Special School Horisonten is seeking a teacher and educators, Esrum department

Are you a teacher or pedagogue and are you motivated to work with students in vulnerable positions?

We have expanded in the Esrum department, and we are therefore looking for teachers, pedagogues and possibly assistants for our full-day school offering. We are on a good path in Esrum and therefore need even more skilled people to help develop our special school so that together we can create professional and social learning communities for our students.

Would you like to be involved in this professional, versatile and exciting task, and are you mature, flexible and creative as a person, then we would love to hear from you.

Esrum Department

• we are a full-day school offering with 35 staff and 80 children and young people spread from 0-10th grade in 10 classes
• the target group is characterized by having intelligence within the normal range as well as complex needs. It can manifest as difficulties in meeting and honoring age-appropriate demands in daily life, challenges with emotional regulation, social-cognitive difficulties, executive function challenges, academically low self-esteem, and defeatist behavior
• the students need predictable everyday days, where we continuously adapt our teaching and activities to their functional level and daily form, both academically and socially
• we work from the extended concept of teaching
• teachers, pedagogues and teaching assistants work closely together, and we share in teaching and activities. We have team meetings together where we consult with each other, and where we coordinate concrete didactic measures, distribute practical tasks and discuss the overall educational direction for the group and for the individual child.

Who are you?

• you should have courage and curiosity to work with children and young people. You can be a trained teacher or pedagogue.

The most important for us is that you have a modern view of children and can look beyond behavior and that you come across as mature, calm and with good humor. An extra plus is if you can manage to involve, for example, music, nature, creativity, crafts, handiwork, play and physical movement in your interaction with the students

• we need teachers who can plan differentiated teaching and plan individual education plans. That you can involve and collaborate with your team to plan teaching based on the subject plans applicable.

We need both teachers and pedagogues

• have an interest in – and preferably experience with – special pedagogical strategies
• enjoy working creatively, flexibly and development-oriented
• understand that learning can look many different ways, and you find positive energy and professional meaning in incorporating music, nature, creativity, play, crafts, handiwork and physical movement in your interaction with children
• can plan a school day with focus on the students' zone of proximal development
• meet the students with patience, clarity and humor
• believe that all children do their best given their starting points
• can see behind behavior and offer a calm nervous system – even when emotions run high
• create security and meet children and parents with curiosity and respect
• take professional responsibility for collaboration with students, families and colleagues.

What we offer

• dedicated pedagogical mentor and reading mentor
• attachment to a stable team
• professional development through mentors to form a common professional foundation
• joint professional development for all Horisonten’s four sites
• joint preparation
• individual preparation.

The practical

If you would like to hear more about the position and possibly visit before applying, you are very welcome to contact Department Manager Per Rubæk-Nielsen at 72 49 81 24. If you cannot get through, send a text message, and you will be called back when possible.

Positions should be filled no later than January 1, 2027.

Positions are full-time according to the applicable collective agreement.

Working hours are between 7:45-15:45 with occasional evening meetings.

Please note that in connection with the hiring process we will obtain a child and criminal record check.

Application deadline and interviews

The application deadline is October 18, 2026, at 23:59.

We will, of course, be happy to hear from you beforehand if you have questions or would like to experience our school.

Interviews will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2026.

It is a condition of employment in Gribskov Municipality that you can provide at least one reference.

If you need further information, you can read more about the department, how we work and the student target group for the department in the offering description here .

Read more about Horisonten in general at Home | Horisonten .

About the Horisonten special school

From August 2026 Horisonten has about 240 students and about 120 staff.

Horisonten consists of 4 departments for different student target groups located in Esrum, Ramløse, Vejby and Græsted. The department in Ramløse and Esrum are full-day offerings and the departments in Græsted and Vejby are special school offerings, where students attend after-school care with support after school.

Common view of children and youth

We work from a Shared view of children and young people across the entire 0-18 year range. Together with our Children and Young People policy, this is a central part of the foundation on which we build our practice.

You can read more here

• Shared view of children and young people | Gribskov.dk
• Children and Youth Policy

We look very much forward to hearing from you.

Applications are accepted electronically only via the button 'Søg stillingen'.

To ensure full transparency in the recruitment process you can read Gribskov Municipality's salary information here: www.gribskov.dk/løngennemsigtighed

The final salary composition is also based on a concrete and individual assessment of your education, your competencies, your experience and special functions in the position. In accordance with the EU directive on pay transparency we do not request your current or past salary history during the recruitment process.

Gribskov Municipality's values

Openess · Trust · Respect · Participation · Courage · Flexibility

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