Cafe Kitchen Hand

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.

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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.