Kitchen Assistant - Casual

  • Waikato
  • Contract/temp
  • Healthcare
  • Posted 9 days ago

Job Description

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

  • Waikato Hospital
  • Rostered Shifts
  • Casual hours


Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.



About the Role

We are seeking a number of casual staff to join our team at Nutrition and Food services to help out over the busy Christmas/Summer season.

As this is a casual role, your daily hours will be confirmed. You may not have set hours and will be called as required. You may be offered rostered shifts and duties, between 6.00am & 8.30pm and may include weekends & public holidays which are paid at T1.5

These casual roles will include a variety of tasks and you may be working in the Production kitchen, Trayline, Patient wards or in the Cafes.



Key responsibilities of the role:

  • Extremely reliable and with a great attendance record
  • The ability to work within a team
  • High standard of personal presentation
  • Able to show care and empathy
  • Have good customer service and a positive outlook



About you

If you have read the position description and can confidently say that you meet the criteria outlined, we would welcome your application.

Applicants for this position must have NZ residency and be able to communicate effectively in both spoken and written English.



Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.



Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

  • We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
  • We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.



Click here to view the position description.



How to Apply

To apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 15 November 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Rachael Devey at Rachael.Devey@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.


Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.