Cafe Assistant

Description:

Job Description

Café Assistant – Crown Street Stables

Reference number: 10598

Closing date: 11pm 25 April 2025

• Temporary part time opportunity until April 2026, working 19.5 hours per week
• Salary commencing at $35.41 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation (commensurate with experience)
  
  
  

The Opportunity

Moonee Valley City Council is seeking a customer focussed individual to deliver friendly and efficient café services to patrons of Crown Street Stables. Crown St Stables Café provides support to vulnerable community members via the Crown St Stables traineeship program and the ideal candidate has café experience and an interest in supporting our community.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced barista with experience in all aspects of hospitality and café management to make a real difference in the local community.

Responsibilities

• Work in collaboration with the café team, and the Crown Street Stables Coordinator to implement high quality customer service to meet the individual needs of our diverse clientele.
• Support the day-to-day operations of the Crown Street Stables Café.
• Work collaboratively with Café staff to set a high standard of customer service, food safety standards and menu planning.
• Preparing and assembling sandwiches, wraps and other simple meals.
• Store and serve food in accordance with Crown Street Stables Café Food Safety Plan.
• Ensure all relevant health and safety practices are established and adhered to.
  
  
  

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience in a café environment with the ability to work unsupervised in a busy customer service environment.
• Experience working with community members and an understanding of the issues they may face.
• Current Working with Children Check, or willingness to obtain.
• Barista qualification and Level II First Aid is desirable.
• Well-developed communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people both internal and external to the Café.
  
  
  

How To Apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.

Applications must be submitted through our online system and should be in line with the Moonee Valley City Council Application Guide. Please attach a copy of your resume and cover letter to your application, applications that do not meet these requirements may not be considered.

For further information, please view the position description and or contact Trinity Lu, Crown St Stables Coordinator on 0422 797 689

In line with Council policy, Council positions require you to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are successful in our recruitment and selection process, you may be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status.

About Us

Moonee Valley is a great place to live, work and visit. We are a local government within the north-west metropolitan area of Melbourne, providing a range of services to some 130,000 residents and over 10,000 businesses.

Our 1,200 employees bring their differing backgrounds, experiences and unique perspectives to our collaborative environment, and are supported to share ideas, initiatives and talent, making a positive impact on our community for now and in the future.

Some of the great benefits of working at Moonee Valley City Council are flexible working conditions, learning and development opportunities, supportive leadership and various staff benefits.

Our Council offices are located in the heart of our vibrant, diverse community with great food, cafes and green spaces nearby. We have excellent public transport at our doorstep as well as cycling access for our employees.

At Moonee Valley City Council, we pride ourselves on having job opportunities which make a real difference in the community and having a workplace which values everyone’s unique skills and attributes.

Our Culture of Inclusion

If you are interested in the role but feel you may not meet the full range of selection criteria, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your experience and application for this position.

We don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services and our community. With a focus on inclusion, accessibility and flexibility, we'll support you at every stage of your career. We recognise the importance of balance and embrace work agility, understanding that this means different things to each and every one of our employees.

Moonee Valley City Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer and we value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email H2@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9243 1122.