Where you’ll be working: Rhoda Read Continuing Care - Morrinsville
The details:
• Permanent Part-Time

• 8.5 working hours per shift (8.30 am to 5.30 pm)

• 7 shifts / 59.5 hours per fortnight

Are you our next Kitchen Assistant?
Applicants will need to have a passion to provide nutritious meals for the rehabilitating patient and be prepared to work in a busy and challenging environment.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a Kitchen Assistant to join our team.
Rhoda Read is a Continuing Care Facility at Morrinsville in the Waikato Region.
As part of the Older Persons and Rehabilitation Service, Rhoda Read cares mostly for post-acute patients who have been inpatients at Waikato or Thames hospital and need time to recover prior to discharge home.
Rhoda Read has a rehabilitative focus and cares for palliative patients at the end of their lives.

Key responsibilities of the role:
• Serving patient meals on the tray line

• Washing dishes using a commercial dishwasher

• Delivering meals to patients

• Making beverages for patients

• Rhoda Read cooks meals for the community via ‘Meals on Wheels’

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

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
We can offer you
• an exciting work environment

• a thorough orientation

• career opportunities and NZQA qualifications

• great employee benefits (discounts with many Hamilton businesses)

Mōu | About you
We are looking for someone who has:
• Exceptional customer service experience preferably in the hospitality sector as you will be working with patients in a healthcare environment

• Be able to show care and empathy towards our patients

• High standard of personal presentation as you will be the face of our service in the wards

• Extremely reliable and with a great attendance record

• The ability to work unsupervised and within a team

To be successful in this role you must have a current NZ work permit and be able to communicate effectively in both spoken and written English.
Previous work experience related to the position would be an advantage.
Preference will be given to those who have achieved related NZQA unit standards.

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: 30 October 2024
Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!