The Æblehaven Elderly Care Center is seeking an occupational therapist who can support our residents' physical activity

Are you passionate about maintenance-oriented training through activity? – do you have experience with assistive device mediation, and would you like to help create quality of life for our residents. Then you are exactly who we are looking for!

We are seeking an occupational therapist for a 37-hour permanent position, where development, well-being and quality are at the center. You will become part of our multidisciplinary activity unit, which continuously supports and creates inclusive communities and activities for our 86 residents.

About the Elderly Centre Æblehaven

Æblehaven is an elderly centre consisting of 86 apartments spread across 10 houses. In addition, we have our own production kitchen and an Activity Unit, which you will be a part of. At Æblehaven we focus on high professionalism, care and recognition. We work closely with the care staff in the houses, nurses, our dementia consultant and development team as well as the kitchen.

We work from a holistic approach, where the whole person is in focus. We work purposefully with patient safety, where you as an occupational therapist will, among other things, be part of the work with the prevention of falls and pressure ulcers.

Our vision is that the Elderly Centre Æblehaven is the most sought-after residential community, where user democracy is the driving force.

We are looking for a colleague who

• Is educated as an Occupational Therapist
• Has an interest in and preferably experience from the elderly care sector and working with people with dementia
• Is curious, independent, outgoing and ideas-driven and wants to develop your professional skills
• Has experience with or knowledge of dysphagia
• Has good collaboration skills and sees the strength in good interaction across the organization

Our core services are

• To make activity-based assessments of residents' functional ability based on validated assessment tools, both at admission and when changes occur.
• To help support activities for our residents out in the houses.
• To ensure the greatest possible movement and physical activity for all our residents
• Assess residents' need for assistive devices and order these
• Carry out individual and group activities
• Provide supervision to the care staff in relation to mobility and daily physical activity
• Document in KMD Nexus

We can offer you

• A meaningful and exciting job in a politically governed organization with a humanitarian value base
• An workplace that prioritizes time for sparring and reflection in daily life
• An exciting everyday life where presence and fellow humanity are core values
• An evolving work environment where professional development is highly prioritized
• A thorough onboarding program as well as relevant courses
• Good opportunities for personal and professional development
• Competent, motivated and engaged colleagues

Would you like to know more

If you would like to hear more or visit without obligation, we would love to hear from you. Contact Department Head Nanna Hebo Budden 40 14 91 24 or occupational therapist Mileiza Parada-viscarra 29 29 93 73.

You can also read more here: www.brondby.dk/Ablehaven

Salary and terms of employment

Working hours: The position is currently 37 hours per week in daytime hours between 8:00 and 16:30. As a rule we do not cover weekends and holidays.

Employment is according to the applicable collective agreement with the Danish Occupational Therapy Association and the principles of Ny løn.

We hope you can start on January 1, 2026.

Application deadline: 17.11.2023

Interviews: We will invite to interviews on Tuesday of week 48.

Application deadline: 17.11.2026

Interviews: We expect to hold interviews on Tuesday in week 48.

Hear our leaders and employees tell about Æblehaven in this video

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All interested applicants regardless of age, gender, disability, religion or ethnic origin are encouraged to apply.

In Brøndby Municipality there is a general policy that new employees must present a criminal record. When employed and in direct contact with children under 15, a child certificate is also obtained.

Brøndby Municipality has smoke-free working hours.

Brøndby is a centrally located capital municipality with about 40,000 inhabitants. The cityC's pulse is shaped by community, diversity and a strong sports culture. We are a municipality with edge and exciting contrasts with residential and business areas, forests, green spaces and Strandparken with the sea and the lakes.