Summerset Retirement Villages

Cafe Supervisor

Summerset Retirement Villages  •  Prebbleton, NZ (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

You can help bring our villages to life!

Summerset Prebbleton is preparing to open the doors to its brand-new cafe – a stunning addition to our already vibrant village community. With its beautiful location this new space will be the jewel in our crown – and we’re looking for a confident, hands-on Café Supervisor to lead the team and ensure exceptional service from day one.

We believe that a great cup of coffee and a warm smile can brighten anyone’s day. We're more than just a café we’re a community hub, a space for connection, and a team that supports and looks out for each other. We’re now looking for a Café Supervisor for our Prebbleton village who shares our love for people, hospitality, and quality service.

You’ll play a key role in delivering exceptional customer service and ensuring the smooth running of our café. From making great coffee to creating tasty cabinet food and light meals, you’ll help make our café a warm and welcoming place for residents, their families, and visitors. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

  • Leading the daily operations of the café and reconciling the daily takings
  • Training and mentoring a small team
  • Preparing, presenting, and serving food and drinks to a high standard
  • Providing outstanding barista services
  • Assisting with catering for village events and resident functions

You’ll work closely with the Chef Manager, and wider village team to deliver a café experience that’s welcoming, consistent, and genuinely enjoyable.

The hours for this role are Tuesday - Saturday 9am - 3.30pm.

Qualifications

You will bring a warm and positive approach to everything you do, along with:

  • Previous experience running daily operations in a café or hospitality business
  • Experience leading a team is ideal
  • LCQ and/or Duty Managers certificate
  • Superb barista skills
  • A warm, friendly personality with great customer service skills
  • Excellent communication and the ability to multitask

At Summerset, we believe diversity strengthens our team and enriches the care we provide. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life.

Additional Information

We are proud to show our appreciation for the passion and commitment our people show every day, by offering a selection of employee benefits:

Our benefits include:

  • Retail discounts and paid leave for your birthday
  • The ability to grow your career across a variety of roles in Summerset
  • Opportunities to gain recognised hospitality qualifications
  • Uniform provided

Next Steps: Applications for this role will close on 15th September This role may close early due to an increased number of applications - apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!

Summerset Retirement Villages

About Summerset Retirement Villages

Summerset is one of New Zealand's leading retirement village operators, and more than 8,000 New Zealanders call Summerset home. Our vibrant villages focus on bringing the best of life to our residents, and we offer a continuum of care to provide peace of mind should the care needs of our residents’ change.

Our recent expansion into Australia includes two retirement villages in development and five more in the works in Victoria.

Across Australasia Summerset provides a range of living options and care services to more than 8,000 residents and employs more than 2,800 staff. Summerset has corporate offices located in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Melbourne.

We offer a range of careers, from development and design through to care, village and property management, and corporate functions such as finance and marketing.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Wellington, NZ
Year Founded
1997
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