In the service sector, you play an important role in keeping our community running. We work with everything from facility maintenance, public meals and cleaning services to maintenance of streets, parks and utilities – here you contribute directly to creating a better everyday life for our residents. We offer a work environment that promotes development, collaboration and innovation. Welcome to us, there is always room for more who want to make a difference!
1 position(s).
WORK TASKS
Do you want to make a difference every day through food, knowledge and collaboration?
We are now looking for an engaged and driven meal developer who wants to be part of developing the meals of the future within elderly care.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about the importance of food for health, well-being and quality of life. With us, you get a key role in developing the meal experience for the elderly by creating strong collaborations between meal operations and elderly care.
As a meal developer in elderly care, you work together with our chefs and care staff to ensure that the entire meal chain functions.
In the role, you will, among other things:
• Contribute to realizing the intentions of the new Social Services Act by developing meals and meal environments that strengthen health, participation, independence and social community.
• Strengthen collaboration between meal operations and elderly care.
• Plan and conduct training in nutrition, food hygiene and texture-adapted meals.
• Support operations in matters concerning food, meals and nutrition.
• Contribute to meal enjoyment and a person-centered approach becoming a natural part of the meal situation.
• Work with quality development, improvement work and follow-up in the field.
• Provide support in preventing malnutrition and promoting good nutritional status in the elderly.
• Develop elderly care restaurants to increase their appeal and strengthen their role as a meeting place for seniors.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for someone with great commitment to the health and well-being of older people. You are a person who builds trust, develops relationships and gets people to collaborate toward common goals.
You have the ability to inspire and educate others and feel comfortable leading groups and driving development work.
We believe that you have:
• Relevant higher education in, for example, nutrition, nutritional science or another field that the employer deems equivalent.
• Experience working in meal operations, elderly care or related activities.
• Knowledge of nutrition for the elderly, special diets and texture-adapted meals.
• Good pedagogical skills and experience in teaching or mentoring.
• Ability to work independently and drive development processes.
• It is an asset if you have experience in quality work, change management or collaboration assignments.
With us, you get the opportunity to make a real difference in people's everyday lives. You become part of an engaged team where collaboration, development and innovation are in focus.
You get a varied and meaningful role where you:
• Contribute to increased quality of life for the elderly.
• Get to work strategically and operatively in the same assignment.
• Meet engaged colleagues in both meal operations and care.
• Have the opportunity to influence and develop operations in the long term.
Do you want to help create meals that provide nutrition, joy and community? Then we look forward to hearing from you.
Welcome with your application!
Employment form: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: 2026-10-01.
In Skövde Municipality, we work with everything from care, support and education to infrastructure, maintenance, cultural life and growth. With us there are hundreds of professions and 5500 employees.
Equal, fair and inclusive activities are a given for us.
As an employee in Skövde Municipality, you are an important player in a team that every day, all year round, delivers services to our customers. It is in meeting our customers that the value of our work arises.
We invest in you as an employee and offer skills development, favorable pension terms, wellness allowance and several wellness activities and offers. And best of all, we have room for more.
In Skövde Municipality, we have individual and differentiated salary setting. Information about salary ranges for positions:
https://www.skovde.se/jobba-hos-oss/skovde-kommun-som-arbetsgivare/lon-och-lonesattning/
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We are happy to receive calls from those interested in the job, but we decline from those selling ads and recruitment services.In the service sector, you play an important role in keeping our community running. We work with everything from facility maintenance, public meals and cleaning services to maintenance of streets, parks and utilities – here you contribute directly to creating a better everyday life for our residents. We offer a work environment that promotes development, collaboration and innovation. Welcome to us, there is always room for more who want to make a difference!
1 position(s).
WORK TASKS
Do you want to make a difference every day through food, knowledge and collaboration?
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