Kitchen Assistant at Väskindeskolan

In Region Gotland, you can develop and grow, both as an individual and together with others. When you work with us, you contribute to making Gotland an even better place for people in all walks of life. We make each other better.

Meals, Kitchen Area 3

The meals within Region Gotland play an important role in schools, elder care, and health care.

By planning, preparing, and delivering food, the meals department contributes to good living conditions, health-promoting care, and a safe, equal, and inspiring learning environment. The meals create value for the region's citizens every day.

Daily, the department plans, prepares, delivers, and serves approximately 11,000 portions of food to children and students in preschools and schools, to users in elder care, and to patients in health care.

Kitchen Area 3 is part of the meals department and consists of seven school kitchens in and around Visby. We are currently looking for a new employee for the kitchen at Väskindeskolan.

Väskindeskolan is located in Väskinde, about ten kilometers north of Visby. In the kitchen, three dedicated and experienced employees work, preparing daily meals for approximately 400 children, students, and educators in preschool and primary school.

Would you like to be part of a dedicated team that works together to provide our guests with a really good dining experience? Then this might be the position for you.

Your Responsibilities

As a kitchen assistant, you will work on planning, preparing, and serving meals according to given guidelines. The work is carried out efficiently and economically with a focus on good quality. The goal is to provide our guests with safe, nutritious, varied, and sustainable meals with good taste, pleasant presentation, and good service in a pleasant environment.

Your tasks include planning, preparing raw food, dishwashing, serving, and post-work in the kitchen. You will have daily contact with internal and external actors, where a service-oriented approach is important. The work is always carried out according to established routines, guidelines, and applicable regulations, such as self-control and hygiene routines. You will participate in job rotation within the kitchen and sometimes also in other kitchens within the kitchen area and the meals department. You actively contribute to improvements in service and quality and support the unit manager in follow-up. If necessary, you may also participate in various projects and development work.

We strive to create conditions for stimulating work and an operation that can handle changes well, so other tasks may be added based on your skills and the kitchen's needs.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with documented education in restaurant and meal service, such as a three-year upper secondary education with a focus on restaurant, a KY education, or other training combined with relevant experience that we assess as equivalent. A B driver's license is a requirement for the position. You preferably have several years of experience working in large kitchens, and knowledge of special diets is an advantage.

As a person, you are flexible and enjoy working in a changing everyday life where collaboration is a natural part of the job. You are service-oriented and have a good attitude towards both students/children, educators, and colleagues. You work responsibly and follow routines and guidelines in a responsible manner, while also being creative and contributing ideas to develop meals, service, and work methods.

According to the Education Act, a police record extract is required before employment in preschool, school, and leisure activities. The form to order the extract can be found at polisen.se (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/skola-eller-forskola/)

Probationary employment may be relevant.

About the Regional Administration

As part of Region Gotland, the regional administration is responsible for corporate governance, strategic planning, and case preparation. We also work with regional development and cultural and leisure activities. We serve as internal support to the region's other administrations. Together, we care about quality and efficiency for those we are here for. Through our responsibility for the rescue service in Gotland, we are also an important part of citizens' safety and security.

About Region Gotland

Region Gotland is not only Gotland's largest employer, but we are also the only region in Sweden that has municipal, health, and medical responsibilities and regional development responsibility within the same organization. This, along with our island location, creates conditions for good cooperation across our areas of operation.

We have over 7,000 employees. Together, we work for a sustainable, inclusive, and thriving community for all who visit, live, and work in Gotland. We are driving the creation of a safe and sustainable development across the island.

Gotland is a fantastic place to live, with a rich cultural life, untouched nature, and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. Over 61,000 people have chosen to live here year-round, and we would love to have more! If you want information about Gotland as a place to live and work, read more at gotland.com (https://gotland.com/leva-bo/flytta-hit/)

Through the Instagram account @viarregiongotland (https://instagram.com/viarregiongotland), we showcase the breadth of our professions and the significance of our work for society. Each week, a new employee shares their workday.

Other

Region Gotland works according to a competence-based recruitment method aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination. We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, welcoming applicants from various backgrounds and genders.

The position is announced on the condition that it does not need to be claimed for employees with preferential rights and that the position remains vacant.

As the world changes, Region Gotland increasingly works with quality and safety in the recruitment process. This means that you as a candidate may be subject to certain checks before employment. You will receive information about which checks the position you are applying for may be subject to before or during the interview.

Before all employments, you as a candidate need to present ID and a personal certificate.

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