Bupa Looking for Kitchen Assistant at Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Full Time

Bupa are looking for Kitchen Assistant to join the team in our Bupa The Gardens Care Home in Pukehangi, Rotorua.

There is a casual position available, providing flexibility and opportunity to work in an incredibly rewarding environment, with our wonderful residents. In return for your dedication we will support you with on-going training to assist your development both professionally and personally.

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will work as part of the kitchen team to provide nutritionally delicious meals to the Care Home residents. This is a great opportunity to get your foot in the door to the catering industry.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• General kitchen duties (dishwashing and cleaning)
• Assist with food preparation
• Adhere to Hygiene and food safety standards
• Maintain confidentiality
• Follow Health and Safety procedures

About you

• Ideally, you will have one year of work experience in a similar role, however, we will provide training and support with career development
• You will be a team player, with the ability to work independently, and is prepared to roll up your sleeves and get stuck into to whatever needs to get done
• Demonstrate empathy, enthusiasm, and passion for making a difference to residents
• Ability to work rostered and rotating shifts (including weekends)
• Reliable transport or travel arrangements

What Bupa can offer you

• Ongoing training and development
• Industry-competitive remuneration and benefits
• Opportunities for national (and sometimes international) career advancement
• Internal reward and recognition programmes
• Employee led B-fit Health and Wellbeing programme. We practice what we preach by encouraging our people to make healthy lifestyle choices

About Bupa

Bupa is one of New Zealand’s leading healthcare providers with a strong commitment to helping people across the globe live longer, happier, healthier lives. We have retirement villages and care homes located across NZ.

At the heart of our service are our values – Caring, Brave, Responsible. These are the principles that determine the way we behave and what we believe. They also bring us together as a family, giving us a common culture, and they inspire trust and loyalty in our people.

If you are reliable, passionate about caring for the elderly, and want to positively impact people’s lives, we would love to hear from you. Don’t delay – APPLY NOW and join our awesome team!

The NZ Government COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 (Vaccinations Order), has mandated that workers in the health and disability sector must be double vaccinated, including booster vaccinations which came into effect on 23 January 2022. Due to this mandate, we will need evidence of your two vaccinations and your booster.

If you received your second dose on or before 16 August 2021, then you must get the vaccine booster by 15 February 2022. If you received your second dose after 16 August 2021, then you must get the vaccine booster within 183 days (6 months) of your second dose. You will be asked to provide evidence of your vaccination status during our recruitment process.