Weekend Cook - Casual
Mo matou - About us
Our Enliven services create age-friendly communities where people are happy and thrive, regardless of their age or ability. Our homes and villages are places where older people have companionship, choice, variety, fun, meaningful activity and a sense of purpose. Enliven is a not-for-profit service providing aged residential care to older people in the lower half of the North Island. We believe older people should remain connected to their community and live stimulating and fulfilling lives. It makes us a great place to work and one where you will be able to thrive and deliver the best of yourself. Come join us today!
Mō te tūranga - About the role
As a Casual Cook, you will be responsible for assisting the Food Services Team Leader to prepare and serve tasty and nutritious means for lunch and dinner. We are looking for someone who has the ability to supervise others and have confidence in the kitchen with meal preparation is important along with the following:
- Prepare morning and afternoon tea, as well as daily meals
- Ensure meals are served at the appropriate size and temperature
- Maintain daily food and fridge temperature checks
- Operate within food hygiene standards and protocols
- Be considerate of residents during mealtimes and ensure their needs are met appropriately
Our kitchen and dining hours do not operate late into the evenings, so it's the perfect hospitality role with hours that enable you to have some work/life balance. No more late nights working while everyone else is socialising!
Mo koe - About you
As well as a passion for the wellbeing of older people, you will be enthusiastic but patient and well organized with great interpersonal skills and sense of humor. You will share our values of empathy, compassion, and respect. You will also have:
- Ability to drive a manual van
- Experience working in a commercial kitchen, preparing meals for large groups of mixed dietary needs
- Good communication skills and have a person centred approach
- High standards of personal hygiene and appearance
- You will hold a food safety/hygiene certificate
- Ability to use various technology platforms for daily operations
- Enjoy being able to contribute to the work of your team and how this impacts the experiences of our residents
What’s in it for me?
- A progressive pay scale that recognizes your qualifications; $25.48 to $29.36 per hour, based on skills & experience
- As a learning organization, you will be provided with full training and support in your role, so you orientate quickly and feel well equipped in your role
- Staff wellbeing activities, focusing on a different aspect of our personal Health and Wellbeing
- Enjoy a healthy work-life balance by choosing your own roster and working when you are available
- We offer fortnightly pay, and uniforms are provided.
- No late nights in our kitchen, unlike other catering or hospitality roles!
- We have Homes located in Karori, Johnsonville, Tawa, and Lower Hutt, as well as in Levin, Whanganui, Feilding, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, and Masterton. If you are open to travelling, this could be a great opportunity for you.
As a values-based organisation that cares about our staff as much as we do about our residents, we support everyone who becomes a part of the Enliven family.
We will be shortlisting applications as they come in and this may result in the job add closing early.
Note: Candidates must possess the legal right to reside and work in New Zealand prior to applying.
As a healthcare provider, Enliven operates a ‘Smoke Free’ policy onsite.
