Cafe Cook /Assistant

Arvida Group; Tauranga; Hybrid; NZD 42,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training

Team benefits

Competitive pay

Positive work environment

Job summary

Arvida Group operates a high-end cafe environment within its Bay of Plenty community, delivering excellent front-of-house service while upholding strict food-safety standards. The role focuses on baking, cabinet foods, cash handling, and providing great customer experiences for residents and visitors alike.

You’ll join Shores Kitchen, working full-time, five days per week, with early morning shifts from 6:30 to 15:00, in a supportive team and positive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a commercial kitchen and/or cafe.
• Exceptional cooking and baking skills.
• Excellent food hygiene practices and a commitment to safe working practices.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Flexibility, adaptability and able to work well under pressure with good time management.
• Empathy towards older adults, good interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Honesty, reliability, and integrity.
• Current NZ Food Safety Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring all customers have a great experience
• FOH service and cash handling
• Baking, prepping and serving cabinet food
• Ordering supplies as required
• Set up and pack down each shift
• Maintaining cafe cleaning, safety, and hygiene standards

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Customer service

Cash handling

Time management

Communication

Teamwork

Education

NZ Food Safety Certificate

Job description

• Business Entity: Bethlehem Shores Living Well Limited
• Work Type: Permanent
• Position Title: Cook
• Work Class: Full-Time

Company Description

At Arvida, wecreate communities with freedom to thrive.

We develop and operate communities that provide independent living and aged care services to older New Zealanders - with a resident-led approach. Each day, our interactions with our team and residents are guided by three values:Being There | In it Together | Look for a Way.

Job Description

Mō te tūranga | About the opportunity

Duties are varied, active, and stimulating with lots of personal interaction. You will ensure the smooth and efficient running of the Cafe service, maintain compliance with our Food Control Plan.You will thrive in a beautiful high end cafe environment, and enjoy enriching the lives of our residents. You'll also be responsible for:

• Ensuring all customers have a great experience
• FOH service and cash handling
• Baking, prepping and serving cabinet food
• Ordering supplies as required
• Set up and pack down each shift
• Maintaining our cafe cleaning, safety, and hygiene standards

Our Attitude of Living Well approach is an important philosophy at Arvida, and you will work alongside other team members across the organisation to practice and promote ‘Eating Well’, and taking steps to meet our internal gold standard.

Qualifications

To tatou kaitono pai | What you bring

• Previous experience in a commercial kitchen and/or cafe
• Exceptional cooking and baking skills
• Excellent food hygiene practices and a commitment to safe working practices
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Flexibility, adaptability and able to work well under pressure with good time management.
• Empathy towards older adults, good interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Honesty, reliability, and integrity.
• Current NZ Food Safety Certificate.

Additional Information

• Full time 5 days per week
• A very competitive market rate
• Ongoing training and team benefits
• An engaging and positive work environment

Shores Kitchen : Thursday to Monday , 0630–1500