Cafe and Functions Assistant - Gordon

Anglicare; The Hills Shire Council; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Salary packaging

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Anglicare Sydney is hiring Café All-Rounders to craft warm, home-like experiences for residents in our cafes and during events. You’ll prepare beverages and light meals, provide friendly service, and help manage the cafe environment to ensure a welcoming atmosphere across our villages.

Ideal candidates have barista experience, a RSA, and a WHC while showing empathy and teamwork. Availability across Monday to Saturday with family-friendly hours is preferred.

Qualifications

• Responsible Service of Alcohol certification.
• Working with Children Check.
• 6 months experience in food service or front of house with barista skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver top-notch customer service with warmth and a smile.
• Prepare food and beverages, including espresso coffee.
• Operate the POS system and process payments.
• Keep the cafe tidy, welcoming and ready for action.

Skills

Barista skills

Customer service

Communication

Education

Food Handling Certificate

Job description

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 170 years. Each year, we achieve life-changing outcomes for the 40,000+ people who rely on our person-cantered 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.

What’s required

• Responsible Service of Alcohol
• Working with Children Check
• 6 months experience in food service or front of house experience, along with barista skills

What’s preferred

• Food Handling Certificate
• Hospitality and customer service experience
• Your commute is within 20mins of our locations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A kind, team-focused attitude and willingness to learn
• Availability across Monday to Saturday, during family friendly hours

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.

Benefits

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. Spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment also tax free with salary packaging
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities to advance your career – exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers
• Employee Assistance Program and Fitness Passport with discounts to over 800 gyms for you and your family

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: October 28, 2026

Do you want a career that means more? We bring the strength, the support and the strategy to make it happen. 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: …

Joining our team means becoming part of a values-led community, committed to transforming lives across aged care, housing, mental health, disability and family services. Here, you’ll find the stability and support to build a meaningful career while making a positive impact in the lives of our society’s most vulnerable people. Because your passion for helping others deserves a home where it can truly flourish. Anglicare is where you can do the best work of your life.

Your rewards and benefits

We believe that caring for others starts with caring for our people. Because you put so much heart into helping the most vulnerable in our community, we’re committed to supporting you to thrive both professionally and personally. Staff Rewards: Enjoy access to our staff rewards portal, with exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers, free wellbeing resources and more. Salary Packaging: 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. You can also spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment… tax free! Employee Assistance Program: At Anglicare, we care about your mental wellbeing, both at work and at home. Our confidential Employee Assistance Program provides free counselling as you need it. Employee Referral Program: Be rewarded with a $1,200 incentive every time you help us find the right person for a permanent role! Simply go to our careers page, refer a friend for a permanent role, and if they’re hired, you’ll receive an additional $1,200 (taxable) payment when they reach six months of service. Formal Recognition: The Performance Review process supports your professional goals through ongoing conversations and feedback from your manager. Your Annual Review Conversation provides an opportunity to formally recognise and reward outstanding performance through career progression, skill development and secondment.