Social and Healthcare Assistant

Do you like helping others? Are you interested in people and health? Would you like to boost your Danish language skills, to become financially self-supporting and to start a career on Lolland? Then read on here!

Lolland Municipality is looking for new colleagues who want to pursue a healthcare education and to take on a meaningful job in the eldercare.

The training program “Vejen til SOSU” is meant to prepare you - as a newcomer to Lolland - to get an education and a job in the municipal Elderly & Health sector. We offer salary during your training as well as good colleagues.

What is “Vejen til SOSU”?

“Vejen til SOSU” means the path to social and healthcare. By following this program, you will improve your Danish skills and acquire basic eldercare competences and knowledge about healthcare.

As participant you are employed by Lolland Municipality for the full duration of the program, which is approximately 7 months. Some weeks you will take on training and unskilled labor in a municipal healthcare team and other weeks you will attend classes at the SOSU Nykøbing Falster college as part of your employment.

The program gives you a good foundation for subsequently completing an education as “social- og sundhedsassistent” (SSA - a social and health care assistant, approx. 3½ year, with possibility to obtain authorization as healthcare professional) or “social- og sundhedshjælper” (SSH – a social and healthcare helper, approx. 1½ year). In this way, the “Vejen til SOSU” program paves a way for a career in the municipality starting with a trainee position during your formal education.

In the long term, your workplace as a SSA or SSH will be people's own homes, whether you work in a care center or drive to private houses and apartments. You will be part of a team and meet people with different care needs. We work from the principle of 'helping people to help themselves', because being as self-reliant as possible improves people's quality of life. You must be able to thrive on meeting new people, work independently and have varying tasks.

What does it require?

To be employed for the “Vejen til SOSU” training program you must

• have an interest in working with people.
• speak, read and understand Danish and have completed language school with “Prøve i Dansk 2” or “Prøve i Dansk 3”.
• have a math level equivalent to Grade 9 in Denmark.
• have a valid residence permit.
• present a criminal record.

It will be an advantage if you have learning skills from prior education. It will also be a clear advantage to have cycling skills and a driving license for ordinary cars, but it is not an absolute requirement.

Salary and employment conditions:

You will receive a salary during the entire training program period. The salary is approx. 21,900 DKK per month (approx. 14,400 DKK after tax). If you are assigned shifts in your team on weekends, evenings or public holidays, you will earn extra allowances. On average there will be 37 hours of work per week.

According to Lolland Municipality's smoking policy, smoking during working hours is not allowed.

Before the program ends your leader and study advisors in the municipality and at the college will discuss the possibilities for formal education with you. If you all agree, a new trainee position may follow immediately after your “Vejen til SOSU” employment.

When can I start?

To join “Vejen til SOSU” you will need to have completed your language school (Read about the language school) and to apply for a fixed-term position at the municipality. We open for new applications for the program approximately twice a year.

Information about new application rounds will be published on the college's website (in Danish).

The next “Vejen til SOSU” starts in January 2026.

Do you have questions?

If you have questions about employment and working in the Elderly & Health sector of Lolland Municipality, please contact team leader Karin Hansen at +45 23 24 01 80. If you want to know more about the teaching at the SOSU Nykøbing Falster college, contact course consultant Sabrina Pansa on +45 20 13 41 96. You can also contact Lolland Municipality´s newcomer guide, Martina Frang Mostad on Tel. +45 23 99 59 36.

If you're interested in hearing more, meet your teachers and other applicants you can sign up for one of the information meetings held by the SOSU college. You'll find the current dates on the college's website.

Sign up for the information meetings on the SOSU college’s website.

How do I apply?

Whenever we are open for applications you will find link to our application platform, Emply, at the college’s “Vejen til SOSU” webpage: https://www.sosunyk.dk/kurser/vejen-til-sosu/

In your application, write why you would like to participate in the course, what qualifications you have and describe your work experience. For example, you can write about what you have worked with, how long you have lived in Denmark and when you have completed or expect to complete language school.

In the application platform you are required to fill a short online formular and to submit your application and relevant documents. You send your application online by clicking on “Apply” button in the formular.

After you have applied you will be contacted and probably be invited for an interview to talk about your motivation, qualifications and possibilities for employment.

We invite all qualified persons regardless of age, gender, ethnic background, religion, etc. to apply.