Kitchen staff for Arena School and Leisure

Would you like to help start a new food school at an exciting public school in Ørestad, where we together create the framework for the good childhood and focus on taste, sustainability and collaboration?

We are seeking a kitchen assistant who can help create our new food program for the pupils in our completely new food school.

In the City of Copenhagen we put taste and sustainability at the forefront when we cook for the city's children. Right now we are about to start a new food school at Arena School and Leisure. This school year we have about 650 children and the aim is that 80% or more are enrolled in the food school.

The food schools in Copenhagen unite the lunch meal with learning and food education. There are a total of 23 food schools across the city and the kitchen teams have ongoing exchange of experiences and sparring across. We will become the newest food school in the family.

The meal as a learning environment, professional development and a nice place for everyone

You will be involved from the start to build a strong team that can run a food school with high professionalism, food made from scratch and ecology and sustainability as important parameters for the operation. At Arena School and Leisure you will become part of a strong and engaged community, where the daily meal becomes an important part of the pedagogical learning environment. You will actively contribute with your knowledge, creativity and professionalism.

In the job you will set the direction for our food school for 0th to 7th grade in collaboration with our kitchen team. Our goal is not to make 'kids’ food', but to prepare tasty meals that can inspire and satisfy the pupils. Guidelines such as taste, health, variation, nutrition, courage in food, learning and inspiration are elements we work with on a daily basis.

Responsibilities

• handling of raw materials
• cooking in the hot/cold kitchen as well as baking
• presentation of the food
• planning together with the kitchen team regarding different tasks
• participating in planning of menus/meal plans
• to deliver a high standard in cleaning and tidying up.

Qualifications

We expect that you

• have good experience from similar positions
• are passionate about tasty meals for school children
• want to help run a kitchen with 90% ecology, a low carbon footprint and as little food waste as possible
• can lead a team and have good collaboration skills
• have experience with large-scale kitchen machines
• like to involve pupils in kitchen work
• are keen to involve pupils in the kitchen and have good pedagogical skills
• have experience with world cuisine in terms of taste, ingredients and presentation
• speak Danish and be good at English.

We offer an attractive job that follows the school year with family-friendly working hours and holidays, and a relaxed, collaborative and engaged work environment where we value wellbeing and professionalism highly.

Terms of employment

The position is a permanent part-time job of 35 hours per week. We would like you to start as soon as possible. The workplace is Arena School and Leisure food school. Salary and terms of employment according to the applicable collective agreement and within the framework of local pay formation. In connection with the employment we will obtain child and criminal background checks and take references.

More information

If you would like to hear more about the position, you are welcome to contact kitchen coordinator William Biddle at 30 24 01 24.

Please attach your CV with your application.

Apply via the link no later than Tuesday 20 October 2026

We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis.