Therapist for competence development in Care and Rehabilitation in Skåde

The job

Your primary task will be to support practice- and citizen-centered competency development of staff in home care.

This is done through a rehabilitative approach, with a focus on involving networks, citizen learning and the use of technology and methods that increase the citizen's self-reliance.

You maintain this focus through professional reflection, mentoring, on-the-job learning and teaching in connection with the concrete task execution.

You share responsibility for supporting and initiating the implementation of new initiatives, guidelines and instructions and you share responsibility for supporting local quality improvement work in the home care team.

You will become part of a really good home care team, consisting of nurses, therapists, SOSU assistants and SOSU helpers as well as several unskilled employees, who work for cohesive citizen pathways.

Tasks

Job as a competency-developing therapist

• Support the SOSU staff (unskilled workers, social and health care helpers and social and health care assistants) in working in a development-oriented or maintenance-oriented way with regard to citizens' goals.
• Work systematically and structurally within the overall framework for practice- and citizen-centered competency development.
• Support the SOSU staff in having a preventive focus on the citizen's condition through early detection of distress and illness, in working according to the escalation ladder, and in documenting correctly and timely in Cura.
• Support the resource coordinator's planning regarding competencies and citizen pathways.
• Contribute to professional sparring and reflection in daily work.
• Act as a role model in terms of communication and behavior, including supporting a welcoming demeanor and a constructive collaboration with the citizens' families, empowerment instructors, etc.
• Work with improvement initiatives in our improvement team.
• Transitions guide for the workplace.
• You will to some extent be expected to contribute to solving single-discipline therapeutic tasks.

Daily life

In your daily life as a competency-developing therapist in home care, the focus will be on structured, citizen-centered competency development for unskilled staff, social and health care helpers and assistants. This is planned according to a before - during - after principle, taking as a starting point the individual employee's competency development.

In other words, you must succeed through others for high-quality task execution and happy citizens.

In citizen-centered competency development there will also be embedded various development and change initiatives, where you become a co-player in supporting implementation and anchoring in the core operation.

With us you get

• A good introduction and training.
• A high degree of own and independent influence on solving the task in consultation with citizens and colleagues.
• An exciting development job with many challenges and opportunities.
• Great flexibility regarding shift planning.
• A workplace where we value a good mood highly.
• A team that happily takes on the tasks, supports each other and develops our professionalism.
• A professional support and sparring, regarding both content and method in connection with the practice- and citizen-centered competency development, by a cross-functional professional coordinator. Network meetings once a month, with participation of network leaders and all competency developers in Home Care.

Your profile

• You are trained as a therapist.
• You are positive and energetic and will thus quickly make your mark on daily life.
• You work from an appreciative approach.
• You are open, extroverted and development-oriented, have good communication and collaboration skills and can work independently.
• You thrive on working dedicatedly and persistently with followership, and you can sort and prioritize information in a busy daily life.
• You are flexible and adaptable and can master collaboration with many different actors in daily life.
• Experience with working with improvement initiatives is welcome.

Salary and terms of employment

The position is intended to be filled on 1.1.2027

Salary and employment terms according to the applicable collective agreement.

Final salary determination will be made after negotiation with the union that has the right to negotiate.

If you want to know more

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting the manager Ida Bjørn Nielsen at 51576428 or by email [email protected] .

Application

Click on ”Apply” below to fill out and send your application. All fields with * must be completed. First when you have received a confirmation by email, we have received your application .

The application deadline is November 15, 2026.

We expect to conduct job interviews in week 48.

In the Department of Health and Care we have a general policy that references and possibly a criminal record check are requested during hires. You should therefore expect to be asked about this if we offer you the position.

We note that as part of the recruitment process an entry will be made in our reference register. The reference register includes former employees of the Department of Health and Care who have been dismissed due to material misconduct of the employment relationship.

About Health and Care and Aarhus Municipality

Health and Care (MSO) in Aarhus Municipality works with care for the elderly and health for all citizens.

Aarhus Municipality regards diversity as a resource and therefore encourages everyone - regardless of age, gender, disability, lifestyle, religion or ethnic background - to apply for the position.

Aarhus Municipality is one of Jutland's largest workplaces, where 28,000 professional and passionate colleagues work every day to turn visions into reality and create value for citizens and the society around us. We are a workplace that values professionalism and collaboration highly and we believe that our differences help make Aarhus a good city for everyone. Together we work for a sustainable and inclusive city where employees, citizens, businesses and nature can thrive and flourish. We have ambitions for the city – and for you. Come and join us!