Cafe and Functions Assistant - The Ponds

Anglicare Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Salary packaging benefits

Ongoing training and development

Discounts to over 400 retailers

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport with gym discounts

Job summary

Anglicare Sydney is hiring a Café and Functions Assistant to create a home-like atmosphere for residents while serving coffee and meals with care.

You will deliver warm service, craft espresso drinks, manage POS transactions, and help set up events across villages. This role emphasizes empathy, reliability, and teamwork within a not-for-profit care environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Customer service

Barista skills

Food safety awareness

Job description

Cafe and Functions Assistant - The Ponds

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:

• 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 Friday, during family friendly hours

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. 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

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.