Nutrition assistant wanted for Nederbylund

Are you trained as a nutrition assistant or have another dietary-related background? Are you innovative, engaged and proactive – and do you have a passion for making good, tasty food with the resident at the center? Then it might be you we are looking for in the kitchen at Nederbylund in Tørring.

About the job and the tasks

The kitchen at Nederbylund prepares homemade and flavorful food for the home’s 28 residents. We place great emphasis on food that creates joy, appetite and quality of life, and that residents' wishes and participation are taken into account in everyday life.

We are seeking a nutrition assistant who wants to contribute with professionalism, creativity and new ideas to the development of our meals and menu plans. With us professionalism and collaboration go hand in hand, and we work together to create the best framework for residents with a focus on holistic care.

You should thrive in a varied everyday life where the tasks range from cooking and menu planning to IT, dietary program, ordering and purchasing. You must be able to work independently while also being an active part of the community.

You will become part of a small, cozy team where we help each other and lift together. We expect you to be flexible and able to step into another kitchen when needed, for example in case of illness or other absence.

Our expectations of you

We expect that you

• Are passionate about creating great culinary experiences and want to develop our food and meals.
• Have an eye for residents' wishes, needs and participation.
• See collaboration and professionalism as two sides of the same coin.
• Have a flair for IT and preferably experience with meal/diet programs, ordering and procurement.
• Are structured, independent and able to remain calm and keep an overview.
• Are flexible and proactive.
• Contribute positively to the community and give your colleagues a good day.

The kitchen is an important part of the residents' daily life, and we believe that the best results are created through good collaboration, professionalism and shared responsibility. We expect you to contribute actively to the community, be open to others' ideas and see opportunities rather than limitations. Everyday life may involve different tasks and changing needs, and therefore it is important that you meet challenges with a positive and solution-oriented approach. We help each other across, think creatively and find good solutions – always with residents' wellbeing and quality of life at the center.

Why you should choose us

At Nederbylund the kitchen is an important part of the residents' daily life. We want a kitchen where there is room for differences, professional sparring, creative ideas and development. We work with the resident, the community and the joy of food as a starting point, and we believe that the best results are created when we help each other and use each other's competencies.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and employment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement, with the possibility to negotiate qualification and job grade pay.

Have questions

If the above has sparked your interest and raised questions, you are welcome to contact manager Lina Lindstrøm Mortensen at telephone 24 63 61 94 or diet coordinator Karina Nielsen at telephone 29 25 32 64.

Application

The position is 30-37 hours per week with start date by agreement.

Application deadline: November 23, 2026

Interviews are held on an ongoing basis, and when the position is filled the advertisement will be removed.

About us

The values in Hedensted Municipality are responsibility, dialogue and development. We take responsibility for task solving for the benefit of citizens, we do this through dialogue with citizens and colleagues across the organization, and we know that we must constantly develop to succeed. This sometimes requires willingness to take risks, and we are fully on board with that.

In Hedensted Municipality we largely work from the citizen perspective, where the core task for Social Care is that the individual receives care, support and advice that enables the citizen to continuously develop to be able to manage better and more independently.

In Social Care you become part of a Fajlfri culture. We have deliberately misspelled ‘ Fajlfri ’ because we do not expect you to be perfect. We expect you to be a person who uses your professional judgment, dares to try new things and learns from what does not succeed the first time. With courage and trust in each other we can together create the best possible solutions close to the citizens.