Competent and engaged teacher of Danish as a second language for Jobcenter Copenhagen – Language and Integration

Would you, with your professional expertise and your pedagogical commitment, help develop Danish teaching at Jobcenter Copenhagen?

Then you may be our new colleague.

You will be attached to a department where we offer Danish education with the aim of supporting citizens' path to employment or education in collaboration with the job center's job counselors. Jobcenter Copenhagen – Center for Language and Integration offers DU1, DU2 and DU3 under the Danish Education Act.

About the job

As a teacher in the department you will work together with the language school's competent and engaged teachers, with consultants from the integration departments and with our administration. We place emphasis on your ability to engage in professional sparring with colleagues, and to work in teams. You will work purposefully to improve citizens' Danish language skills while preparing them for the Danish labor market or education, partly by teaching in business-oriented topics, partly by supporting each individual citizen's path into work.

Your primary tasks will be to

• prepare and conduct teaching for the job center's citizens
• register attendance and handle administrative tasks related to your classes
• develop individual learning plans for citizens with slow progression
• participate in the pedagogical development of the department's core task
• spar with colleagues and participate in the learning organization
• support citizens on their path to employment in Denmark
• collaborate with job counselors and other colleagues in Jobcenter Copenhagen
• support activities in Jobcenter Copenhagen's study center, where we offer various services to job center citizens who attend Danish
• enter into the temporary staffing arrangement

We expect that you

• thrive in a role where teaching Danish as a second language constitutes the majority of your work
• have completed - or are in the process of completing - the education as a Danish as a second language teacher (DAV)
• have a strong pedagogical/didactical profile
• see team collaboration as a resource in planning and developing teaching
• have fundamental knowledge of the employment and education area
• have relevant experience as a teacher of Danish as a second language
• are constructive, adaptable to change and development-oriented even in a dynamic day-to-day
• have a positive approach to your work
• are stable and can contribute to the secure operation of our core task
• are proficient in the Office suite
• have knowledge of the target groups
• are prepared to join a professionally strong environment where sparring is a natural part of our workday
• are results- and development-oriented and ambitious on behalf of your organization

We offer

• an exciting position in an organization with skilled and engaged colleagues
• the opportunity to contribute to further developing our organizational profile with focus on results, impact, quality and flexibility
• a good working environment and a strong culture of collaboration
• an challenging job with a wide range of contacts

Employment conditions

Salary and employment terms follow the applicable collective agreement between Municipalities' Association and Uddannelsesforbundet under the Ny Løn principles. The place of employment is Jobcenter Copenhagen, Emdrupvej 72, 2400 Copenhagen N. This is a permanent position with a weekly working time of 37 hours. Start date is January 1, 2027.

We will obtain references and a criminal record check before any offer of employment.

More information

If you want to know more about the position, you can contact the department head Morten Borring at 23 65 18 25.

Read more about the Department for Employment, Integration and Business on our website

Application deadline: Apply via the link no later than Wednesday 11 November 2026

About the Department for Employment, Integration and Business

In the Department for Employment, Integration and Business (BIF) we help unemployed Copenhagen residents into work, and we support both older unemployed and youth in finding the right path to education. We create good conditions for Copenhagen-based companies and supply labor to them. We work to ensure Copenhagen is a city where there is room for everyone, and we support refugees and immigrants in finding a place in the community. We are about 2,000 employees in BIF.

Our work includes both direct contact with citizens and companies, and political work and administration. We work purposefully on our well-being, and we have a culture characterized by high professionalism, where there is room for your ideas and input.

Application deadline: 11 November 2026

Department: Emdrupvej 72 2400 København NV

Location: Department for Employment, Integration and Business