Chef

Job description

Mō te tūranga | About the opportunity Duties are varied, active, and stimulating with lots of personal interaction and maintain compliance with our Food Control Plan. You will thrive in a beautiful high end cafe environment, and enjoy enriching the lives of our residents. You'll also be responsible for: Ensuring all customers have a great experience Cooking to order breakfast and lunch Baking, prepping and serving cabinet food Ordering supplies as required Set up and pack down each shift Maintaining our cafe cleaning, safety, and hygiene standards Our Attitude of Living Well approach is an important philosophy at Arvida, and you will work alongside other team members across the organisation to practice and promote ‘Eating Well’, and taking steps to meet our internal gold standard. To tatou kaitono pai | What you bring Previous experience in a commercial kitchen and/or cafe minimum of 2 years Exceptional cooking and baking skills Excellent food hygiene practices and a commitment to safe working practices Strong communication and organisational skills Flexibility, adaptability and able to work well under pressure with good time management. Empathy towards older adults, good interpersonal and customer service skills. Honesty, reliability, and integrity. Preference to level 4 plus quals He aha ta maatau e tuku | What we offer Full time 5 days per week - Thurday 1000 - 1500 and Friday to Monday , 0630–1500 A very competitive market rate Ongoing training and team benefits An engaging and positive work environment If you have a passion for sharing your love of food and purpose-led work, we’d love to hear from you! Along with your CV, please submit a cover letter outlining what you’ll bring to the role and your fit for Arvida and which role you would prefer. Nau mai ki te roopu Arvida | Welcome to Arvida At Arvida, we create communities with freedom to thrive . We develop and operate communities that provide independent living and aged care services to older New Zealanders - with a resident-led approach. Each day, our interactions with our team and residents are guided by three values: Being There | In it Together | Look for a Way.