Would you like to be part of a development night shift?

We are seeking a social- and health care helper and a social- and health care assistant for permanent positions on our on-call night shift in Svendborg Municipality with start on 1 January 2027 or by agreement.

Do you thrive with responsibility, independence and high professionalism – and would you like to be part of a work community where we continually are curious about how we can create the best possible framework for both employees and citizens?

Then you might be one of our new colleagues.

On the night shift you will have the opportunity to use your full professional scope. You will encounter both familiar, planned tasks and situations that require you to observe, assess, prioritise and act.

You work independently, but you are not alone. We work as one team and actively use each other’s different professionalities.

Different professional disciplines – same team

On the night shift we solve the tasks together, but contribute with different competencies.

As a social- and health care helper you will, among other things, use your professional skills to observe changes in the citizen, create security and provide care and nursing. You are often the one who gets closest to the citizen, and your observations are important for the continued efforts.

As a social- and health care assistant you will have the opportunity to use your health professions competencies and make independent professional assessments. You must be able to prioritise, act on changes and help ensure the correct professional response when something unexpected occurs.

Common to both roles is that you must be able to work independently, take responsibility and at the same time know when to reach out to a colleague or another professional.

About the job

As part of the on-call night team you come into citizens’ own homes and meet people with very different needs. It requires professionalism, independence and the ability to create calm and security – even when the night does not go exactly as planned.

You will have close collaboration with your colleagues on the night team as well as the nurses in the on-call district nursing service, who are also at work at night.

For us, the work environment is as important as the professionalism. We believe that high quality is created through psychological safety, mutual respect and a strong collegial community.

We do not expect you to know everything. Instead, we expect that you are curious, take responsibility and dare to ask when you are in doubt.

We focus on a sustainable working life – also at night

Night work places special demands, and therefore we continually focus on how we can create good working conditions for our employees.

From December we will trial a new basic rhythm for a period of two months, where shifts as a rule are arranged in blocks of 2 or 3 night shifts in a row.

The trial is part of our ongoing work to create a good balance between operation, continuity and consideration for employees’ work environment. After the two months we evaluate the rolled-out arrangement and decide on the future planning.

For us, a good work environment is not about everything always being as it usually is. We want to be curious about whether we can do something better.

We are looking for you who

• Are educated as a social- and health care helper or as a social- and health care assistant
• Have a driving licence
• Thrive with night work, independence and responsibility
• Can remain calm and maintain overview in unforeseen situations
• Are curious, engaged and professionally conscious
• Dare to ask when you are in doubt, and reach out for help when the situation requires it
• Communicate clearly and respectfully
• Are reliable and contribute positively to the work community
• Have a flair for documentation and IT
• Want to contribute to a culture where we help each other, learn from each other and make each other look good

About us

With us you will become part of a night team where professionalism and job satisfaction go hand in hand. We prioritise psychological safety, visible leadership, close interdisciplinary collaboration and a culture where we help each other and make each other look good. We believe the best solutions are created together, and that a good working environment is the foundation for good care.

We offer

• A thorough introduction with mentorship and onboarding by experienced colleagues
• A section with good structure, planning and a healthy working environment
• A dynamic workplace with exciting and varied tasks
• Good opportunities for professional development
• A strong collegial community and close cross-disciplinary collaboration
• A planned shift coverage where the right professionalism is always present when needed.

The Elderly Care Area

When you work in the elderly care area, you meet a unique person behind every door. A person for whom you make a difference. With us you have the freedom to meet that person – perhaps with a small talk, in a difficult moment or with a helping hand.

We do not have a single ready-made recipe for the good elderly life, because we celebrate diversity. Instead, we make an effort to always meet each person with dignity, respect and high professionalism

We create the best frames for you to perform your work well and meaningfully, and we also have high expectations of your professionalism. With us you have the opportunity to use your competencies and develop them further.

About Svendborg Municipality

Svendborg Municipality is, in our view, a workplace of a perfectly size: We are small enough to be close to each other in a warm, informal community with short lines of command and without hidden agendas. And we are large enough to have ample room for ambitions, high professionalism and rich opportunities for development. We cherish everyday life and insist that it should be nice to go to work. We are busy, but not too busy to help each other.

Our values are not only on paper; we actually use them as a compass every day. We meet each other at eye level, in dialogue and with trust, and together we create a safe framework where we can all solve our tasks independently, flexibly and responsibly.

Salary and employment

The positions are permanent from 1 January 2027 or by agreement.

The positions are 37 hours per month or by agreement.

The workplace is; Fåborgvej 64, 5700 Svendborg

In Svendborg Municipality, the salary for this type of position typically falls within these monthly intervals for full-time employment.

Social- and health care assistants: 35,268 and 45,496

Social- and health care helpers: 33,160 and 41,943

The salary includes pension, special holiday allowance and fixed allowances. There may also be working time allowances and other special allowances. It is important to note that your concrete salary is determined based on your experience, seniority and competencies and negotiated with the relevant professional organisation.

An ordinary criminal record certificate must be submitted upon appointment to the position.

Svendborg Municipality has a smoke-free working time. We want smoke-free working time to contribute to a healthy working environment for all employees.

Application deadline

The application deadline is 24 November 2026

We plan to conduct interviews on Monday 27 November 2026.

Further information and interviews

We are facing an organizational change on 1 January 2027, where the Night Team will have a new managerial anchoring.

If you have questions about the position or the upcoming organization, you are very welcome to contact acting section head Anne Hasseltoft at telephone 2479 6103.

Interviews will be conducted by section head Dorte Pihl, who from 1 January 2027 will assume leadership of the Night Team.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Svendborg Municipality has a smoke-free working time. We want smoke-free working time to contribute to a healthy working environment for all employees.

Welcome to Svendborg - the capital of the archipelago!

Svendborg has a superb location in the midst of the most beautiful nature, on the edge of the South Funen Archipelago and with a mini-metropolis that offers it all. We do not hesitate to proudly call Svendborg the culture capital of Funen. We have a charming town centre and a lively trading town with theatres and museums as well as a rich association life.

Our day care and primary schools are top-notch with a particular focus on movement and sport, and we have several higher education institutions that will soon be gathered in an attractive educational environment by the harbour. Svendborg is located in the middle of the country with half an hour to Odense and under two hours to Copenhagen and Aarhus. Svendborg, with its around 60,000 inhabitants, is Funen’s second-largest municipality.