Cook

Join our dedicated team as a Cook at Riverside Lifecare in New Plymouth

• Permanent Part- time role
• AM and weekend shifts

As a Cook at Riverside Lifecare, you will be responsible for helping to provide hearty nutritious meals for our residents, ensuring any individual food requirements are met. You will need to be reliable and eager to lend a hand, including working AM and weekend shifts, as needed.

You will bring:

• Proven experience working in a kitchen, preferably a commercial kitchen.
• You will be required to have food handling 167 & 168.
• Excellent food hygiene skills with a current food hygiene certificate (or the ability to sit one)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

We Offer You:

• The opportunity to work within a progressive environment with an organization that has a solid focus to ensure the delivery of respectful and caring services that is safe for residents and staff.
• Collaborative and inclusive working environment with approachable and supportive management
• A change to enhance your skills and experience in one of New Zealand's largest and most progressive aged care employers.
• Attractive hourly rate.

Riverside Lifecare is a 65-bed Care Home and Hospital, located in the Taranaki city of New Plymouth. Our team comes from all around the world and are open and welcoming to people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. But we are all connected in our Heritage community by our passion for caring and empathy. Why would you want to work anywhere else?

To apply:

Please submit an online application by selecting the 'Apply' link. We will be reviewing applications as they are received and progressing to interviews quickly. We reserve the right to close advertising early if the position is filled during the advertising period.

Due to the nature of our work, when requested, you must be able to provide proof of your full vaccination against COVID-19, as mandated by the government.

We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We welcome diversity and the different perspectives such diversity brings to our work.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.