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City of Uster - Apprenticeships Cook EFZ Heime Uster 100%
- 04 September 2026
- 100%
- Uster
Job summary
Join Heime Uster, a caring long-term care institution. Enjoy a supportive work environment and meaningful experiences.
Tasks
- Prepare delicious meals for residents and guests with a focus on quality.
- Assist in organizing kitchen workflows and menu planning effectively.
- Engage in various training sessions to enhance your culinary skills.
Skills
- Completion of secondary school level A or B; culinary interest essential.
- Strong taste perception and food handling skills are crucial.
- Team player with good organizational abilities and flexibility.
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About the job
You or you?
For us, the case is clear. We live a culture of addressing each other informally. Therefore, we communicate in this manner already during the application process and in the interviews.
The Heime Uster are a public-law institution for long-term care with a wide-ranging offer that is entirely oriented towards the needs of the residents. Around 300 employees are dedicated and empathetic for the 220 residents at the two locations Im Grund and Dietenrain.
We are very proud to offer around 60 apprentices and students in the fields of care and support, hospitality, and housekeeping a first-class education. You will gain exciting insights into various settings, acquire a lot of valuable knowledge, and gather plenty of practical experience for your professional future.
For 9 August 2027 we offer:
We are very proud to offer around 60 apprentices and students in the fields of care and support, hospitality, and housekeeping a first-class education. You will gain exciting insights into various settings, acquire a lot of valuable knowledge, and gather plenty of practical experience for your professional future.
For 9 August 2027 we offer:
Heime Uster
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Apprenticeships Cook EFZ Heime Uster 100%
Your main tasks
For our residents, for the guests in our public restaurants, as well as for the employees of Heime Uster, you lovingly prepare starters, main meals, desserts, and cold platters. You also assist with our banquets and catering. You are part of a team and learn to organise workflows in the kitchen and to create menu plans.
What you bring
- Secondary school leaving certificate level A or B
- Quick comprehension
- Strong sense of taste
- Enjoyment in handling food
- Awareness of hygiene
- Organisational talent
- Resilience and flexibility
- Willingness for irregular working hours
- High team spirit
- German skills at least level B2
We offer you
We enable you to have a varied practical training with regulated working hours. Our experienced trainers are happy and committed to supporting you in your personal learning process.
Besides working with us in the kitchen, you deepen your specialist knowledge in specific training/practical placements.
You attend vocational school in Zurich.
Besides working with us in the kitchen, you deepen your specialist knowledge in specific training/practical placements.
You attend vocational school in Zurich.
Your benefits
Further training
Discounts
Holidays plus 4 paid rest days
Social benefits
Salary
Inclusion
Your contact person
For further information please contact Jessica Kessler from HRM or the education team, 044 905 11 52.
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About us
City of Uster as employer
Heime Uster
Interested?
We look forward to meeting you! Please upload your complete application with the following documents via the online button above:
- Application letter
- Motivation letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Multicheck test of the apprenticeship profession
- Stellwerk test
- Secondary school certificates 1-3
- Trial reports
- If German is not your mother tongue: proof of level B2
Incomplete and paper applications will not be considered and will not be returned.
We look forward to meeting you! Please upload your complete application with the following documents via the online button above:
- Application letter
- Motivation letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Multicheck test of the apprenticeship profession
- Stellwerk test
- Secondary school certificates 1-3
- Trial reports
- If German is not your mother tongue: proof of level B2
Incomplete and paper applications will not be considered and will not be returned.
