Cafe Assistant

2 weeks ago


Otago, New Zealand Summerset Full time

**Summerset Dunedin is looking for a friendly & energetic Café Assistant to assist our busy café during the weekend**

**About Summerset**:
Summerset is the second largest retirement village operator in New Zealand. We're passionate about providing quality service to our clients and we are growing quickly, with 39+ villages from Whangarei down to Dunedin. We are proud of our dynamic work environment and an equally diverse workforce.

**About the Role**:
Our Café Assistant is in many ways the face of our business and as such you need to be able to relate to a wide range of people, especially the elderly and their families. **_This is a permanent part-time role working the weekend shift of Saturday & Sunday._**

Your responsibilities will include:

- Assisting the Café Supervisor with daily operation of the on-site café
- Providing quality customer service to café patrons
- Demonstrating compliance to all regulatory and hygiene requirements
- Assisting the coordination and catering of village residents' functions

**About You**:
You will be an energetic and friendly person with a positive can-do attitude and good communication skills. We value your customer service ethic as much as the technical skills you bring to the team - our culture is what sets us apart To be successful you will bring:

- Top class customer service to ensure a great café experience to our residents and their guests
- The ability to provide high quality and timely support for the Chef
- Prior experience with making great coffee, food preparation and presentation is preferable
- The ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team

**What's in it for you? To recognise the important work that you do for our residents, we offer**:

- Quarterly draws to win one of three $3000 prezzy cards
- Sponsored sports teams
- Southern Cross Health Essentials
- Sick leave from Day 1
- This role includes many great benefits e.g. discounts at various brands via our Boost plan

The safety of our residents and staff is important to us. For this reason, we require all our employees to be fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 before commencing work at Summerset.

Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted.

Job Details
- Reference #- 36988- Posted on- 13 Mar 2024- Closes on- 03 Apr 2024 12:00- Location(s)- Otago - Dunedin- Expertise- Café Assistant- Job level(s)- Entry, Graduate, Experienced- Work type(s)- Permanent part-time