Enskede Årsta Vantör Seeks Cooks for Its Food Service Unit

Stockholm – our capital with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone who lives here today and in the future. Now we're looking for you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm. Do you want to make a difference in the daily lives of Stockholmers and work in an exciting and growing district? With us, you'll develop and grow with your responsibilities. We work to find new innovative ways of working for healthy and meaningful aging. To support this, we have an innovation center with outstanding welfare technology in care and services. Together we work to be a district area in a safe city where people can grow up, live, and grow old. Do you want a part-time job where you make a difference every day? The food service unit at Enskede Årsta Vantör district administration is now seeking cooks who want to work on an as-needed basis and contribute to good, nutritious, and sustainable meals for seniors. We're looking for both trained cooks and those with additional expertise in diet and specialized nutrition. Regardless of your focus area, you'll become an important part of our team and contribute to high-quality meals based on our seniors' needs. Welcome to us The food service unit has been operated in-house within the district administration since March 1st. We prepare approximately 1,600 meal portions daily for elderly care in Enskede Årsta Vantör. Meals are delivered to our care and residential facilities as well as meal boxes to home care clients. We also operate a restaurant where individuals can purchase lunch or meal boxes. With us, meals are an important part of health, quality of life, and sustainable development. By preparing good, nutritious, and adapted meals, we contribute to increased well-being for seniors every day. Together we work to create high-quality meals based on individual needs. What we offer With us, you'll get a meaningful and active part-time job where you contribute to increased well-being for the district's seniors. You'll become part of an engaged team with strong camaraderie and work in an operation focused on quality, nutrition, and sustainability. You'll receive an introduction that makes you feel secure in your role and the opportunity to use and develop your expertise in cooking, nutrition, and diet for seniors. Your role As a cook with us, you have an important role in planning, preparing, and quality-assuring meals for seniors. You work with a focus on good, nutritious, and adapted meals based on individual needs. Your responsibilities include preparing meals from scratch, handling specialized diets and texture-modified meals, and contributing to menu planning. You work in accordance with applicable food hygiene regulations, internal controls, and food safety standards. The role also includes handling product deliveries and contributing to maintaining good structure and high quality in daily operations. You collaborate closely with your colleagues and contribute to a positive work environment. We're looking for both cooks who primarily want to work with regular meal preparation and cooks with expertise in diet, specialized nutrition, and adapted meals. Your skills and experience For this role, you need: Secondary education in restaurant and food service with a focus on cooking, vocational training as a cook, or other education that the employer considers equivalent Strong ability to communicate in Swedish both verbally and in writing Ability to work independently and as part of a team It's an advantage if you have: Experience working in large-scale kitchens or public sector operations Experience working with specialized diets and adapted meals Knowledge of nutrition, diet, and dietetics As a person, you're responsible, organized, and have good teamwork skills. You thrive working at a fast pace and have a professional approach to your work. We're looking for someone who is flexible and enjoys contributing where the need is greatest. Since work is offered on an as-needed basis, we'd like you to be flexible with working hours and interested in working extra when the operation needs reinforcement. Other information The employment is a part-time position where work is offered as needed. Working hours may be scheduled on both weekdays and weekends, depending on operational needs. The food service unit is located at Åstorpsringen 28 in Enskededalen. When applying, you'll indicate whether you have expertise or experience in diet, specialized nutrition, and adapted meals. We're looking for both cooks without diet expertise and cooks with diet expertise. Selection and interviews may take place on a rolling basis. Stockholm City works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's skills and thereby preventing discrimination. Enskede Årsta Vantör is one of 11 district administrations in Stockholm City. As part of Stockholm City, the administration provides preschool and leisure activities, care for seniors and people with disabilities, social services, preventive and safety-creating work, urban development, and park maintenance for our 106,000 residents in the district area. We face exciting challenges as the Enskede Årsta Vantör district grows and completely new neighborhoods are built. Approximately 20,000 new apartments are planned by 2030. To work for Stockholm City with seniors and people with disabilities in their homes, you must provide a criminal record extract. The extract must not be older than 6 months from the date of issue.

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