Cook for Djupadal School

Jönköping Municipality is a large employer with hundreds of different job roles. We are growing in line with the development of the municipality with more residents, more housing, and a larger range of services. We are always on the lookout for new talent - employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences, united by the common drive to create a better municipality to visit, live, work, and reside in.

Do you want to serve culinary joy and contribute to a joyful learning experience?

Do you want to be part of an engaged, service-oriented, and professional team? Then you should apply for the position of cook in our school restaurant!

Your new job

We are currently looking for 2 cooks for the new Djupadal School. There is a primary school and an adapted primary school for grades 7-9. The school is set to open in the spring of 2026.

You will be part of a team of 2 cooks where you will start preparing food in the spring. From the autumn term, the number of students will gradually increase by one grade at a time (starting with grade 7).

You will report to the area manager and the head cook who leads and distributes the daily work on-site.

Examples of job responsibilities:

• Serve delicious and well-prepared food to the kitchen's young guests.
• Cook from scratch according to applicable guidelines for breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
• Create meals that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, and flavorful for children and youth.
• Plan menus and order relevant goods.
• Be a good ambassador for the kitchen by involving students in the meals.
• Integrate meals into both children's and students' learning and development.
• Have the opportunity to influence young people's eating habits and health for a healthy life.
• Be part of a kitchen team consisting of cooks preparing food for the adapted school and primary school grades 7-9.
• Other tasks as required in a kitchen.

Welcome to us

As a cook in our kitchens, you will work alongside cheerful, positive, and engaged colleagues who are passionate about creating good and healthy food and contributing to a positive school environment.

Creative kitchens create culinary joy together. We work purposefully with a strong focus on food waste, preparedness, and meal pedagogy.

As an employee in Jönköping Municipality's Food Organization, you belong to a geographical area that includes several kitchens. You have a primary placement in a kitchen where you usually operate. When conditions change and the situation requires it, you may need to step in at other kitchens than your primary placement.

Your qualifications

We are looking for someone who has a passion for cooking and a strong desire to prepare nutritious and flavorful food from scratch, focusing on high-quality and sustainable ingredients. The food we serve should be both delicious and nutritious, and we place great importance on being able to adapt meals to the individual needs of children.

As a person, you are a team player who thrives in collaboration with a larger kitchen team. You are accustomed to working in cooperation with educators to create a safe and pleasant dining environment. You are happy to share your knowledge and joy of work, and you actively contribute to good cooperation in the kitchen.

We are looking for someone who can work within given guidelines but who is also passionate about developing and improving our Food Organization. You see opportunities for improvements, take initiative, and contribute to raising both work processes and food quality.

• Have completed a culinary education.
• Be self-sufficient and able to work independently.
• Have good knowledge of special diets and allergens.
• Good ability to communicate with children and educators.
• Experience from large kitchens or similar is an advantage.
• Very good knowledge of the Swedish language in both spoken and written form.
• Basic IT skills.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Good to know

A very important quality is to be flexible and able to help where needs may arise.

Recruitment to other kitchen areas within the Food Organization may also be relevant through this advertisement.

To facilitate the recruitment process, we ask you to attach relevant certificates and grades for the position you are applying for. Please note that the school law requires all employees to present an extract from the criminal record.

Selection and interviews may take place before the application period has ended.

Want to know more?

Welcome to contact one of the contact persons listed in the advertisement or seek out a union representative via the link below.

Together, we make Jönköping Municipality better – for everyone. Come and work with us. Welcome to apply for the position of cook.

Jönköping Municipality strives to offer an attractive workplace that is free from discrimination and provides equal opportunities for all.

In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly but firmly decline all calls regarding advertising and recruitment assistance.