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Cafe Assistant

Metlifecar­e

Accredited employerPart-timePosted 3 weeks ago

Job Description

Permanent, part-time position -23 hours week

Lovely Cafe in a Retirement Village setting

Hillsborough, Central Auckland location - work close to home

Awesome benefits - see below!

About the role

We are looking for a fabulous Café Assistant to work at our HIllsborough Heights Village in Central Auckland. You will be providing exceptional service to our Residents and their friends, while also helping provide a great dining experience!

This is a permanent, part time position working 23 hours per week. Shifts as follows:

  • Monday -10.30 am to 3.15 pm
  • Tuesday -10.30 am to 3.30 pm
  • Wednesday -10.30 am to 4.30 pm
  • Thursday -10.30 am to 3.15 pm
  • Friday -10.30 am to 3.30 pm
  • Some of the great things you will be doing:
  • Taking food and beverage orders from our residents, visitors and staff
  • Making amazing cups of coffee (semi-automatic machine)
  • Serving and collecting meals in our café
  • preparing and serving cabinet food and light meals
  • Operating the cash register
  • General cleaning including café equipment and washing up in the kitchen
  • Additional Kitchen duties as and when required
  • About you
  • You will have exceptional customer service skills, a vibrant and welcoming personality and you can effortlessly juggle several tasks at once.

Some things that will support your application include

Impeccable personal presentation

A warm and friendly nature and a 'Can do attitude'

Exceptional communication skills

Previous experience in a Café or a front of house environment

A Hygiene & Food Handling Certificate (not essential) as well as and/or commercial kitchen experience

About us

We pride ourselves on providing retirement communities in which people are empowered to be the very best version of themselves.

Check out some of our Benefits!

Paid wellness days per annum and a paid day of leave to celebrate your birthday each year

Health & Life Insurance - automatic cover free to all permanent staff

26 weeks of parental leave on full pay and 5 days paid leave for partners

* Kiwisaver payments continued for those opted in over the age of 65 years

How to apply

Please apply by clicking on the below APPLY NOW button or by visiting our careers page www.careers.metlifecare.co.nz/home

Not sure if this role is for you but interested in what else Metlifecare has to offer? Then please visit our careers page www.careers.metlifecare.co.nz/home to see our other current vacancies.

Follow us on our socials @metlifecarecareers

Please note that identification and work eligibility documentation is required with your application.

### Job Details

Reference #

  • 50840
  • Location(s)
  • Hillsborough
  • Expertise
  • Café/Restaurant
  • Job level(s)
  • Experienced
  • Work type(s)
  • Permanent part-time
  • More details (document)
  • Cafe Assistant.pdf
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