Great food, Great Coffee, Big Impact!
A bit about the role
Are you a creative all-rounder with a passion for high-quality food service and a flair for kitchen prep? Do you want to be part of something special, while contributing to a meaningful cause? We’re looking for talented individuals to join our team at The Little Social, a unique social enterprise café that’s making a difference.
This isn’t your average kitchen prep role! At The Little Social, you’ll be more than just part of the kitchen team, you’ll play a key role in crafting a one-of-a-kind café experience that blends great coffee, exceptional service, and positive social impact. A successful applicant will be a true all-rounder with diverse hospitality experience and is ready to have a go at everything from deliveries to sandwich prep.
This vibrant café is located at the Victorian Pride Centre in St Kilda, the first purpose-built hub for Australia’s LGBTIQ+ communities and is a short walk from transport and the CBD.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting with preparing high-quality meals and catering orders in a fast-paced environment.
- Ensuring compliance with food safety standards and maintaining a clean kitchen.
- Providing guidance and support to social enterprise trainees.
- Creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere while supporting in the kitchen.
- Working collaboratively within the café team to drive impact and sustainability.
- Balance a variety of tasks in a fast-paced environment, ensuring smooth operations in both the kitchen, café space and beyond
What We’re Looking For
- Experience in food preparation or an equivalent qualification.
- Food Handlers Certificate (or willingness to obtain).
- Strong knife and kitchen equipment handling skills.
- Ability to multitask, problem-solve, and work efficiently under pressure.
- Passion for social impact and community development.
- Full drivers license
Want to challenge yourself and see what real change looks like? Come join The Little Social Team.
Now … let’s talk about you
- You bring individuality, creativity, and enthusiasm to the role, making every customer experience unique.
- A passion for food service and an ability to create genuine connections with those you serve.
- A deep commitment to making a positive impact in the community by supporting at-risk youth
- Eagerness to explore new trends and innovative ideas in the café and food scene.
- The ability to juggle multiple tasks and maintain quality service in a busy environment.
A little bit about us, The Little Social
The Little Social is a bespoke coffee bar that brews the finest espresso and empowers young people to lead meaningful lives by providing hands-on skills development and mentoring from industry experts. Each young person has a platform at The Little Social to build self-confidence, gain key employability skills and genuine work experience in a supportive and judgement free environment. Our cafes harness community goodwill towards social and economic sustainability and ethical business and invests profits into innovate and grow within a social justice framework – reaffirming our vision of young people being good-to-go into a competitive job market.
The Little Social is powered by Youth Projects – an independent, registered charity who provides front line support to individuals and young people experiencing disadvantage, homelessness, unemployment, alcohol and other drug issues through a range of holistic and wrap around support services. Youth Projects is on a mission to provide high impact support, without judgement, full stop.
Why should you work with us?
Every day you spend working with us, you’re making a difference. The stronger our frontline warriors, the bigger our impact of breaking the cycle of disadvantage. We think that’s a pretty great perk, but we don’t stop there… here are some of the others;
- Guaranteed hours and shifts
- Access to generous salary packaging
- Access to meals & entertainment benefits
- Supervision, coaching and professional development
- Uncapped Employee Assistance Program
- Plus, additional paid leave including parental, wellbeing, family violence and study
Have you made it this far?
If you’re still reading, we think there’s a strong chance you might be our kind of person.
👉 Send through your resume + a cover letter by clicking “Apply for the Job.” 👈
Recruitment for this position will be undertaken as applications are received, and only successful applicants will be notified. Please note that it is a requirement of all Youth Projects positions that the successful applicant holds a valid Working Children’s Check or Police Check.
Our commitment to diversity: At Youth Projects, we value diversity and believe that people from a range of backgrounds bring a variety of ideas, perspectives, and experiences that will enhance our effectiveness. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome, and value unique contributions and encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and Indigenous candidates.
Safety screening: Youth Projects is committed to being a child-safe organisation, providing an environment where children who come into contact with the organisation feel safe. Youth Projects has zero tolerance.
