Where you’ll be working: Thames Hospital Food Service

The details: Two permanent part-time positions available

• 17 hours per week – 1 x 8-hour shift PLUS 3 x 3-hour duties from 1645 – 1945

• 19 hours per week – 2 x 8-hour shifts PLUS 1 x 3-hour duty from 1645 – 1945

Please specify in your application which position you are applying for.

Salary details: Collective Employment Contract – E-Tu Meca – Step 1, $23.75 per hour – Step 4, $28.18 per hour

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We are looking for someone with excellent customer service skills to join our 7 day a week dietary service team as a kitchen assistant.
The roster will include weekend and public holidays.
Duties include food preparation, meal service, food and safety hygiene and general kitchen duties.

Key to this position is:

• Acknowledging the roles of all staff

• Working in a small team with the challenges it brings

• An awareness of the culture of interservice and interdisciplinary respect

• Fostering the collaboration we have at Thames Hospital.

Ko o tatou painga | Our Benefits

• Full training, including food and safety hygiene is provided.

• Ability to undertake NZQA training.

• Pleasant work environment.

• A great small team to be part of.

Click here to view the position description.
(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)

Mōu | About you
To be considered for this role, you need:

• Excellent physical fitness to work in an environment with heavy physical demands - including frequent standing, lifting, in a humid and busy environment.

• Willingness to follow direction and carry out tasks in a timely efficient manner

• Ability to build and maintain positive respectful relationships with customers and team members

• Reliability with an excellent attendance record

• A current NZ driver’s licence.

An understanding of hospital kitchen functions, and previous experience in similar roles would be an advantage.

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

Thames Food Service provides around 60 meals 3 x per day to the

• Inpatient unit

• Emergency department

• Birthing Unit

Sperry Lane Café is open Monday to Friday for staff & public access to meals.

We also provide around 30 meals per day for ‘Meals on Wheels’ recipients.

Kitchen Assistants have three different hours of duty:

• 0700 – 1530 and 0900 – 1730 hours (both 8-hour duties)

• 1645 – 1945 (3-hour duty) - to deliver the night meal to patients and cleaning in the food service.

Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato

Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.

• As part of our Health NZ, Waikato family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside our Health NZ, Waikato benefits and staff discount schemes.

• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email.
If you have any questions about the role please contact the Recruitment Team – kaitlin.basson@waikatodhb.health.nz

Closing date: 22 October 2024
Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!