Cook

Every day, in every way, we bring real heart to work. Food makes such a difference to the residents’ lives, which is why ABC in Upper Hutt, Wellington is searching for a Cook/Chef to join our Kitchen team on a Permanent Part-time (31 hours per week minimum) position working Tuesday to Thursday 10AM-6PM and Friday to Saturday 10AM to 3PM.

As part of the team here at ABC, you will be working alongside equally passionate and creative colleagues to plan, implement and ensure that our residents' individual food and nutritional needs are met through delicious menu programs. Come be part of a team who have chosen to enrich the lives of society’s most vulnerable.

Where You Will Make an Impact:

- Menu planning and implementation.
- Food preparation.
- Adhere to food Hygiene and Safety.
- Special event catering.
- Ordering and monitoring supplies.

What About You:

- A relevant NZQA culinary qualification or equivalent is preferred and a minimum of 1 year of experience is essential.
- Be prepared to roll up your sleeve and get stuck into whatever needs to get done.
- Demonstrate enthusiasm, care, and passion for making a difference in our residents’ lives.
- Ensure resident confidentiality.
- Reliable transport or travel arrangements.

Reasons to Belong:

- Fully subsidized Southern Cross health insurance to our eligible permanent NZ employees and a discount on insurance cover for eligible family members.
- Wellbeing discounts and advice, EAP counseling services, study support, and cultural leave.
- Paid parental leave - in addition to standard parental leave, ABC offers 12 weeks of paid leave for primary carers and 2 weeks for secondary carers.
- Refer-a-friend programme of $750 - $2,000.
- Professional Development – in-house and external training and development.
- Industry-competitive remuneration and benefits, and internal reward and recognition programs.
- No matter who you are or where you come from, we encourage you to ‘Be You at ABC’.
- An accredited employer with Immigration NZ that values its diverse employees.

About ABC:

Through vision, passion, and sheer hard work, we are now New Zealand’s largest aged care and dementia care provider. As one of New Zealand’s leading healthcare organizations, we employ more than 4,000 people and we live by our values: Brave, Caring, and Responsible. All united by one purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

For the opportunity to join the ABC community and to make a difference to the lives of our residents, please submit your application today – we would love to hear from you.