Special educators for the Children and Youth Home Posekær - help to create a quality of life for children and young people with special needs

Are you passionate about making a real difference? Can you see yourself in a social-pedagogical environment where high professionalism, care and strong relationships go hand in hand? Do you want to use your health-professional background in working with children and young people with different functional limitations and at the same time be an important part of their everyday life, development and quality of life?

Imagine this: the clock is a little past six. One child greets you with a big smile because you are the one who creates calm and recognition at the start of the day. Another child needs extra support to get a good start. It is precisely the small moments – the relationship, the presence and the professional choices – that make the big difference. If that everyday life is the one you wish to be part of, then Posekær Child and Youth Home may be your next workplace.

About Posekær

Posekær is part of Børnehandicap in Aabenraa Municipality. We offer overnight care for children and young people with, among others

• autism
• ADHD
• cerebral palsy
• general developmental disorders
• complex physical and mental functional impairments.

Our pedagogical work is based on habilitation, development and quality of life. We meet every child with respect, curiosity and the belief that everyone has developmental potential.

No day is the same with us. Therefore we are looking for staff who can both create structure and keep calm when everyday life changes.

Your tasks

As a pedagogue you become an important part of the child’s daily life and development.

You will among other things

• create structure, predictability and developmental opportunities for the individual child
• build secure relationships and support the children’s social, communicative and personal development
• work with children and young people with outward-acting, self-harming and caregiving-demanding issues
• translate pedagogical goals into action in everyday life
• document both pedagogical and health-professional interventions
• actively work with action plans and goals for the individual child
• work closely with colleagues, parents and external partners
• contribute to professional reflection and development of pedagogical practice.

At Posekær you become part of a workplace where we invest in our employees.

We offer

• a meaningful job where you make a difference for children and young people every day
• dedicated colleagues with high professionalism and a big heart
• a thorough introduction with mentor and training
• strong interdisciplinary collaboration
• a culture characterized by helpfulness, humor and shared responsibility
• ongoing supervision and professional sparring
• focus on well-being, work environment and development
• great opportunities for skill development.

We prioritize your professional development and believe that high quality is created through continuous learning.

Therefore we offer among other things

• training in LA2 (Low Arousal 2)
• introduction to neuroaffective developmental psychology
• three annual pedagogical development days – two of which include an overnight stay
• medicine handling course
• health-professional teaching and training
• annual course on the use of force
• ongoing professional sparring and supervision.

For us, competence development is not just courses. We work purposefully to translate new knowledge into daily practice, so that it creates real value for the children.

About you

You are primarily focused on the children and their development.

You manage to act in the moment and reflect on your practice afterwards, and you are motivated to develop together with your colleagues.

We expect that you

• are a trained pedagogue
• can create structure and predictability
• work in an appreciative and relationship-oriented way
• can maintain overview in complex situations
• have good written skills
• have experience with – or a desire to learn – documentation and action plan work
• place high value on interdisciplinary collaboration and parental cooperation
• are flexible and contribute positively to the community.

Experience from the social or special needs field is an advantage, but not a requirement. The most important thing is your motivation, your engagement and your desire to develop.

Salary and employment terms

Employment is under the applicable agreement between KL and Socialpædagogerne. Positions are 30-37 hours per week and to be filled as soon as possible or no later than 1 December 2026.

The working hours are varying and include

• morning shifts from 6:00
• days and evenings until 22:30
• work every other weekend.

Further information

If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact

• Department head Anja Lund Becker, mobile: 29 79 73 03, email: [email protected]
• Department head Jenni Tychsen, mobile: 23 25 42 80, email: [email protected].

Do you want to be part of Posekær?

If you can see yourself helping to create secure surroundings, strong relationships and development opportunities for children and young people with special needs, we look forward to hearing from you.

Submit your application, CV and relevant attachments via the link no later than 25 October 2026.

We will hold interviews on Thursday 29 October 2026.

The municipality's mission is that we together create The Good Life.

If you are a newcomer, we want you to settle in quickly and well. Therefore, we offer you a number of services – and those who move with you.

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Application deadline

25 October 2026

Start date

1 December 2026

Workplace

Child and Disability Care Area

Employment type

Full-time

Hours

37 hours

Contact

Jenni Tychsen, phone: 23 25 42 80