Kitchen Assistant

Whakatāne Hospital
- Permanent position - 0.5 FTE
- Subsidised onsite hospital gym membership + Free Flu vaccinations + Discounted goods

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
**About the Role**

Working with an experienced and diverse team we are looking for an individual who must be able to work over a fortnightly roster including weekends. This role is 0.5fte working 40 hours per fortnight.

This role involves many tasks and opportunity to grow your skills on the job.

Some of the tasks involved are;
- Delivery newspapers and water jugs to patients
- Collecting trays on food trollies
- Unloading and dishwashing
- Tray line duties serving desserts

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will have:

- Ability to clean kitchen equipment, utensils, and work areas to ensure a sanitised environment.
- Knowledge of food handling, chopping, peeling, and portioning meals according to dietary requirements.
- Well-developed organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy and the ability to work well under pressure
- Strong time management skills
- Highly effective communicator and complex problem solver
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth

**Working for Health New Zealand**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

**How to Apply