Kitchen Assistant - Part Time

Radius Residential Care Limited; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Staff App access

Uniform provided

Fortnightly pay

Weekend shift allowance

Job summary

Radius Care is seeking a part-time kitchen support role to assist with meal preparation and delivery of nutritious, well-presented meals to residents. You will help maintain a hygienic kitchen environment, clean equipment, and support the Cook in daily tasks.

The role emphasises reliability, good organisational skills, and a positive attitude while working on a rotating roster. Training and development opportunities, staff app access, and uniform provision are included.

Qualifications

• Assist with meal service and maintaining hygiene in kitchen.
• Ability to follow timetables and meet deadlines.
• Good communication and teamwork with kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring utensils and equipment are clean, and stored safely and correctly
• General kitchen duties, including dishwashing
• Maintaining infection control principles
• Handling, labelling, and storing chemicals correctly
• Meeting timetables

Skills

Organisational skills

Personable and reliable

Industry experience preferred

Job description

Exceptional People Exceptional Care:

Radius Care is a New Zealand owned and operated company; we specialise in health and aged care for the elderly and disabled. Currently we have 25 locations nationwide, employing over 1800 staff and providing professional aged care for more than 1700 residents. We are one of the leading health care providers in New Zealand.

Location:

RadiusBaycare, 361 Puketona Rd, Haruru Falls, Paihia

Hours of work:

6.5 hours per week, over a rotating roster

Note: Radius Care cannot support work visas/visa changes for this role. Visa-holders must have a current visa with open work rights and preferably at least 6 months left until expiry.

About the role:

Gain valuable experience working closely with our kitchen team. Assist with the meal service and providing nutritious, well-presented meals to our residents. Aid the kitchen team to provide a hygienic work environment. Assume responsibility for cleaning food prep equipment and utensils. Report any faulty equipment to the Cook.

Duties include:

• Ensuring utensils and equipment are clean, and stored safely and correctly
• General kitchen duties, including dishwashing
• Maintaining infection control principles
• Handling, labelling, and storing chemicals correctly
• Meeting timetables

We offer:

• Training and development, e.g. literacy and numeracy, assistance with NZQA qualifications
• Access to discounts and benefits via our Staff App + uniform provided
• Fortnightly pay +Weekend shift allowance (if applicable)
• Supportive team environment
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)

Skills and Experience:

• Appropriate industry experience preferred, but not required
• Organisational skills
• Personable and reliable, with a positive attitude and excellent people skills

Radius Care supports equality and diversity in our workforce. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities, development of your career pathway, and a safe and healthy work environment. We welcome all applicants, regardless of gender, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs; we value the experience that you will bring to our organisation.

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