Uddevalla – a place for a lifetime

Welcome to become a part of our growing municipality - and to work with us to provide our residents with even better service.

We offer an attractive workplace that provides you with great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow - throughout their entire working life. We also want to develop as an employer and actively work to make the best use of your knowledge and engagement. We appreciate and encourage co-creation from everyone.

Uddevalla municipality is a beautiful place by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in an open and positive interaction between the municipality, education, business, and culture.

We hope you will enjoy being with us!

About the workplace

The Meal department is responsible for food in preschools, schools, and kitchens within elderly care operated by the municipality.

The Meal department has about 160 employees distributed across approximately 55 kitchens. The number of portions prepared in the various kitchens varies between 20 and 2500 per day.

In each kitchen, there is a responsible chef who works together with meal assistants depending on the size of the kitchen. In some kitchens, solitary work occurs. It is also important to be able to understand and participate in the Meal department's self-control program and follow this.

The Meal department strives to prepare as much food as possible from scratch, and our main goal is for the food to taste good and be nutritious.

Job responsibilities

As a short-term substitute within the Meal department, you will be offered to replace regular staff during their absence. You are responsible for entering your availability in our booking system, and you will be booked based on availability. The exact times you will work will vary and are often determined with short notice.

• As a chef, your tasks include planning/work management. Cooking from scratch and preparing everything from breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner, as well as post-work.
• As a meal assistant, your tasks include preparing salad buffets, baking, serving, dishwashing, and post-work. You should also be able to handle simpler cooking.

As a chef/meal assistant, you are part of a team that collaborates and helps each other with all tasks that occur in a kitchen.

Who are we looking for

• You should be easy to collaborate with.
• You contribute to a pleasant work environment and an effective work group.
• You are service-oriented and have a positive attitude.
• Work experience in a kitchen is an advantage.

Qualifications

• Trained chef and/or meal assistant.
• Proficient in the Swedish language in both speech and writing.
• Good computer skills and knowledgeable about other digital tools.

Other

We ask that you provide the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of two references. These should be individuals in a managerial position. If you cannot provide a managerial reference, we also accept references from internships or teachers.

Applicants in all sectors are required to submit a criminal record extract before employment.

Please note that it may take time to obtain the extract, so order it in good time to avoid delaying the recruitment process.

Selection and recruitment will be based on the needs of the departments, and your application may be responded to accordingly.

The administrators within the Meal department are responsible for the introduction, planning, and booking of short-term substitutes.

Welcome with your application!

Employment is subject to the necessary decisions being made. For positions that involve direct and regular contact with children and young people, as well as for activities within LSS, care and nursing, health care, psychiatric care, and addiction treatment, a valid extract from the police's criminal record must be presented or submitted before employment. Please note that it may take time to obtain the extract, so order it in good time to avoid delaying the recruitment process.

When you apply for a job with us, your application will be saved. This is because we are a public entity. Your application becomes a public document once we have received it. This means that application documents and information about who has applied for a position can be requested by anyone.

If you have a protected identity, you should not submit your application digitally but contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.

For those who are not citizens of the EU/EES area, a work permit is required; this does not apply to those with permanent residence permits. The work permit must be presented at the interview.

The link below contains collected information about the most important benefits available in the collective agreement we have in Uddevalla municipality. The information covers, among other things, vacation, salary and compensation, parental leave, insurance, skills development, and pension.

Collective agreement information (https://extra.skr.se/download/18.18f9f5a61926b4a1e532618/1728397193467/Sag-hej-till-ditt-kollektivavtal-2024.pdf)

We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of additional job advertisements.