Wanna join our kitchen team? We a looking for two student assistants for our café to help us with the daily tasks in the kitchen and coordinate our great volunteers!Wanna join our kitchen team? We a looking for two student assistants for our café to help us with the daily tasks in the kitchen and coordinate our great volunteers!Café Mellemfolk, located in the center of Aarhus, is more than an ordinary café – it’s a café with principles! We’re run by volunteers, we have high standards for every item on our menu, and we donate our proceeds to projects around the globe working for a more sustainable and just world.Café Mellemfolk, located in the center of Aarhus, is more than an ordinary café – it’s a café with principles! We’re run by volunteers, we have high standards for every item on our menu, and we donate our proceeds to projects around the globe working for a more sustainable and just world.
What will you be doing:What will you be doing:You will be helping in the kitchen in three different areas:

Cooking tasks. This includes food prep, daily servings, and catering events. We will expand our kitchen activities to include daily meals from 17 every day, and you will be a part of some of these servings as well as our prepping for our everyday menu (paninis, soup etc.)

Coordinate a group of 10-20 kitchen volunteers. The kitchen is run by a coordination team, that you will be a part of, together with a group of volunteers. The coordination entails being in contact with them about taking kitchen shifts and helping onboarding new people.

Assisting with updating and implementing production and hygiene procedures. This includes making sure we follow Fødevarestyrelsen standards and that we have efficient work routines in the kitchen

Cooking tasks. This includes food prep, daily servings, and catering events. We will expand our kitchen activities to include daily meals from 17 every day, and you will be a part of some of these servings as well as our prepping for our everyday menu (paninis, soup etc.)Coordinate a group of 10-20 kitchen volunteers. The kitchen is run by a coordination team, that you will be a part of, together with a group of volunteers. The coordination entails being in contact with them about taking kitchen shifts and helping onboarding new people.Assisting with updating and implementing production and hygiene procedures. This includes making sure we follow Fødevarestyrelsen standards and that we have efficient work routines in the kitchen
Who are you:Who are you:To be a good fit for the position, we expect you to have:

A relevant education, eg. business, administration, nutrition, or service business

Experience with working in a professional kitchen, preferably with plant-based menu items

Knowledge of volunteer coordination

Ability to work in a diverse team

A good financial understanding

Strong English language skills

A relevant education, eg. business, administration, nutrition, or service businessExperience with working in a professional kitchen, preferably with plant-based menu itemsKnowledge of volunteer coordinationAbility to work in a diverse teamA good financial understandingStrong English language skills
We offer:We offer:

A 15 hour working week

Flexible working hours

A mandatory pension scheme

Hands-on experience from working in a kitchen, taking on responsibilities

Valuable learnings from working with volunteers in a NGO

A friendly, fun enjoyable, unique working environment

A 15 hour working weekFlexible working hoursA mandatory pension schemeHands-on experience from working in a kitchen, taking on responsibilitiesValuable learnings from working with volunteers in a NGOA friendly, fun enjoyable, unique working environment
Are you interested?Are you interested?To ensure an inclusive and fair recruitment process and give an equal opportunity for all job applicants, we encourage you to not add a photo in your CV.We are looking forward to hearing from you.Global Platform Denmark consists of two volunteer hubs based in Copenhagen and Aarhus. This position will be based in Aarhus, where Café Mellemfolk is the focal point of a volunteer community of more than 120 people. Café Mellemfolk works as a social entrepreneurship project, making it the financial backbone of our activities in Aarhus. Here, our plant-based kitchen has proven a strong component of our income and in the coming months we will develop this even further, introducing daily dishes troughout the whole week. To implement this, we are looking for a kitchen coordinator to lead the process together with our team of Global Platform coordinators.Global Platform Denmark consists of two volunteer hubs based in Copenhagen and Aarhus. This position will be based in Aarhus, where Café Mellemfolk is the focal point of a volunteer community of more than 120 people. Café Mellemfolk works as a social entrepreneurship project, making it the financial backbone of our activities in Aarhus. Here, our plant-based kitchen has proven a strong component of our income and in the coming months we will develop this even further, introducing daily dishes troughout the whole week. To implement this, we are looking for a kitchen coordinator to lead the process together with our team of Global Platform coordinators.