Social Work Center Staff for the Danish Red Cross East Asylum Center

Could the best thing you do for yourself right now be to apply for a new and meaningful position?

We are indeed looking for you who has a social-educational background and would like to work in a specialized offering at the Danish Red Cross Asylum.

With us you have the opportunity to make a concrete difference for people in a vulnerable life situation and at the same time contribute to the development of our professional practice.

About us

Særcenter Øst is a specialized, around-the-clock offering for 20 residents with mental functional impairments, including PTSD, anxiety and psychosis issues. We work rehabilitatively and interdisciplinarily with a basis in Recovery, rehabilitation, LA2 (Low Arousal 2) and MI (Motivational Interviewing).

You will become part of a strong interdisciplinary environment with social and health care colleagues, where we work in smaller fixed teams with a high degree of independence, responsibility and professional sparring. Together we create a safe and stable daily life for the residents – even when everyday life is complex.

We prioritise professional reflection, structure and quality. We help each other, take responsibility together and focus on creating a safe and stable working environment, where we solve the task with high quality – also when everyday life is complex.

Your role

You will have a central role in the work with the residents’ well-being, development and mastery of daily life.

Your tasks include among others

• Contact person for one to two residents
• Relational work and support for structure, stability and progression for residents who are in complex and often unpredictable pathways
• Planning and execution of pedagogical efforts - in collaboration with the team
• Observation, documentation and professional sparring and follow-up
• Interdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues and authorities
• Active participation in professional development and reflection

You are most successful in the job if you

• Have a social-educational education, e.g. pedagogue, occupational therapist, psychomotor therapist or similar
• Have experience from social psychiatry, residential care or similar specialized services
• Thrive with complex pathways and independent responsibility in a multidisciplinary daily life
• Have strong competences in relationship work and documentation
• Work calmly, professionally and in a structured way – also in complex situations
• Contribute actively to interdisciplinary collaboration and professional development
• Have experience with or an interest in Recovery, rehabilitation and LA2

We value diverse interests and competencies. If you have particular professional or personal resources that can contribute to well-being, community, learning or meaningful activities for residents, we would like you to bring them into your work for the benefit of the residents. It could be anything from an interest in conveying Danish culture and language to experience with outdoor activities.

We offer

At Særcenter Øst we are in ongoing development, both professionally and in terms of collaboration. We have a strong commitment to the staff group and lift each other in daily work. With us you are not only part of the work community but also have the opportunity to contribute to the continued development of the offering.

We offer

• A meaningful job with great professional influence
• Work in small teams with a high degree of independence and responsibility
• Supervision, professional sparring and fixed reflection forums
• Thorough introduction, mentoring scheme and ongoing competence development
• Opportunity for education through, among others, the State Competence Fund
• 4-day work week and flexible shift planning

Read more about us here .

Your terms of employment

You will be employed under the collective agreement with HK/SL (The State)

Working hours: 37 hours per week on a 4-week rotation, with a mix of day and evening shifts and shifts every 4th weekend

Driving license: Necessary, as travel in connection with task execution will occur (please indicate if you are in the process of obtaining a driver's license)

Start date: 1 January 2027

Workplace: Sjælsmarkvej 10, 2970 Hørsholm

When offering employment you must present a private criminal record certificate.

The practical

The position can only be applied for via our online recruitment system by clicking the link "Søg jobbet". If you have technical challenges, contact [email protected]

Application deadline: 19 November 2026

If you have any questions about the position, contact the Functional Manager Camilla Nørreskov at phone 2173 6037.

We expect to hold employment interviews on 24 November.

Send your application today - we look forward to reading it!

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