Part-Time Kitchen Worker (Fixed-Term)

We are looking for a part-time kitchen worker to cover a fixed-term absence at Mainiokoti Koivu ja Tähti, Muhos. You are trained as a kitchen professional and have a vocational qualification in the kitchen field, previous experience in similar duties and a hygiene passport. We nevertheless hope you will apply even if there are areas in your skills that you still want to develop. We are happy to advise and guide you so you can get started. We consider your interest in cooking and promoting residents’ healthy and nutritious wellbeing more important than previous experience. The work is part-time daytime work. Your duties include the kitchen’s daily tasks, from heating meals and dishwashing to placing food and wholesale orders and monitoring self-supervision. The workplace is smoke-free. A hygiene passport is required. We hope you have good communication and teamwork skills, can work under pressure and bring an energetic approach to your work. You must be suitable for the work under the Communicable Diseases Act. Under the Act on the Supervision of Social and Health Care, people selected for duties involving work with older or disabled persons must present the criminal record extract referred to in section 6(2) of the Criminal Records Act. By acting in accordance with our quality commitments, we enable every resident to live an individual and good life. You will work in a pleasant and safe environment. Every resident’s life is unique, and our task is to support a meaningful life that reflects who they are. An active everyday life, resident meetings, shared meals and one-to-one moments with the designated caregiver are central to our work. Every employee is committed to our quality commitments: - Individual care and support: Our most important task is to provide residents with individual, high-quality care and support. Residents’ needs and wishes guide our work. - A pleasant home of one’s own: Our homes are comfortable and homely. Residents can decorate their rooms as they wish and take part in everyday life according to their abilities. - Tasty and healthy food: We focus on flavour, variety and nutrition, as well as making mealtimes enjoyable. - Community and participation: We involve residents and their loved ones in planning the home’s activities. - Safety: Staff look after residents’ safety every day. Our homes are safe places to live. The work starts on 18 November 2026 or as agreed. This is a fixed-term substitute position until 7 May 2027. Pay grade: G18B. As a Mehiläinen employee, you receive benefits from a large employer, including a sports and exercise allowance, occupational healthcare and the opportunity to take part regularly in further training. We are a flexible employer. Work can be fun, we value getting things done and everyone can influence the unit’s operations. Please submit your application through our recruitment system by 1 November 2026. The position may be filled as soon as a suitable person is found. For more information, contact Unit Manager Ritva Karhula, tel. 044 4175668 (8:00–14:00), ritva.karhula@mainiokodit.fi. You can feel it when you come home. Mainiokodit’s mission is to create better care in Finland by enabling every resident to live an individual and good life. At Mainiokodit, we focus on high-quality care and guidance, tasty food, safety, community and ensuring every customer has a pleasant home. The rag-rug, the symbol of the Mainiokodit brand, represents the full range of life, with its joys and sorrows. Mainiokodit is part of Mehiläinen. Mehiläinen’s social and healthcare professionals work every day with dedication for private, business and wellbeing services county customers. Welcome to join our team of professionals!