Hourly substitute for an 8-year-old boy in Skanderborg Municipality

Fun and empathetic helper sought for a fantastic 8-year-old boy.

Skanderborg Municipality is looking for a fun, sweet, empathetic and proactive adult to a wonderful 8-year-old boy. After three wonderful years with the same helper, who sadly has had to stop, the family hopes to find the right person to become an important part of the boy's everyday life.

The boy is 8 years old and attends a special school. He has autism and ADHD, but above all he is a happy, humorous, sharp and charismatic boy with lots of energy and good ideas.

He loves activities that are fast-paced and where he can use his body.

These may include

Strength training on the living room floor, cycling, football, basketball and frisbee, skateboarding.

But he also enjoys calmer activities such as

LEGO Ninjago, drawing, board games like Labyrinth and Monopoly, PlayStation and Minecraft, YouTube.

In addition, he loves dressing up, preferably as something cool or scary, and he is fond of outdoor life where you can make a campfire, carve, saw and explore nature. He also shows interest in baking and creative projects.

Who is the family looking for?

The family hopes to find a person who wants to be active with the boy and create good experiences in everyday life.

Perhaps

• Do you love playing football or PlayStation yourself?
• Can you do tricks on a skateboard?
• Are you a scout or outdoor person?
• Do you engage in role-playing or have creative hobbies?
• Most importantly, are you willing to engage and "play along".
• The boy has fantastic humor and loves fun and irony. At the same time he is sensitive and needs an adult who can read him, create clear and safe boundaries and meet him with calm, presence and understanding.

The family is therefore looking for a person who

• Is patient and empathetic
• Has a calm nervous system and keeps an overview
• Can set clear boundaries without raising their voice
• Is good at relationships and communication
• Takes initiative and creates activities
• Can use humor as an educational tool

About the family

The boy's parents both live in the Stilling/Skanderborg area. They are divorced, so the boy has two homes.

Although the parents do not live together, they have a close and good collaboration regarding their son, and the parents still do many things together as a family. You will therefore meet two calm, down-to-earth and cooperative parents who place a high value on open communication and mutual trust.

We emphasize that you

• Can see yourself in a long-term relationship and employment in the coming years
• Are flexible and stable
• Have good communication skills
• Have experience with children, either private or professional
• Would preferably have knowledge of autism, ADHD or neurodiversity through education, work or personal experiences

Practical information

The position is 6 hours per week.

We imagine

A fixed weekly day, for example Thursday afternoon for about 4 hours.

The remaining 2 hours can be used or saved by agreement, for example for weekend appointments or occasional weekday evenings as needed.

Salary and employment terms are agreed closer to the applicable rules for the grant.

Application

If you can see yourself as an important adult in the boy's life, we would love to hear from you.

Feel free to send

A short application with information about yourself.

Your CV.

A statement or recommendation from a previous boss, colleague, friend or a family member who can say something about you as a person.

The family looks forward to hearing from you and finding the right person for the boy's next chapter.

Application deadline

The application deadline is 1 December 2026.

Employment

The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

The task is remunerated by Skanderborg Municipality, and the main employers will be the family themselves. A youth and criminal record check will be obtained prior to employment.

• Salary is adjusted according to the current rates issued by the Association of Municipalities
• Salary is paid on an hourly basis, monthly in arrears
• From Skanderborg Municipality there is no reimbursement for any chosen expenses related to the relief; these are covered by the parents in such cases
• If there is a need to change working hours, this must be applied for separately by the parents by contacting Skanderborg Municipality's Special Advisory
• To the extent that the granted time increases, decreases or falls away, you are obliged to accept changes in the agreed working hours without further notice
• The relief worker is covered by the Sick Day Benefits Act as far as day allowances during illness and maternity/paternity

Additional information

If you want to know more about the job as a substitute/companion, you can contact digitally via borger.dk, att. Jakob Poulsen, who will ensure your inquiry is forwarded to the child’s parents.

About the Secretariat for Children and Youth

In the Secretariat for Children & Youth we work with children, young people and families. We cover the entire area for 0-18 years - from general areas with health visiting, day care, schools, after-school centers/clubs, to the special area with PPR and the social area with SSP and child social counseling.

Our task in Children and Youth is to support each family’s effort to create a good childhood, where children and young people thrive and develop in safe frames. This all happens under the political vision that all children have the right to a good childhood with experiences of joy, safety, engagement, enthusiasm and resilience in relation to life’s challenges.

In Skanderborg Municipality you see more prams, trees and lakes than elsewhere in the country. There is a view. Not only to Denmark’s most beautiful nature, but also to active local communities, growth companies and an exceptional association life. As a workplace, Skanderborg Municipality is known for flat structure and a high ceiling. Welcome to natural surplus.