Food Services Team Leader - Chalmers Home

PSC; New Plymouth; Hybrid; NZD 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Presbyterian Support Central’s Chalmers Home in New Plymouth invites applications for a Food Services Team Leader. You will oversee daily kitchen operations, lead the kitchen team, and ensure meals meet the dietary needs of our Elders with high standards of hygiene.

This 4-month fixed-term role is 32 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, 9:30am–6pm, offering a balanced schedule within a supportive, not-for-profit workplace that values empathy, compassion and respectful care.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in kitchen or hospitality environments.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations and hygienic standards.
• Ability to tailor meals for dietary requirements.
• Willingness to work flexible events and celebrations within the Home.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily preparation and cooking of meals.
• Coordinate Weekend Cook and Kitchen Hands.
• Provide leadership to the kitchen team for smooth operation.
• Respond to catering needs of the day to support residents.
• Ensure meals meet quality standards and dietary needs in a hygienic kitchen.

Skills

Leadership

Food safety knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Flexible scheduling

Education

Hospitality certificate level 4

Job description

Food Services Team Leader - Chalmers Home

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Enliven

Hospitality & Leisure

When you join Presbyterian Support Central (PSC), you’re becoming part of something truly special, a not-for-profit organisation that’s been helping people for more than 115 years. Everything we do is about supporting people at the most vulnerable times of their lives, whether that’s an older person needing care and connection, or a family working through tough times. PSC has two well-known service brands that lie at the heart of our mahi:

• Enliven: our positive ageing services that create age-friendly communities where older people have companionship, choice, fun, and purpose. Being part of our team means embracing a values-based approach and contributing to a not-for-profit service dedicated to supporting elders.

Chalmers Home has beautiful views overlooking the Tasman Sea to the west and Mount Taranaki to the east, Chalmers Home has arguably one of the best rest home outlooks in the country. Chalmers Home combines excellent clinical care with companionship and meaningful activity.

Together, we make a lasting difference.

Mō te tūranga - About the role

The Food Services Team Leader manages the smooth running of the kitchen at Chalmers Home, including the kitchen team. Mealtimes are an important part of our day, it's when our residents come together to connect and we aim to ensure they enjoy the food as much as the company at the table.

In Chalmers Home’s kitchen, you can expect busy and varied days with a supportive team to get the job done.

Whilst there is always a lot going on, we offer a great work life balance – this is a fixed term position for 4 months starting immediately working 32 hours a week, Monday to Thursday, 9.30am to 6pm so no long or anti-social hours in this role!

You will be responsible for the daily preparation and cooking of meals in the kitchen; and coordinating the Weekend Cook and Kitchen Hands. Your tasty nutritious meals will meet the quality standards of the complex dietary needs of our Elders and you will work in a hygienic and well organised kitchen.

You will provide leadership to the kitchen team and contribute to the smooth running of the Home through responding to the catering needs of the day!

You will be an energetic person who is passionate about the wellbeing of older people. Enthusiastic but calm and well organised, with great interpersonal skills, and ability to navigate the dynamic nutritional needs of our residents. You will share our values of empathy, compassion, and respect and enjoy getting know the people you prepare meals for and providing them with quality meal options.

In addition, you will have:

• City and Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NZQA 75/1 and 75/2, or certificate in hospitality level 4.
• At least 2 years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in aged care.
• Knowledge and experience in practicing food safety regulations, ensuring that hygiene standards are upheld and the kitchen and its products are safe.
• Excellent leadership skills, gained in a hospitality environment.
• Experience cooking for a variety of dietary requirements including modified meals.
• Ability to work flexibly to accommodate special events and celebrations within the Home.

Enliven offers a compassionate environment where upskilling and training are highly valued. We support our staff in gaining nationally recognised qualifications through paid study days and workshops.

Also on offer:

• Regular staff wellbeing activities for our teams to participate in.
• A hospitality role without the anti-social hours - get a bit of work/life balance!
• Work as part of a wider team, collaborative Food Services team
• Supportive team who shares a common purpose and love what they do!
• Discounted healthcare cover and access to further discounts with NZ retailers
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme

Please only apply if you have the legal right to work in New Zealand.