DanChurch Social/Kirkens Korshær is looking for new casual employees for Mariatjenesten and YouPeople

YouPeople is a morning café for homeless and socially vulnerable people under DanChurch Social (Kirkens Korshær). We are located at Stengade 40 in Nørrebro and are open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 07:15-10:15, as well as Saturday and Sunday from 09:00-15:00.

Mariatjenesten is a day and evening offer where we serve coffee, tea and cake to homeless and socially vulnerable people in Vesterbro. We are located in Maria Church at Istedgade 20 and are open Monday-Friday with shifts from 11-16:30 and 18-22:30.

In both of our offers our doors are open to everyone, but most of our users are homeless migrants from around the world, with core groups coming from Eastern Europe and West Africa. Each offer is visited by 35-60 guests each day.

You will be responsible for opening and running the offer with another staff member and/or volunteers. We are a young team where things move quickly. We value honesty, curiosity and responsibility.

We are looking for someone who:

• Can be responsible for opening and running YouPeople/Mariatjenesten with another staff member and/or volunteers
• Wants to work with, recruit and motivate volunteers to keep coming back. You are calm, positive and encouraging, and can lead volunteers who are working with homeless people for the first time
• Is able to work either early mornings and weekends, or both afternoon and evenings

In addition to the social aspect of the job, there are also a number of practical things that may need to be carried out on your shift. This could include cooking (together with the volunteers), making and serving coffee & tea, washing clothes, tidying up the café, and so on.

We imagine that you:

• Thrive in a social job, as you will be a primary point of contact for both our guests and volunteers while on shift
• Are positive and energetic, and can maintain a calm atmosphere for everyone in the café
• Can set clear boundaries and are able to diffuse conflict—those that involve you, the users, and the volunteers
• Most likely have experience from other social, educational or NGO work
• Are open, respectful, and empathetic, and want to help homeless and socially vulnerable people from Denmark and other countries
• Are fluent in English - all other languages are a huge plus

For more information, contact Aicha Lind on [email protected]

As we are looking for people to start ASAP, we will be conducting interviews as we receive applications. The final application deadline is the 1st of May 2024.

DanChurch Social has more than 450 employees and 9,000 volunteers who, among other things, happily run warming rooms, shelters, and thrift stores. Our work is based on the Christian view of humanity and is supported by the state and municipalities, but is financed by private funds, donated by people who believe in the great value of the small good moments.

Read more about the organization here: www.kirkenskorshaer.dk and YouPeople and Mariatjenesten.