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
What We’re Looking For
Want to challenge yourself and see what real change looks like? Come join The Little Social Team.
Now ... let’s talk about you
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;
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.