Casual Cook | Kaikōura Health

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Mō te tūnga - About the Role

• Casual shifts between 6am - 6:30pm, Monday to Sunday.

Are you looking for more meaningful work in the hospitality industry?
Health New Zealand is looking for a cook to join our Kaikōura Health Te Hā O Te Ora kapa (team) to help feed our tūroro (patients) and whānau (family).

Located on the beautiful Kaikoura coast, Kaikōura Health Te Hā O Te Ora offers a wide variety of services to the local community.  Our integrated Family Health Centre offers a fantastic mix of general practice and rural hospital medicine with a wide range of services and this role is supporting those important services. 

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Cooking for rest home residents, acute tūroro (patients) and meals on wheels delivery.
• Keeping work areas, equipment and utensils clean and well maintained
• Receiving, store and rotate kitchen supplies
• Regularly developing and updating industry knowledge

You will be following recipes from a weekly menu and will be supported by the main cook of the day.

This is a casual role with no guaranteed hours or days. In this role you will be covering sick (oncall) and annual leave. Shifts are no more than 8 hours. Salary starting from $25.50 per hour. Based on the E tū Service and Food Workers collective agreement.

Ko wai koe - About You

We are looking for a motivated, reliable and punctual Cook who is able to bring their passion for food to our facility.

You will also be responsible for maintaining and adhering to our Food Control Plan, Health New Zealand code of conduct and Health and Safety procedures.

Full training will be provided to all new staff joining our team.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako - Skills and Experience

• Excellent communication skills
• Passion for cookery and a creative approach, adaptable when required
• The ability to maintain speed without compromising standards, work well under pressure
• Ability to build solid relationships with others
• Proven experience in a similar role preferred but not essential
• NZQA Food Handling Cert Unit 167/ 168 preferred but not essential
• High level of Patient confidentiality

Ngā hua - Benefits

• Ongoing training and development
• Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora employee benefits
  

When you work at the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business. 

Mō mātou - - About us 

- Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do -  

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system. 

Here in Canterbury | Waitaha, we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations. 

Tono ināianei - Apply Now 

Only applications submitted via our career site will be accepted, therefore please apply directly on our career site here. 

Please note applications will be reviewed as they are received, and this job vacancy could close prior to the closing date. 

Please apply only if you have the legal right to work and live in New Zealand if you do not hold the legal right to live and work in New Zealand your application will be declined. 

Position Ref: PC3115599
For more information about this role please email  -  kerri.mccarthy@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz