Cafe and Functions Assistant - Expression of Interest - Eastern Suburbs

Anglicare Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglicare Sydney is seeking a Café and Functions Assistant in Sydney to create a home-like atmosphere for residents while delivering friendly service. You will prepare food and beverages, including espresso, manage payments, and keep the cafe tidy from setup to break-down.

This role emphasizes empathy, reliability, and a team-focused attitude. We value hospitality experience, RSA, WWCC, and barista skills, with a commute within 20 minutes of our locations.

Qualifications

• Food Handling Certificate (preferred).
• Responsible Service of Alcohol (required).
• Working with Children Check (required).
• Hospitality and customer service experience.
• Food service or front of house experience, along with barista skills (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Delivering top-notch customer service with warmth and a smile.
• Preparing food and beverages with care, including crafting delicious espresso coffee.
• Operating our POS system and managing payments effortlessly.
• Ensuring the café is always tidy, welcoming, and ready for action – from setup to clean-up.
• Supporting events and activities that bring life to our villages!

Skills

Food Handling

RSA

WWCC

Hospitality experience

Barista skills

Customer service

Job description

LOCATION: Paddington - Sydney

Transform lives, every single day

Would you like to use your compassion and care for greater impact? At Anglicare Sydney, you can. And together, we will.

We’re a well-respected not-for-profit that’s been serving society’s most vulnerable for more than 170 years. Each year, we achieve life-changing outcomes for the 40,000+ people who rely on our person-centred support.

Are you passionate about great coffee, friendly service, and making a difference in people’s lives? Do you want a job that’s not just work but also a rewarding experience every day? We are looking for energetic, kind-hearted Café All-Rounders to join our team.

Your opportunity

As a Café and Functions Assistant, you’ll be doing more than serving coffee – you’ll be creating an atmosphere that feels like home for our residents! Your key responsibilities include:

• Delivering top-notch customer service with warmth and a smile
• Preparing food and beverages with care, including crafting delicious espresso coffee
• Operating our POS system and managing payments effortlessly
• Ensuring the café is always tidy, welcoming, and ready for action – from setup to clean-up
• Supporting events and activities that bring life to our villages!

What you’ll bring

Empathy to interact respectfully with elderly residents, attention to detail, and knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices. You share our organisational values of integrity, justice, compassion and excellence, and bring them to everything you do.

To thrive in this role, you will need:

• Food Handling Certificate (preferred)
• Responsible Service of Alcohol (required)
• Working with Children Check (required)
• Hospitality and customer service experience
• Food service or front of house experience, along with barista skills (preferred)
• Your commute is within 20mins of our locations

You will also have:

• A kind, team-focused attitude and willingness to learn
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Why Anglicare Sydney?

At Anglicare Sydney, you will belong to a community of kind, humble and respectful people of all faiths and backgrounds - people who respect you for you and genuinely care. You’ll also be surrounded by leaders and mentors who support you to grow your career and find the balance that’s right for you.

On top of that, here are just some of the other benefits you will enjoy in a career with us:

• Flexible work options to get the most out of work and life
• For Permanent roles, pay less tax on your income and increase your take home pay. With salary packaging, up to $15,900 of your income is tax free
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities to advance your career
• Exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers

Are you ready for a career that means more?

Anglicare Sydney is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian-based values, our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others, and we value the diverse perspectives they bring. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Application Close Date: September 17, 2026