Casual Cook for Care Homes – Fresh Meals & Growth

Summerset Retirement Villages; Tasman; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Summerset Retirement Villages is seeking a dedicated Cook to join our Richmond and Nelson villages. This casual role involves preparing production meals for the care centre and café, while maintaining an audit-ready kitchen and collaborating with care teams to deliver a great dining experience.

Ideal candidates have prior cook experience in healthcare or residential settings and a strong food safety mindset, with flexibility to cover weekends and holidays as required.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Cook, ideally in a healthcare or residential care setting.
• Food safety knowledge; safe food handling certification preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and accommodate weekend/holiday shifts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook production meals for the care centre and short order meals for the café.
• Maintain an audit-ready kitchen following Summerset’s Food Control Plan.
• Collaborate with kitchen staff, care teams and management to deliver an exceptional dining experience.

Skills

Cook duties

Food safety

Healthcare kitchen experience

Flexibility

Education

Food safety certification (preferred)

Job description

Summerset Retirement Villages is seeking a dedicated Cook to join our Richmond and Nelson villages. This casual role involves preparing production meals for the care centre and café, while maintaining an audit-ready kitchen and collaborating with care teams to deliver a great dining experience.

Ideal candidates have prior cook experience in healthcare or residential settings and a strong food safety mindset, with flexibility to cover weekends and holidays as required.