Social worker for Tornbjerggård

Do you have the desire and interest in working at a social-psychiatric residential service? Are you for example educated as a Pedagogue or Occupational Therapist? Do you have professional ambitions and experience from treatment or social psychiatry?

If the answer is YES – then do not hesitate to read on.

We are seeking a social care professional for both a permanent position. Working hours are rotating day and evening shifts in the hours 7:00 – 23:00. We work every 3rd weekend and on a 6-week rotation have 10 - 12 evening shifts.

Become part of a workplace that values high professionalism and development

At Tornbjerggård we are one large unit with three houses on the premises. For each house there is a cross-disciplinary team of 12 - 14 staff who work closely together, but also support the community and tasks across the entire house.

We have 42 beds and the target group are residents with severe mental illnesses, many with dual or triple diagnoses such as substance use (addiction) and/or somatic problems.

Recovery-oriented rehabilitation is the common frame of reference in our multidisciplinary collaboration, where we work focused on ensuring that all residents are in development – even if it is very small steps. We see it as our foremost task to promote residents’ opportunities to live as independently and meaningfully as possible, and therefore we always start from the resident’s dreams, challenges and resources. We employ, among other things, motivational interviewing, systemic-narrative approach, network conversations based on open dialogue, SI, neuropedagogy and low arousal as methods in our work.

We offer

• A wonderful and diverse group of residents.
• A colleague group that is passionate about professional development.
• Management that aims to raise and quality-assure the professional level and that is receptive to new initiatives.
• Opportunity and expectation for learning and professional development.
• Great autonomy in the job.
• A varied workday/week.
• Monofaglig sparring in-house.
• Supervision with an external supervisor.
• A collegial community where we help and support each other.
• A work environment characterized by professionalism, responsibility and initiative – as well as a very good mood.
• An informal style with room for diversity.
• Thorough onboarding and management support.
• Systemic - narrative basic training after about 1 year of employment.

About you

We expect that you

• Are educated as a pedagogue or Occupational Therapist.
• Have good relational skills and are curious about behavior and what lies behind it.
• Have experience with psychiatry and/or substance misuse.
• Want to work with both psychiatry, substance misuse and somatics.
• Know and are aware of your own boundaries.
• Can be a coordinator for residents’ pathways and master close collaboration with the resident as well as involvement of relevant internal as external partners and networks.
• Can work independently and at the same time engage dynamically in a team collaboration.
• Have shared responsibility and contribute to a good working environment
• Have communication skills and can practice an appreciative and motivating approach to the residents.
• Can work in a structured and systematic way and have a flair for formulating and describing goals and efforts.

Are you curious and want to know more?

You are welcome to contact assistant manager Sumi at 21 52 83 34 or rehabilitation manager Tine Rønn at 61 55 67 86.

Salary and employment terms

Salary and employment terms in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between KL and the bargaining organization. The position is remunerated according to the current collective agreement. The expected salary level is communicated before a potential interview and depends on experience and qualifications.”

The positions are intended to be filled no later than December 1, 2026, so do not hesitate to send your application.

The practical

The application deadline is Wednesday 19 October 2026 and the recruitment interviews are expected to be held on 21 October 2026.