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We work for everyone living here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

Welcome to us,

Söderholmsskolan is a school with heart.

We put knowledge first, but to achieve the best results, we must feel safe and well. This is our vision and permeates everything we do. This also applies in the school kitchen where we always cook with heart and do our utmost to create tasty meals and a pleasant environment for our guests. Söderholmsskolan has about 350 students in grades F-6 and 65 staff, and we share premises with Slättgårdsskolan's grades 5-9 until the summer of 2026. Currently, about 650 portions are served daily, but after the summer, it will be slightly fewer. We have a fully equipped kitchen, and our school is located in Vårberg, just a few minutes' walk from the subway.

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Your role

We are now looking for an experienced chef for our school kitchen who is passionate about creating delicious meals. Cooking for the students at our school is an incredibly important task. Lunch is one of the students' most important moments during the school day, and it means a lot to them. Our students appreciate good food and are used to well-cooked meals made from scratch. School meals can have a somewhat negative connotation, but for us, it should mean tasty and well-composed dishes that during the school weeks create menus that make students and staff want to run to the cafeteria. We are looking for someone who is positive and creative and who, together with our competent team in the kitchen, wants to create the best school meals for our students.

We are facing a significant task of creating more sustainable meals that are still tasty and appreciated by our guests. We will prepare more vegetarian dishes and work to reduce food waste and carbon emissions. Therefore, we want our new chef to enjoy preparing vegetarian food and be interested in creating sustainable meals together with our kitchen manager.

As a chef at Söderholmsskolan, you will work in a team consisting of several kitchen assistants and a kitchen manager. All colleagues have many years of experience working in our school kitchen, and it is a team that enjoys working together and helps each other with what is needed. The work environment is important, and we collaborate to create developing and pleasant working days filled with laughter.

Examples of tasks

• In the role of chef, you will work daily to prepare and cook lunch for the school's students together with other staff in the school restaurant.
• You will develop the school's dishes and menus together with the kitchen manager to become more sustainable, focusing on vegetarian food and the choice of sustainable, organic foods and cooking methods, as well as reducing food waste.
• You will participate in the planning of menus, orders, and special diets.
• You will receive and pick up deliveries and be responsible for keeping the kitchen in good order.
• You will perform self-control, dishwashing, and serving.
• Tasks and cooking will be performed professionally with a good work environment, ensuring that all laws, regulations, and guidelines are followed.
• Together with the kitchen manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that all food served is of good quality.
• In quality work, it is included to ensure that there is a written ingredient list for all food.
• Be involved in the daily work with self-control according to the city's guidelines and HACCP, ensuring hygiene and safe food, and actively working to reduce CO2.
• Maintain good contact and communication with students and staff and make good service a given, as well as meet all employees and guests in a professional manner.
• Take care of premises and equipment and be responsible for keeping the kitchen in good order.
• Be responsible and contribute to the development of school meals.
• Contribute to a positive work climate and sustainable work environment.

Your skills and experience

We are looking for a chef with several years of experience in the profession, preferably from the restaurant industry as well as large kitchens. We want you to have documented experience from several employers who can also confirm your skills through references. Our kitchen manager is very skilled with several years of experience as a chef and kitchen manager, and we are looking for someone who wants to collaborate with her to create the best school meals for our students. You should have high ambitions and be passionate about good service and collaboration.

Qualifications

• We are looking for someone who has a high school diploma from the food program or equivalent competence.
• Has documented long professional experience in creating good and climate-smart meals with high quality and good nutritional value.
• Has documented experience working in restaurant or hotel kitchens as a chef.
• Has documented experience in food preparation in large kitchens that prepare meals.
• Has experience in ordering food and consumables.
• Has documented training in food hygiene or equivalent and HACCP, not older than 24 months.
• Used to taking responsibility and using technical and ergonomic aids, as well as computers daily.
• Has good communication skills and good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing.
• Has the ability to see what needs to be done, works systematically, takes initiative, and can work under stress.
• Provides good service and meets our guests in a pleasant and professional manner.
• Contributes to the team's good atmosphere and is good at collaborating with colleagues.
• We place great emphasis on personal suitability.
• It is an advantage if you have experience from school kitchens or large kitchen environments.

Warmly welcome with your application! The City of Stockholm works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination.