Sydbo seeks occupational therapists

Are you passionate about applying your occupational therapy expertise to a specialized target group where everyday life, development, and quality of life are in focus? Do you want to work closely with citizens and be part of an interdisciplinary work community where we together find the best solutions? Then maybe you are the one we are looking for!

About us

Sydbo is a residential and activity tilbud located in Stenstrup in Svendborg Municipality. The residential and activity tilbud sits on the same property.

Here 24 adults aged 22-86 live, all of whom have permanently reduced physical and mental function and are assessed according to the Danish Social Services Act § 104, § 107 and § 108.

We work with a fixed structure where predictability and recognition are central elements. The framework is based on each citizen’s developmental stage, needs and resources. Common to all citizens is a large need for specialized professional expertise and an individually tailored approach.

We work systematically from the citizens’ goals, so milestones, development and rehabilitation go hand in hand.

In 2025 we initiated a major professional upskilling, where all employees are trained to use LA2U in practice. LA2U thus becomes Sydbo’s common professional framework and an important part of our work to understand and support the citizens’ well-being, needs and development opportunities.

About the job

We are looking for two occupational therapists for 37 hours/week or as agreed. The shifts run in the period 6.30-23 and every other weekend.

As an occupational therapist at Sydbo you will play an important role in the professional effort around the citizens. You will be attached to one of our three houses, where you in daily practice are part of the operations in the same way as your colleagues. This means you are part of the care and also form a close relationship with the 8 citizens in your house.

You will have the opportunity to apply your occupational therapy expertise in a daily life where rehabilitation, activity and participation are a natural part of everyday practice.

We need you who can see the possibilities in working with occupational therapy very close to the citizens’ everyday life. This could be through ADL, activity analysis, sensory-stimulating measures, positioning, aids and adjustment of the surroundings – always with the individual citizen’s needs, resources and goals as the starting point.

We can offer

• A fantastic citizen group with individual needs, resources and challenges.
• Opportunity to apply your occupational therapy expertise and participate in developing professional practice.
• An interdisciplinary work community where the citizen is always in focus.
• A health care team in the house consisting of nurses.
• Supervision and professional sparring.
• Team meetings and professional sparring every other week.
• Opportunity for influence and shared responsibility as well as room to further develop your professional competences.
• A workplace with focus on professional development and implementation of LA2U.
• A work environment where YOUR opinion matters.
• Colleagues who are passionate about the citizen group, and where humor often plays a big role.

About you

We are looking for someone who

• Is a trained occupational therapist.
• Can see the potential in our citizen group.
• Wants to work in a specialized pedagogical field where your occupational therapy expertise can make a difference in the citizens’ daily lives.
• Is interested in ADL, activity analysis, functional ability, sensation and rehabilitation.
• Can work systematically with goals, observations, evaluation and documentation.
• Can see yourself as an active part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Wants to help give citizens a meaningful life based on their needs, wishes and resources.
• Contributes actively to a good working environment.

We look forward to welcoming a new occupational therapy colleague at Sydbo!

If you have questions about the position and would like to hear more about Sydbo and our citizens, you are welcome to contact department head Susanne Kjær Christensen at tel. 21 46 83 44 or assistant manager Trine Nørgaard at tel. 21 66 68 06.

Application deadline: 24.11.2026

Interviews will be held: 25.11.2026

Salary and employment

In Svendborg Municipality the salary for this type of position typically lies between DKK 38,978 and 55,603 per month for full-time employment. The salary includes pension, special holiday allowance and fixed allowances. There may also be attendance-related allowances and other special payments. It is important to note that your specific salary is determined based on your experience, seniority and competencies and is negotiated with the relevant professional organization.

Svendborg Municipality has a smoke-free working time. We want smoke-free working time to contribute to a healthy working environment for all employees.

Social area – professional core storytelling

In the Social Area every day means something: We take pride in supporting people to live an independent life, even when the starting point may be challenging. We can feel and see that we make a difference for the individual and for society, which creates pride and motivation.

We insist on high professionalism, even when we are busy. With us you will work in a strong interdisciplinary community that grows from the fact that we all contribute with our specialized professional expertise.

You are not alone. In dialogue and collaboration we help each other to find good and proper solutions. Even on difficult days we look after each other and insist on a good working environment.

Welcome to Svendborg - the capital of the Archipelago!

Svendborg has a superb location in the heart of the most beautiful nature, at the edge of the South Fyn Archipelago and with a mini-metropolis that offers it all. We do not hesitate when we proudly call Svendborg the cultural capital of Funen. We have a charming town center and a lively market town with theatres and museums as well as a rich association life.

Our day care and public schools are top-notch with a special focus on movement and sport, and we have several higher educations that will soon be gathered in an attractive educational environment by the harbor. Svendborg is located in the middle of the country with half an hour to Odense and just under two hours to Copenhagen and Aarhus. Svendborg, with its approx. 60,000 inhabitants, is Funen’s second-largest municipality.