From A$60,100EntryPart Time
Hospitality Officer | BlueCare | Retirement Living Townsville
Casual opportunity - allows you to maintain current commitments.
Rewarding employment opportunities, making a difference in your local community.
Remuneration: $30.05 p/hr + Casual loadings + 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Staff discounts.
Join a small café at the heart of a retirement village
CG on Beck is a local café at the centre of our Carlyle Gardens Retirement Village community, and we’re looking for a friendly Café All-Rounder to join our small, supportive team.
This role is perfect for someone who enjoys variety, connection, and the simple satisfaction of a job well done. No two days are the same, and you’ll be genuinely appreciated for the work you do.
Our opening hours in a normal week would be 9am-3pm, Monday to Friday with future plans to include a few nights a week for dinner and bar service. An overview of your day will include but not limited to:
Supporting day-to-day café operations across front and back of house
Preparing food and drinks
Providing warm, genuine customer service
Keeping the café clean, organised, and running smoothly
Being part of a close-knit team that looks out for one another
Why it’s rewarding working with the café team?
Strong sense of community – you’ll get to know our regulars and be part of something local and meaningful
High job satisfaction – your work matters and is noticed
Flexible hours – we understand life outside of work and aim to be accommodating
Grow together - As we grow, so too can your hours, with career progression for the right candidate
What makes a difference for us?
Friendly, reliable, and happy to pitch in wherever needed
Comfortable working both independently and as part of a small team
Previous café or hospitality experience is a bonus, but not essential
RSA and Food Handling certificates desired, but can be obtained
A genuine people-person who enjoys a welcoming, community-focused space
Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies.
Employee Benefits:
Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too
Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe, Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:
Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email reconciliation@ucareqld.com.au
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.
Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.
