Vacant job

We are now looking for a chef for our kitchen at Nytida Österlen HVB in Hammenhög.

You will be responsible for preparing meals for approximately 14 people. You will be in charge of organizing breakfast, lunch, dinner, and preparing evening snacks. It is important to us that our residents receive a nutritious and healthy diet, and all food is prepared from scratch. We strive to be a workplace with engaged employees, good community, opportunities to influence, and present leaders who participate in daily work. At Nytida, we are in constant development. With us, you can grow as a person while making a difference for others. Our culture is permeated by our values - respect, responsibility, simplicity, and knowledge.

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength.

This is what you get with us:

• Basic training when you are permanently employed within Nytida and skills development through our own educational organization Lära
• Benefits portal with discounts and benefits
• Coaching and supportive managers close to you
• A common pedagogy to provide the best care and support to our care recipients
• Career and development opportunities

We also have collective agreements, occupational pensions, insurance, wellness grants, and shoe allowances for care staff.

About the role In this position, you will be responsible for planning menus, ordering supplies, and ensuring that your own budget is maintained. Furthermore, we want you to be able to handle various special diets, serving, and keeping food warm, as well as washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen. It is important that you can handle food properly and have knowledge of and follow laws and guidelines, both national and local. You are well-versed in self-control and have experience and knowledge of self-control work. We seek staff who have experience in all areas of the kitchen and who are not averse to seeing the entire kitchen as their workplace. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. Primarily, we are looking for a person with the ability to meet people in a respectful manner and who is cheerful and outgoing, and sees it as a natural part of their job to involve our clients in the kitchen when needed.

About the unit Nytida Österlen is a HVB (home for care and accommodation). We welcome men and women over 21 years old with mental disabilities, even in combination with substance abuse. We work towards long-term goals with a focus on strengthening the healthy.

Your experience and knowledge

We see that you have good collaboration skills, are service-oriented, and enjoy working together with both colleagues and clients. We also wish that you are meticulous, flexible, and can work in a structured manner and organize your work effectively. We are looking for a person with a chef's education and experience from large-scale kitchens, who can also prepare special and vegetarian/vegan meals.

In the recruitment process, we place great importance on personal suitability and want you to embody our values:

Respect – Everyone has the right to a dignified life with physical, mental, and social well-being. Responsibility – We have employees who dare and want to, and managers who listen and lead. Simplicity – It is easy to influence and to be an employee or to live and stay with us. Knowledge – We reflect, learn from each other, and utilize everyone's competence.

Other A driver's license is required. Employment rate: At least 75% or as agreed. Employment form: Permanent with a 6-month probationary period. Salary: We apply individual salary setting. Start date: As agreed. Application deadline: November 30, 2025. We apply ongoing recruitment. We reserve the right to hire before the application deadline. Background check: An extract from the criminal record must be presented upon potential employment. As part of our work environment efforts, random drug tests may occur. Union contact: Vision, [email protected] Kommunal, www.kommunal.se For more information contact:

Operations Manager Jonas Löfgren, 0414-18491 or [email protected] Group Manager Helma Johnsson, 0414-18481 or [email protected]

Application Welcome to apply via the “Submit Application” button below. Do not wait to apply as we are selecting candidates on an ongoing basis. 

If you are called for an interview, you need to be able to prove that you have the right to work in Sweden by showing that you have citizenship within the EU/EES or a valid work permit.

Nytida provides support to children, young people, and adults for the needs of a lifetime within disability and psychosocial issues. We offer housing, daily activities, support to individuals and families, and schools at approximately 400 units across the country. We aim to be quality-leading in everything we do, and our vision is to make the world a little better, one person at a time. Our employees work with each person's quality of life and safety in focus. Nytida is part of the Ambea corporate group.  (http://www.nytida.se/)www.nytida.se (http://www.nytida.se/)