Nutrition Assistant – Nursing Home

About the role

Ippiarsuk is a care and activity centre opened in 1999, located in a pleasant natural setting with good bus connections. It has four care units (12 and 10 beds each), a protected unit for dementia patients (10 beds), a unit for younger people with disabilities (12 beds) and a day-care centre serving about 26 users daily. The kitchen prepares about 140 main meals every day, snacks and sandwiches, and also special diets on request.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare meals according to residents' dietary needs and requests from the units and the house.
• Help shape residents' daily food needs and contribute to developing a healthier older life.
• Work in the kitchen during normal hours 7–15, including rotating shifts 8–16, work every other weekend and some public holidays.

Required profile

• Education as a nutrition/kitchen assistant.
• Willingness to cooperate, stable and independent, flexible and cheerful.
• Bilingual in Greenlandic and Danish is an advantage but not required.
• A criminal record check is required; employment can start only after the municipality receives the certificate from the police.

What we offer

• A good working environment and a thorough introduction.
• Influence on how the work is organised.
• Pay and employment conditions under the current agreement between the Greenlandic Self-Government and the relevant union.
• Probation period of 3 months.
• Staff housing may be provided, with rent and utilities paid according to the rules; temporary housing is offered if permanent housing is not available immediately.
• Relocation allowance and moving costs.

Applications must be submitted electronically by 18 November 2026, with proof of education and previous work experience attached.