Cafe Disability Support Worker

• Experience barista looking for a rewarding role. 
• Make a difference to people living with disability. 
• Casual role with competitive hourly rate, super and salary packaging

About the role

‘Where is my Coffee’ is an Innovative Café supporting people with disability to grow their job skills and independence in a real-life work environment.  A social enterprise Café with the aim to help people with a disability on their journey to finding paid employment.  This is a causal position reporting to the Café Community Team Leader.    

About you

You will have previous experience in hospitality, as a barista and Café food and beverage preparation, presentation and serving, your customer service skills will be outstanding. Your coffee making skills exemplary!!  Previous experience working in the Disability Sector highly regarded.

You will have an interest in working with people with a Disability and developing their skills providing hands-on mentoring to people participating in our trainee program to build their self-confidence, barista and customer service skills that will improve their independence and chances of securing employment.

This is an incredibly rewarding opportunity for a hospitality professional to grow into another industry.

Skills, Experience & Requirements

• Experience in hospitality industry as a barista and food preparation.
• Ability to always remain professional and courteous with customers.
• Ability to share your knowledge and upskill others.
• Certificate III Individual Support - Disability or experience in the disability sector
• Current Food Safety Handling Certificate (or willing to obtain)
• Current Responsible Service of Alcohol Certificate (or willing to obtain)
• Experience in providing personal care to individuals with a disability.
• Evidence of relevant vaccinations including flu vaccination & COVID
• Victorian Working with Children’s Check, NDIS Screening Check and Valid Victorian Driver’s License.

If you have the passion, skills and experience for this rewarding role please Apply Now!

Why VMCH?

Because the people we employ make it a great place to work! In addition, VMCH will provide you with:

• A rewarding and supportive work environment, with opportunities for professional development and career progression. 
• A competitive salary, with salary packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay. 

• A flexible and family-friendly work culture, with wellbeing initiatives and paid parental leave. 
• Employee assistance program including employee, manager, career, conflict, nutrition and lifestyle, money, family, and legal assistance.
• Discounted private health insurance and discounted school holiday care support.
• A chance to make a positive difference in the lives of older people and the community. 

About us

Here at VMCH our services are as diverse as the people we support. As a for-purpose organisation, compassion, respect, and inclusion aren’t just words to us, they guide us in everything we do. While we’ve been around for over a century, we’re always moving forward. We stay true to who we are by supporting people and families to live their best lives, providing a place to call home and spaces to learn and grow.

If you meet the above criteria and are passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.

To work at VMCH, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, an Australian Criminal History Check, Evidence of Flu and Covid Vaccinations, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. You may also be required to supply an International Police Check. 

We do not accept unsolicited resumes, emails and phone calls from recruitment agencies.