Kitchen Hand

Ultimate Care Group; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24/7 rostering

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Ultimate Care Group – Queenstown invites applications for a casual Kitchen Hand at Alden Elmslie Wanaka. You will support the kitchen and wider team to deliver nutritious meals while maintaining a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for residents.

Key tasks include assisting the Chef with food preparation, supporting meal service, and keeping areas hygienic. NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa is essential as visa support cannot be provided.

Qualifications

• Experience as a kitchen assistant, cleaner, or similar role.
• Strong focus on hygiene, cleanliness, and safety.
• Reliable, friendly, and professional manner.
• Ability to manage a mix of kitchen and housekeeping tasks.
• Respect for residents’ cultural and personal needs.
• Food safety knowledge, hospitality experience, or first aid (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Assist the Chef with food preparation and presentation
• Support meal service and kitchen operations
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness
• Clean kitchen areas, equipment, and utensils

Skills

Kitchen experience

Hygiene focus

Reliability

Multi-tasking

Resident respect

Food safety

First aid

Job description

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Ultimate Care Group – Queenstown, South Island

Kitchen Hand | Casual | Alden Elmslie, Wanaka

About the role

Support the kitchen and wider team to deliver nutritious meals while maintaining a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for residents. This role plays an important part in residents’ daily wellbeing.

Key responsibilities

• Assist the Chef with food preparation and presentation
• Support meal service and kitchen operations
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness
• Clean kitchen areas, equipment, and utensils

Skills & experience

You’ll be successful if you bring:

• Experience as a kitchen assistant, cleaner, or similar role
• Strong focus on hygiene, cleanliness, and safety
• Reliable, friendly, and professional manner
• Ability to manage a mix of kitchen and housekeeping tasks
• Respect for residents’ cultural and personal needs
• Food safety knowledge, hospitality experience, or first aid (desirable)
• NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa essential as we are unable to provide visa support for this role

Benefits

At Alden, you’ll enjoy a rewarding role where you can make a genuine difference in the lives of elderly residents in your community. We offer a supportive, team-focused environment with 24/7 rostering and strong opportunities for growth, so you can balance work and life while building your career in aged care.

About Alden

Alden is a privately owned specialist aged care provider offering rest home, hospital, and dementia-level care across 20 residential facilities throughout New Zealand. Our name means “old friend,” and that’s how we care every day, with trust, respect, and genuine connection. At Alden, we support each resident as an individual, valuing their personality, life story, and needs.