Vision Consultant for the Concussion/Brain Injury Field at the Center for Special Education for Adults

Do you have a health or pedagogical background, and are you passionate about making a difference for people with visual impairment? Have you already completed or do you wish to undertake the training as a vision consultant? Do you dream of meaningful work where you both use your empathy and your strong communication skills to meet people at eye level and make complex processes understandable?

So perhaps you are the one we are looking for!

About the Center for Special Education for Adults (CSV)

At CSV we have developed a special educational offer for citizens with visual limitations in everyday life as a result of a concussion or brain injury. As one of our skilled and experienced vision consultants leaves, you have the opportunity to become part of this exciting professional offering.

The vision service is delivered under the Act on Special Education for Adults and is primarily aimed at adults. The effort will primarily take place one-to-one with the citizen at CSV or in the citizen's home. There is also the possibility to involve relatives and to develop the offering with group instruction.

About your upcoming work group

You will become part of the vision care group with currently 12 employees, in addition to you consisting of a neuro-ophthalmologist, low-vision optician, a child- and adult-vision consultant function as well as ICT consultants. Your closest colleagues will be two other vision consultants in the concussion area and a neuro-ophthalmologist. In addition, you will participate in close interprofessional collaboration with the concussion care group and the hearing care group at CSV.

We offer

You will have a job at an exciting and versatile workplace with skilled and highly specialized employees in an interprofessional house, who are passionate about creating good lives for and with citizens with disabilities. We have challenging and meaningful tasks with ample opportunity to influence the professional development and the design of the offering at CSV.

You will become part of a dedicated and competent professional group, where there is room for the different disciplines and perspectives on the work. Professional sparring and collaboration are important elements in our daily life, and there is supervision and mentoring as needed. We have a good working environment with good physical conditions and opportunities for competence development. Our teamwork is characterized by strong commitment, helpfulness and good spirits, and we hope you can be part of this.

Your tasks

In the position as vision consultant you will handle the following tasks

• Assessment of the citizen's need for special education based on the ICF model
• Assessment of the vision's cooperation with other senses (vestibular, proprioceptive, tactile) and delimitation herewith in relation to the citizen's daily activity problems
• Teaching in vision-compensating strategies (reading, mobility and ADL) as well as in the use of vision aids, IT and lighting. CSV does not offer binocular vision training, but the teaching can include strategies to reduce overload of the vision
• Guidance of the citizen in applying for aids to grant-giving authorities in the municipalities and testing and/or guidance in vision-compensating solutions within lighting, filters, telephone/PC etc.
• To ensure the citizen's legal rights through documentation in the form of assessments, teaching plans, evaluations and recommendations for aids
• To contribute to developing CSV’s offerings for citizens with visual difficulties as a result of concussion and brain injury
• To participate in cross-disciplinary collaborations internally and externally

About you and your competences

You must at minimum have another health or pedagogical education at bachelor level (e.g., occupational therapist, physiotherapist, special education) and preferably a vision consultant qualification in addition or an interest in obtaining it. It is a big plus if you have professional experience in the field of vision. It is an additional advantage if you already have experience in rehabilitation after concussion or other neurological injuries. You should have good pedagogical skills and communication abilities.

To succeed in the role it is important that you

• are inclusive, empathetic and can act with an open and positive view of people
• are eager to work rehabilitatively in collaboration with the citizen
• can describe the citizen's difficulties and needs in an orderly and easily understandable way
• can work independently and are good at structuring and planning your time
• are keen on professional sparring and development
• have an overview and good collaboration skills, so flexibility and helpfulness are paramount
• are positive, proactive and engaged with your fellow humans and in daily life

The practical

Your primary workplace will be at Ryparken 81, but teaching at citizens' homes can occur. CSV provides bicycles, electric bikes and, to a lesser extent, cars.

About the Center for Special Education for Adults

CSV is the City of Copenhagen’s Center for Adult Special Education, and we have a total staffing of about 60 teaching positions. We primarily offer services to adults with hearing difficulties, vision difficulties, voice and speech difficulties and cognitive and linguistic difficulties as a result of an acquired brain injury, as well as long-term effects after concussion. We are 60 employees and part of the Health and Care Administration of Copenhagen. You can find more information at Center for Special Education for Adults | Center for Special Education for Adults

Salary and employment terms

The position is 37 hours per week and to be filled from March 1, 2027. Salary and employment terms according to the applicable collective agreement (for teachers) and within the framework of local pay formation.

We obtain criminal record checks and take references in connection with recruitment.

If you have previously been employed by the City of Copenhagen, furthermore

If you are considered for a position in the municipality, we will check whether you have been dismissed or terminated from the municipality within the last three years and share relevant information with the hiring manager. It may also include information about criminal behavior that led to dismissal or expulsion from the City of Copenhagen, information about substance abuse such as a positive alcohol test or information about medical history that may have significant importance for a new employment in the municipality. Read more about reference checks here .

Would you like to hear more about the position?

You can contact the department head Marie Louise Kamp Gonzalez at 82 56 10 70.

Apply via the link no later than Tuesday 17 November 2026

An interview will be held Friday 27 November 2026.

About the Health and Care Administration

Our everyday life is about people. See more about our everyday life at our everyday life at www.vores-hverdag.kk.dk .