Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions.

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

We are now looking for a skilled chef with solid experience for the Husby preschool area.

With us, you will have the opportunity to be part of an engaged team that works to create ecological and sustainable meals for our children. Within our unit, there is a work culture characterized by openness and collaboration, and we actively work to further strengthen community and create a well-functioning organization. We want you, with your expertise and creativity, to help us develop and improve our cooking so that every meal becomes a nutritious experience for the children.

We offer

In this position, you will have the opportunity to grow and take significant responsibility for the preschool kitchens on an overarching level. As an employee of the City of Stockholm, you will benefit from all the perks that the employer offers, including wellness grants. Please read more about our benefits here.

Your role

As a chef with us, you will have a key role in our operations where you have primary responsibility for the kitchen and prepare nutritious, sustainable, and inspiring meals for our children. You recognize the individual needs of the children and can adjust your cooking and planning accordingly. You will work according to the City of Stockholm's guidelines for food, meals, and physical activity.

Your main responsibilities include

• overall responsibility for the kitchens at our four preschools
• procurement of food for the entire preschool area, in accordance with the city's agreements and procurement rules, with a particular focus on achieving the goal of 70% organic purchases
• menu planning for the entire preschool area, focusing on tasty food with the right nutritional value and a distinct sustainability perspective
• leading kitchen networks, follow-ups, and training in the preschool area to promote collaboration and development in cooking and meal management.

You will be based at a preschool where you will collaborate closely with another chef and report to the principal/deputy principal. Your working hours will mainly be from 06:30 to 15:00.

Your skills and experience

We are looking for someone who has

• chef education
• current training in food hygiene and food safety/HACCP
• documented experience as a chef, preferably within preschools or large kitchens
• good knowledge of nutrition and sustainable cooking
• experience working with organic foods and sustainable purchases
• experience planning and creating nutritious and varied menus
• experience leading and collaborating in networks or teams
• good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written

It is an advantage if you have

• experience with food orders in Agresso
• experience planning and conducting your own training sessions.

We place great importance on the following personal competencies:

You are stress-resistant and structured, thrive in a fast-paced work environment, and can handle multiple tasks simultaneously without compromising quality. You are self-driven and responsible, with the ability to plan and execute your work effectively both independently and in a team. You are communicative and find it easy to collaborate with others to ensure a smooth workflow. As an initiator, you are happy to contribute ideas, suggestions for improvement, and a commitment to developing the operations. You act in accordance with decisions made, goals, policies, and guidelines.

Other

We see diversity as enriching and welcome all applicants.

We recruit without a personal letter to strengthen the focus on competence and experience for this role. When you submit your application, you will answer a number of questions. When we assess your application, we will base it on your CV and the questions you have answered. After the application deadline, we will review all applications.

Please read more about the City of Stockholm as an employer here.

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

Welcome to the Järva District Administration!

To meet today's and tomorrow's challenges, the Järva District Administration was established in 2023. In our district administration, we develop support and services focusing on all Järva residents. Our operations are characterized by collaboration, courage, empathy, and respectful treatment. We strive for open communication and respect for differences, and we believe that diversity and a balanced gender distribution contribute to developing our operations. We hope that you who are applying want to develop together with us.

Here you can read more about the Järva District Administration. (https://start.stockholm/om-stockholms-stad/organisation/stadsdelsforvaltningar/jarva/)

Criminal record extract

To work in preschool, you must present an extract from the criminal record. To order an extract, go to polisen.se, select School or preschool.