Cafe Assistant
Location: Hutt Hospital
Contract: Permanent - Full Time (rostered and rotating)
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
We are looking for an experienced reliable barista with outstanding customer service skills. This position is fulltime, Monday to Friday. The role includes making barista coffee, customer service, cash handling, basic food preparation and service, along with cleaning. Hutt Hospital cafés provide over 500 coffees and meals a day.
The salary band for this position is $59,550 – $64,542, depending on experience.
About the Team/Service/ Location
As a Barista you will work closely with three others as part of the larger Food Service team. Our Café Stat team are well known within the hospital as making great coffee with exceptional service. We have a lot of repeat customers that rely on their coffee to get them through the day, we are busy!
About you
We are looking for someone with great customer service and communication skills with a positive, can do attitude, who is used to working in a busy team environment. You will be able to multitask efficiently, demonstrate a strong sense of punctuality and respect for schedules and work well under pressure.
Qualities we are looking for: Clean and tidy work habits physically fit Proactive and solution focused Work well within a team Committed to fulfilling your rostered hours, Effective communicator, Displays efficient time management and organisational skills.
The salary band for this role is $59,550 – $64,542, depending on experience.
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application from all people, including all gender identities, ages,
ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse
and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our
community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on
Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
How to Apply
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All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 30th June. If you have any
questions about the role, please contact Simratpal.Singh@huttvalleydhb.org.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.
Permanent/Full Time
Job no: SS114-26
Location: Lower Hutt
Closing Date: Tuesday, 30 June 2026