Chef - Auckland
ABI Rehabilitation New Zealand
What the role involves
- Leading kitchen operations
- Planning and preparing menus
- Delivering tailored meals
What they ask for
Chef experience
About the job
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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.
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