Company DescriptionOur Summerset Wigram Village is looking for an excellent Café Assistant to join the team!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.Job DescriptionOur 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.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
QualificationsYou 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
Additional InformationWhat's in it for you? This is an excellent time to be joining Summerset - not only are we growing and investing, we're the fastest builder of new retirement villages in New Zealand, so for the right person this company is brimming with opportunity. The work activity that you will be exposed to in this role will be diverse and interesting as well as working with a passionate team that is fun to be part of. To recognise the important work that you do for our residents, we offer social sporting teams, health cover, discounts at a range of suppliers and more.This role includes many great benefits e.g. discounts at various brands via our Boost plan!Due to NZ Immigration requirements we are obliged to consider candidates that already have the right to work in NZ for this role first. Due to this we may not be able to support a visa application for this role. This role may close early due to an increased number of applications - apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!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.