Social pedagogue, social and health care assistant, or experienced staff sought for Special Care Center Atriumhaven – psychiatry department

At Atriumhaven we are seeking a social pedagogue, a social- and health-care assistant, or someone with solid experience in psychiatry, who wants to work closely with people with various psychiatric difficulties and care needs. For us, the work is about more than psychiatric issues and care. It is about understanding the person behind the behavior, creating security, and being calm and professional—even when situations become complex.

About the job.

As a staff member in the psychiatry ward, you will be part of an interdisciplinary team working with people with different psychiatric challenges and varying needs for care, support and assistance. The individual resident may have difficulty articulating their needs, feelings and experiences, and communication and behavior can therefore be complex at times. It is therefore important that you meet the resident with curiosity and try to understand what lies behind what is being said or done.

An important part of the work is to observe and reflect on the residents’ statements and behavior and translate these observations into a professional understanding of what the resident is trying to communicate. In that way you can help provide the right care, support and assistance based on the individual resident’s needs. The work requires professional competence, empathy and patience, as well as the ability to remain calm and maintain an overview in challenging situations.

Mental resilience and a respectful approach to the individual are therefore important competencies in the job.

In the position you will, among other things, work with

• Creating safe, stable and predictable frameworks where residents feel seen, heard and met
• Providing care and support based on each resident’s needs and resources
• Building and maintaining good relationships through an recognizing, respectful and pedagogical approach
• Preventing and handling complex and challenging situations with calm, presence and professionalism
• Using structure, sensory stimulation and person-centered methods as part of the daily effort
• Documenting and sharing relevant observations
• Collaborating across disciplines regarding residents’ well-being and development
• Contributing to the development of professional practice in the department

You will have a varied daily life, where days can differ, and where it is important that you can maintain an overview and meet residents with calm, respect and presence—even when situations are challenging. We work as one Atriumhaven. This means you must be flexible and prepared, if needed, to also work in one of our dementia wards. Here it is important that you can see yourself as part of the overall Atriumhaven and actively contribute to the community.

For us, the task is about lifting the job together and being flexible toward each other so that we create a safe and well-functioning everyday life for both residents and staff.

About us

Atriumhaven is a specialized care center for people with dementia and psychiatric issues. We are located in a scenic area in Brejning.

We are in the process of developing a place where both homeliness and professional practice are evident. Here we work purposefully to create safe surroundings where residents can experience coherence, recognizability and dignity in their daily life. Our residents have different needs and prerequisites. Some primarily need support due to dementia, while others have complex psychiatric issues and extensive care needs.

We are looking for you who

• Are educated as a social pedagogue or social- and health care assistant – or have solid and relevant experience in psychiatry
• Are mentally robust and can keep calm in challenging situations
• Are curious about what lies behind residents’ behavior and statements
• Can translate observations into professional actions
• Have an recognizing and respectful approach to residents and colleagues
• Can work in a structured way while being flexible
• Can work independently while being part of a strong community
• Want to learn and develop professionally
• Want to help develop our psychiatry department and professional practice

Application deadline

We look forward to receiving your application no later than 18 October 2026.

Expected interviews

We conduct ongoing interviews and the last interview date is 27 October 2026.

Terms of employment

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

Employment is in accordance with the collective agreement for 64.01 Social pedagogues and pedagogical staff at day and residential institutions etc., §§ 4-6. The expected starting salary for full-time excluding pension is the base pay level 29 + base pay supplement, within the range DKK 33,872 – 37,897. 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.

Employment is in accordance with the collective agreement for 73.01 Social- and health care personnel - SSA, §§ 4-6. The expected starting salary for full-time excluding pension is base pay step (steps 24-27) based on seniority, within the range DKK 29,579 – 34,898. 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 primarily work with daytime shifts or pure evening shifts, but we are flexible and try to find the solution that best fits both you and the workplace. You work every other weekend, and holidays are distributed among all colleagues. The position is 25-37 hours per week and can be adjusted in hourly terms by agreement.

Start date is 1 November 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter

Would you like to know more?

You are very welcome to contact centre manager Lina Heinsen at [email protected] or on +45 21 26 39 08 or assistant manager Ditte Jespersen at [email protected] or on +45 40 44 82 93

Criminal record

We obtain an official criminal record with consent at the time of employment.

Send your application

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

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last updated 30 September 2026

• Workplace

Buen 20, Brejning, 7080 Børkop

• Working hours

Part-time/full-time

• Start date

1 November 2026

• Employment terms

Permanent employment

• Application deadline

18 October 2026