

Currently, Kirsebærhaven houses 3 men. All live under the Housing Act §105(2) pursuant to the Social Services Act §85 social-pedagogical support.

Kirsebærhaven is a 24/7 facility with a sleeping night shift. The position at Kirsebærhaven therefore involves shifts, and work every 2nd weekend and on public holidays.

Practical information

The position is 30 hours; if you want 37 hours, the hours up to 37 will be vacant throughout Bo group C.

Start date: 1 December 2026.

Further information

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the residential care manager, Wencke Frimor at phone 20 56 39 91, email: [email protected] or department manager, Tina Hansen Andersen at phone 24 85 95 53.

This also applies even if you do not immediately meet all criteria or are uncertain whether you can see yourself in the job.

Application

Send your application, CV and attachments via the application button no later than 16 October 2026.

Employment interviews are expected to be held on Monday 26 October 2026 between 08:30 and 15:00.

About Haderslev Municipality

We are an organization with ambitions for both Haderslev Municipality and ourselves. We work purposefully and innovatively, achieve results together and dare to aim high. With us, dialogue and community are the key to development – across professions, residents, business, associations and politicians. Therefore our ambition is that by 2030 we have 250 more in education, 500 more inhabitants and 1,000 more jobs. All of this you can become a part of with a job with us.