New colleagues wanted for Mopælappen

Mopælappen Kindergarten

where play and presence

turn into learning and life skills.

Can you see yourself in working with children from 0-6 years old? Are you keen to contribute with your pedagogical expertise and your relational skills to a safe and developmental everyday life for our many children, so please read on.

About us

• Mopælappen Kindergarten is Ærø Municipality's integrated day care for ages 0-6, located in the heart of Marstal.
• Mopælappen is situated on an 8,500 square meter hilly natural area, within walking distance of both forest and beach. Our spaces, indoors and outdoors, invite fun, development, and educational play for all children.
• In Mopælappen we work to create the best participation opportunities where diversity is seen as a resource.
• We are part of the Children and Youth area in Ærø Municipality, and work with a basis in the municipality's Children & Youth Policy. Here the shared view of children is a part of our pedagogical practice.

We have a close collaboration with the family department and the health nurse for early preventive actions.

In this way we work together to create the good childhood.

• The kindergarten is divided into a nursery consisting of two groups, and a kindergarten consisting of three groups.
• As an employee at Mopælappen Kindergarten, you are employed for the whole house, and our approach is that all children are everyone's children, and we share a common responsibility to ensure equal participation opportunities in the children's communities for all the house's children.

What you can expect from your tasks

• You contribute to creating equal participation opportunities in safe and well-functioning pedagogical learning environments throughout the day, based on the children's perspectives.
• You contribute to pedagogical quality, including in our work with our evaluation culture.
• You participate in study meetings, staff meetings and other activities.
• You engage in parent collaboration including communication via AULA, as well as our cross-professional collaboration in Ærø Municipality.
• You participate in the kindergarten's general practical and pedagogical tasks, including daily planning and structure.

We offer

• A large, active kindergarten with happy children in well-being, satisfied parents, and engaged and skilled staff.
• A kindergarten focused on high pedagogical quality.
• A kindergarten focused on good staffing levels distributed among educators, teaching assistants and pedagogical assistants.
• Professional and personal sparring with colleagues and the management team
• A good working environment where diversity, community, loyalty and collaboration are at the forefront.
• Time for preparation.
• A job with a high degree of influence on your pedagogical work, as well as the pedagogical development of the house as a whole.
• A job with opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Good onboarding including a three-month start-up meeting with the manager.

About you we would like to see

• That you are trained as an educator, or have another relevant education.
• That you have experience from the early childhood sector, or from other work with children.

We would love to hear from you regardless. The most important is that you can see yourself in the work around our pedagogical tasks with the children.

• That you have good relational skills.
• That you have an inclusive view of children and people, and can create space for diversity.
• That you possess good collaboration skills, and can relate to differences in perspective in a professional and curious way.
• That you can work in a structured way, have an overview and can stay calm even in pressured situations.
• That you have a high degree of flexibility in the collaboration around operations aimed at the common core task.
• That you enjoy playing

The practicalities

There is a position available in the nursery and one in the toddler section. Both positions are permanent. The working hours are between 25 and 37 hours.

Appointment from January 1 or as soon as possible thereafter.

You are welcome to contact sous-chef Sonja Tonnesen if you want to know more about the positions, or if you would like to visit us before sending your application.

You can write or call at;

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 63526420/29380421

Application deadline: Thursday 12 November at 12:00.

We will hold interviews Monday 16 November 2026.

You can read more about Mopælappen Kindergarten and Ærø at respectively.

https://mopaelappen.aula.dk/

https://www.aeroekommune.dk/

https://www.visitaeroe.dk/aeroe/velkommen-til-aeroe

Application deadline: 12 November 2026

Department: Statene 2 5970 Ærøskøbing