Vacant job

About the Workplace

Do you want a summer job where every day makes a difference? Where the smell of freshly cooked food, happy voices, and meaningful meetings become a natural part of your workday? Then you might be exactly who we are looking for.

We are looking for cooks and meal staff for our 3 kitchens in elderly care.

Join us and make a difference! With us, you will have a varied job where you can help provide security to other people. Our values are thoughtfulness and care, ideas become reality, and everyone matters. In our workplaces, the work is varied, meaningful, social, and developmental. We are looking for you who want to work in the summer of 2026, so send in your application today and become a part of the Social Services in Vaggeryd Municipality!

You will receive an introduction that prepares you for the job with us. If you choose to work for eight weeks, there is a possibility of a bonus, and if you also worked last summer, there is a possibility of a returning bonus.

You can read more about our summer jobs and the possibility of bonuses at: https://www.vaggeryd.se/sommarjobb (https://www.vaggeryd.se/sommarjobb).

Working as a Cook or Meal Staff

As a cook or meal staff in elderly care, you will work during the day preparing food from scratch. You will also work with special diets and food with adapted consistency. The job includes all tasks in a large kitchen, such as salad preparation, dishwashing, cleaning, self-control, as well as serving and packing goods for our nursing homes.

In the kitchens, cooks and meal staff work together. The cooks plan, prepare, and cook the food from scratch and also make some product orders. The meal staff work with preparations, packing, and serving. Both cooks and meal staff help with dishwashing and cleaning.

We are looking for someone who:

• Enjoys practical work and has an interest in food
• Thrives in meeting people
• Is responsible, positive, and curious
• Wants a summer job that feels meaningful
• Is at least 18 years old
• Has good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written
• To work as a cook, you need to have completed a secondary education in restaurant and food or equivalent adult education as a cook.
• Experience from kitchens is a plus, but the most important thing is your attitude and willingness to learn.

Other:

This recruitment process includes interviews and reference checks.

For your interview, you need to bring your passport/national ID and possibly proof of residence permit if you have citizenship outside the EU/EES. This is to ensure your identity and confirm that you have the right to work in Sweden.

For positions that require education, you will need to submit documentation that supports your education, such as a diploma or certificate, if you proceed in the recruitment process. You can also attach them directly to your application.

If you have protected personal information, we ask you to contact the recruiting manager instead of applying through our digital system. We will assist you securely.

To those representing staffing and recruitment companies: We kindly but firmly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.