Chef

Oceania Group; Nelson; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Wellbeing support

Learning & development

Job summary

Oceania Group in Nelson is seeking a casual Chef to join the Green Gables Village kitchen team. You’ll express creativity, deliver top-class service, and support foodservice operations under senior management.

This role emphasizes learning, work-life balance, and contributing to a caring retirement community. Applicants must have a culinary apprenticeship or equivalent experience and NZ working rights.

Qualifications

• Completed culinary apprenticeship or equivalent experience.
• Safe food hygiene certificates (Safe Food NZQA 167, 168, 20666 or 27955).
• Full working rights in New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Express creativity and passion for cooking.
• Deliver top-class customer service.
• Support provisions of foodservice operations under senior management.
• Constantly learn and develop your skills/knowledge.
• Maintain a healthy work-life balance through suitable hours.

Skills

Cooking passion

Customer service

Leadership

Time management

Team player

Confidentiality

Roster shifts

Education

Culinary apprenticeship or equivalent

Food safety certificates (Safe Food NZQA 167/168/20666/27955)

Job description

The role

Our Green Gables Village in Nelson are looking for a casual Chef to join their talented kitchen team.

What you’ll be doing:

• Expressing your creativity and passion for cooking
• Delivering top class customer service to a high standard and quality
• Supporting the provisions of foodservice operations under the direction of senior management.
• Constantly learning and developing your skills/knowledge
• Working hours that will allow you to maintain a healthy work life balance.

What you’ll bring:

• A passion for cooking and serving meals that not only look great but taste amazing
• A completedculinary apprenticeship, or equivalent experience
• Excellent customer and people relationship skills
• Safe food hygiene handling certificates Safe Food NZQA 167, 168, 20666 or 27955
• A positive 'can do attitude', always ready to go the extra mile
• A team first attitude
• Strong time management and leadership skills - you're someone who takesownership and accountability
• Respect for resident confidentiality
• The ability to work rostered shifts
• All applicants must have full working rights in New Zealand

Why join Oceania?

At Oceania, we're proud to be one of New Zealand's leading providers of retirement living and aged care. Across more than 30 villages, we support over 4,000 residents by creating communities where people feel at home, connected, and well cared for.

Our purpose is simple: to make a difference in every task, every challenge, every day. It's a purpose that's brought to life through the way we work:

• We're one team – We collaborate across teams and functions because together we're stronger than any individual effort.
• We're finding better ways – We challenge ourselves to think differently, find creative solutions, and continuously improve.
• We're committed to care – We put safety and care at the centre of everything we do, creating environments where everyone feels supported.
• We're proud to deliver – We follow through on our commitments because every task matters, and our residents and families count on us to get it right.

When you join Oceania, you'll become part of a supportive team where you'll be encouraged to learn, grow, and make a meaningful contribution every day. In return, we offer competitive pay, ongoing learning and development opportunities, free and confidential wellbeing support, and the chance to build a rewarding career with an organisation that’s making a real difference.