Special education consultant for the day-care sector based at PPR

In Lyngby-Taarbæk municipality we are looking for an academically ambitious and engaged employee who can work in an inspiring, guiding and supporting way around the development of learning environments in the day-care domain in relation to work with children in vulnerable positions. Are you passionate about making a difference regarding the systems, relationships, pedagogy for children, and do you thrive in interdisciplinary collaboration? Then we would like to meet you!

The Special Education Team is anchored in PPR under the Center for Education and Pedagogy as part of a multidisciplinary unit with a total of five professional groups. In the Special Education Team we are 12 special educators and 5 consultants, whose purpose is to support the day-care centers' task of ensuring well-being and access to developing and strong child communities for all children.

We work closely with and in practice, we collaborate to support children in distress and vulnerable positions as close as possible to the general environment. We work systemically based on the context of the learning environment and the relationships around the child, as we believe that children in isolation are not responsible for their own position. We work consultatively, preventively and supportively, which means that you will work in different day-care centers in close collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues from PPR, colleagues from the team and the immediate supervisor.

As a Special Education Consultant you will help with

• carrying out a practice-near, guiding effort to ensure and develop learning environments that create good development and participation opportunities for children in day-care centers.
• participating in and facilitating cross-disciplinary consultative district meetings based on the SOS model.
• supporting capacity building and development of quality in general learning environments in practice, close to pedagogical staff and children.
• clarifying and evaluating resource needs concerning children with a need for special pedagogical intervention in day-care centers.
• coordinating closely with day-care centers, colleagues and management in PPR.
• working within a structure and an organization that presupposes you can work both independently and engage in a committed collaboration with day-care centers, colleagues across PPR and your own team with focus on the professional core task.
• participating in and contributing to professional sparring and feedback with a focus on learning practice.

Our expectations of you

• that you have a pedagogical education, and several years' experience as a pedagogue from ordinary practice, possibly as a special educator in the 0-6 year range.
• that you can work independently in tasks, including managing your own calendar
• that you can meet professionals, parents and children in a present manner and guide pedagogical staff at several levels and in different types of learning environments
• that you can create followership and engagement with the pedagogical staff.
• that you can work in a solution-oriented way and create direction in complex tasks.
• that you thrive with many balls in the air and navigate with various types of tasks across many day-care centers.
• that you have knowledge of learning environments and the importance of systems for children's development and well-being. Familiarity with narrative and systemic approaches.
• that you can involve yourself both in terms of being involved in practice and having a guiding role.
• that you are motivated by and strong in translating theory into practice, so that the pedagogical staff experience new inspiration, and the children achieve better well-being.
• that you have good communication skills and personal impact both in writing and speaking.
• that you have knowledge of facilitating change processes and pedagogical development, using systemic methods such as systemic analysis of learning environments (SAL) and action learning (AL).

We offer you

• A position with good opportunities for professional development, where we emphasize supporting you in your professional interests and competencies.
• Nice and fun colleagues who prioritise each other both professionally and socially.
• Time to settle well into the position, opportunities for a mentoring agreement and professional sparring. We value accessible, presence-oriented management with solid knowledge of our field.
• Regular supervision.
• Flexible working hours.
• Employment on an annual norm, including time off during all school holidays

Practical

· The position is 32-35 hours per week, starting 1.1.2027.

· Salary according to the area collective agreement. Depending on your qualifications and competencies there is a possibility for negotiating supplements.

· Interviews are expected to be held on an ongoing basis with start in week 43 (October 2026), so please send your application as soon as possible.

· We will obtain a child and criminal background check prior to employment.

· Since tasks take place on several locations, it is necessary that you have the possibility of transport with your own car or bicycle.

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting the Special Education Consultant, Lise Christensen, tel. 24 91 02 19 or the head of the Special Education Team and the Motor Skills Team at PPR, Dorte Colbert Videriksen, tel. 23 47 54 47, email. [email protected] . We are not available in week 42.

In Lyngby-Taarbæk you will become part of a strong professional community with high ambitions in an organization with about 4,000 employees, all working toward the common goal – to create value for citizens and business. We place emphasis on good leadership, well-being, professional and personal development opportunities, creativity and innovation as well as balance between work life and leisure. We see diversity as a resource and value that employees each contribute with their particular background, personality and abilities.