👩🍳 Are you our new nutrition assistant at Højgaarden?

Can you make both traditional Danish food and special diets taste of more? And would you like to help develop a kitchen where professionalism and joy of food go hand in hand?

Then it's exactly you we are missing!

We are looking for an engaged nutrition assistant who is passionate about the good meal, wants to contribute with their professional knowledge and is not afraid to come with new ideas.

🍽️ Food with meaning – every single day

At Højgaarden we have 55 nursing home residents, 20 care and health places and 35 day center users.

Our kitchen prepares daily food for about 85 people and produces meals for all days of the week as well as for the year's holidays, events and special occasions.

With us, food is much more than nutrition. It's about quality of life, traditions, recognizability and the joy of a good meal.

Our ambition is simple: We create meals with thoughtfulness, professional pride and joy of food.

We work with both regular food and special diets, where quality, taste and presentation are in focus. For us, special diets should be just as tasty, inviting and recognizable as regular food.

🌱 A kitchen in development – would you like to join?

We want to strengthen our kitchen team and further develop the nutritional quality.

You will be an important part of daily food production, but also have the opportunity to influence the kitchen's development, contribute with new ideas and strengthen collaboration with the other professional groups at the care center.

We believe that the best solutions are created in collaboration, when we share our knowledge, dare to think new and at the same time hold on to what works.

👩🍳 Who are you?

We expect that you

• Are trained as a nutrition assistant and have the heart in your work.
• Have knowledge of special diets, including dysphagia diets as well as energy- and protein-rich diets.
• Know the current recommendations for diet and nutrition for the elderly.
• Would be advantageous to have experience with food production for older people and from regional and/or municipal practice – it is an advantage but not a requirement.
• Have an eye for taste, quality, presentation, hygiene, sustainability and economy.
• Can work independently and at the same time be a good team player.
• Are curious, take responsibility and want to share your expertise.

You don't need to know everything from day one – the most important is that you want to learn and develop with us.

🤝 What do we offer? .

• A permanent position at 30 hours per week .
• Work hours primarily on weekdays during daytime.
• Evening work for events and meetings about 3-4 times a year.
• Opportunity for professional development and influence on the kitchen's future.
• Participation in professional network meetings across the organization focusing on knowledge sharing and development.
• Participation in kitchen meetings at Højgaarden focusing on collaboration, professional sparring and joint development.
• An interdisciplinary work environment where we help each other and pull together.
• An employer where openness, dialogue, honesty and loyalty are important values.

🏡 A little about us

Care center Højgaarden is part of Vesthimmerlands Municipality.

We are an interdisciplinary workplace where we daily work together to create security, dignity and quality of life for our residents and citizens.

You will become part of a kitchen team with three nutrition assistants, of whom one has a coordinating function. In addition, we have nutrition assistant students.

We value collaboration, professional sparring and a daily life where we help each other to get both operation and development to go up.

With us, the kitchen is not just a place where food is made. It is an important part of our shared core task.

📋 The practical

Position: Nutrition assistant, 30 hours per week

Workplace: Care center Højgaarden, Vesthimmerlands Municipality

Start date: 1 January 2027

Application deadline: 24 November at 12:00

Employment interview: 26 November after 13:00

Salary and employment terms according to the applicable collective agreement.

Want to know more?

Contact team leader Pia Skjønning at 20587602.

We are looking for a nutrition assistant who wants to make a difference.

We look forward to hearing from you!