Three Visitation Officers for the Authority Department

We are looking for three new colleagues who will help ensure good and coherent pathways for citizens and translate the Elderly Act and the Social Services Act into present, professional and holistic case management.

Are you curious about people, strong in your assessments and good at building trustful relationships with citizens, relatives and partners? Then you are the person we are looking for.

About the job

Your primary tasks

• visitation and re-evaluation of assistance under the Elderly Act and the Social Services Act
• coordinate discharges from hospital and contribute to safe transitions for citizens
• holistic case processing with focus on the citizen's resources and goals.
• document and assess the citizen's overall situation using Fælles Sprog III as a working method
• manage applicable legislation and politically adopted service levels in a professionally sound and proper manner
• participate in a cluster organization where visitators work closely with the districts through Visitation Tæt På and contribute to continuity, dialogue and shared solutions

We expect from you

• ability to assess and balance between the citizen's needs and the politically determined service level
• ability and willingness to work across disciplines and independently, and to be able to prioritize tasks considering the team’s overall workload
• is reflective, creative and focused on developing practice
• masters to engage in relationships with others, has impact and is good at handling conflicts
• uses communication actively to create trust, respect and shared understanding in contact with citizens, relatives, colleagues and partners
• has a relevant health professional education, preferably as a nurse, occupational therapist, physiotherapist or social- and health care assistant
• is familiar with using an electronic care system. We use KMD Nexus and Fælles Sprog III in Vejle Municipality
• It is an advantage if you have experience as an assessor, but not a requirement

About us

In the Health Care Team you will have 30 engaged colleagues and become part of an active and autonomous team of professionally competent colleagues. We are a team with a focus on high well-being, high professional level and room for humor in everyday life.

Visitators are divided into 3 clusters, where each cluster handles cases/inquiries/discharges as well as common tasks across.

Each cluster collaborates with a number of districts. There is a fixed visitator attached to each district – “Visitation Tæt På” – where you attend in person in the district once a week.

We assess for personal and practical help, training, assistance schemes, leave of absence, as well as elderly and nursing home housing according to Vejle Municipality's quality standards.

Health Care Team is part of the Authority Department which also includes an assistive devices team and the disability and social psychiatry team. In total about 120 colleagues, with cross-department collaboration.

We are a development-oriented department, with focus on professional quality and good case processing.

We offer a workplace focused on well-being, good collaboration, strong relationships and a good mood.

We emphasise that you receive a thorough introduction to the Health Care Team and to the work as a caseworker. You will be thoroughly trained by experienced visitators before you start working independently.

The Authority Department is part of the Health House in Vejle and we work in open-plan offices.

Terms of employment

The position is 37 hours per week and start on 1 December 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The employment is in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

You must have a driver's license.

Application deadline

We must have your application no later than Wednesday 21 October 2026.

We expect to conduct the recruitment interviews on Monday 26 October 2026.

More information

Have you become curious?

You are welcome to contact department head Janni Potempa at phone 40 22 33 92 or professional consultant Anita Vangsgaard at phone 40 49 68 34.

Criminal record

We will obtain a public criminal record with consent upon employment.

Submit your application

We prefer that you apply online by using the 'Submit application' button. Remember to attach your application and CV as well as other relevant documents.

After you have submitted your application, you will receive an email as confirmation.

Please note that the email may be in your Junk mail folder.

Vejle Municipality encourages everyone to apply for the position regardless of gender, age, ethnic background, disability, etc.

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