Chef - Auckland

Chef – Make Every Meal Matter

Auckland Intensive Rehabilitation

*Bring your culinary talent to a

role with purpose, heart, and real impact.*

Join our specialist Acquired Brain

Injury (ABI) rehabilitation service, where nutritious, high-quality meals

support recovery, dignity, and independence. As our Chef, you’ll help deliver

meals that make a real difference for clients and their whānau.

You’ll work with the head chef, speech

language therapists, dietitian, and wider interdisciplinary team to provide

safe, person-centred meals, including texture-modified diets and specialised

nutrition.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Based in our 36-bed inpatient

rehabilitation unit, you’ll bring flexibility, organisation, and teamwork to meet

changing occupancy and individual client needs.

What You’ll Do

• Lead day-to-day kitchen operations, maintaining
• high standards of food quality and safety
• Plan and prepare menus that support rehabilitation,
• recovery, and overall wellbeing
• Deliver meals tailored to a wide range of dietary
• and texture-modified requirements
• Work collaboratively with clinical teams to ensure
• safe and appropriate nutrition
• Promote dignity, choice, and independence through
• food

Your Dietary Expertise

You’ll confidently bring strong

• knowledge of:
• Texture-modified diets (e.g. pureed, minced and
• moist, soft diets)
• Gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, and sugar-free
• diets
• Managing complex and individualised dietary needs
• in a healthcare setting

What You’ll Bring

Experienced Chef ready to lead

Passionate about quality food and making a positive

impact on people’s lives

Strong team player with excellent communication

skills

Healthcare or similar experience is advantageous

Our commitment: We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and

are committed to equity, culturally safe practice, and better health outcomes

for Māori and all communities we serve.

*Ready to make every meal

matter? Join our values-driven team and support recovery through great food.*

Interested? For more

information, please contact Louise Kelly, Nursing Services Manager, on (09) 831 0070 831 0070).