Institutional Cook

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We are looking for an engaged cook for our skilled team at Skjervøy sickbay and nursing home, where your competence will truly be valued.

We have a vacancy, with start as soon as possible, a 100% permanent position. The position is in rota / shift schedule with day shifts on weekdays and work every third weekend.

With us you will get an inclusive workplace with a high professional level and good development opportunities.

The kitchen encompasses approximately 4 full-time equivalents, including kitchen manager, cook and kitchen assistants. The operation is in an exciting restructuring process where employee participation is important.

The department has main responsibility for food production for the institution, and it is arranged for self-produced food that meets the nutritional quality requirements.
In addition, we offer meal delivery to people living at home (cook and chill).

We have 19 nursing home places, a dementia ward with 9 places, a sickbay with 5 places and an active institutional kitchen.

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Get in touch – we look forward to getting to know you!

Responsibilities

• Cooking; including baking and cooking of dinner, meal preparation as well as preparation of dry food
• Diet and menu planning for traditional food production and various types of special diets
• Interaction between the departments in the operation to be able to provide the best possible food offering to patients and residents in the operation
• Internal control and HACCP
• Training/guidance to the staff in the operation
• Various other relevant kitchen tasks
  

Qualifications

• Cook with trade certificate (fagbrev), preferably institutional cook
• Knowledge and experience with cook and chill is an advantage, but not a requirement
• Experience with traditional food, Norwegian home-style cuisine and various types of special diets
  

Personal qualities

Skjervøy municipality places great emphasis on presence and stability among our employees.

You must be able to show that in your previous jobs you have had high attendance over the past two years.
We expect you to contribute to continuous improvement in your work by translating our values into practice. That means we are looking for someone who is characterised by being:

Decisive – you have good work capacity, are solution-oriented and flexible
Inclusive – you are welcoming and have good cooperation skills
Professionally competent, accurate, structured and able to work independently
Development-oriented – you are able to acquire new knowledge and contribute actively to necessary changes

In addition, we want our cook to be able to:

• Work independently and have the ability to work interdisciplinary in a team
• Have good communication skills in Norwegian; both oral and written
• Be cooperative
• Contribute to a good working environment

Personal suitability and ability to cooperate and flexibility will be emphasized

Applicants for the position will be invited to interview.

We offer

• Skjervøy municipality is part of the incentive zone for Nord-Troms and Finnmark, including write-down of student loans of up to kr 60.000 per year
• Tax advantages and lower electricity costs with removal of VAT and electricity tax
• Free kindergarten and 12 hours free SFO for 1st grade
• Good pension scheme through KLP
• We have more vacant positions and there are therefore opportunities for work for 2 if desired. Contact us to inquire about our opportunities
• Assistance to obtain housing

Contact information

Solveig Fagerheim, Kitchen manager, 777 75 719, solveig.fagerheim@skjervoy.kommune.no
Lill-Hege Foley, Head of operations institution-based services, 777 75 742 / 959 49 542, lill.foley@skjervoy.kommune.no
Åshild Hansen, Head of Health and Care, 777 75 550 / 976 77 426, ashild.hansen@skjervoy.kommune.no

Workplace

Sandvåghaugan 1
9180 Skjervøy

Key information:

Employer: Skjervøy municipality

Reference no.: 5185604059
Position percentage: 100%
Permanent
Application deadline: 11.10.2026