Food & Beverage Attendant

Let’s start with some details about State Sport Centres (SSC):

State Sport Centres are the premier multi-sport facilities in Victoria. You might have heard of one of our venues, MSAC? We are here to serve sport, enabling sporting organisations and individuals to achieve peak performance, reach their potential and deliver world class events. By providing services, facilities and significant events for athletes and individuals on their journey in sport we aim to drive participation, activity and well-being across Victoria. We want people to be excited about sport, engaged in healthy activity and feel inspired to be their best!   

And now a bit about the Food & Beverage Attendant role:

We are on the lookout for energetic, passionate and conscientious Food & Beverage (F&B) Attendants to join our F&B team here at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Parkville. In this role you will be responsible for providing efficient and customer focused service to all SSC patrons. This incorporates serving food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, preparing and cooking food, cleaning and cash handling.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be the face of our café’s and catering services, engaging with all customers in a professional and enthusiastic manner
• Process food & beverage orders using POS systems and balance receipts and payments.
• Efficiently serve food and beverages to the patrons
• Prepare food, cold beverages and hot beverages as per required procedures and/or recipes
• Following hygienic food and beverage handling procedures
• Maintain cleanliness of all food preparation areas, benches and equipment, and clean glasses and dishes
• Communicate and liaise with team members, kitchen and other areas of operation
• Always adhere to the responsible service of alcohol and licencing provisions and standards 
• Use relevant equipment according to appropriate OHS Standards 
• Other duties as directed by management

About you:

The successful candidates will be experienced and will thrive in busy café and catering settings. Your skills will include making coffee, serving food, and providing exceptional face to face customer service. We are looking for candidates who go above and beyond to create a welcoming and relaxing environment. In return you will work across our amazing facilities as a part of vibrant and supportive F&B team. 

Our facilities are open across 7 days, so it is essential that you are flexible in how you can structure your weekly shifts working across evenings and weekends. 

Knowledge and experience of front of house Catering operations

• Knowledge of making coffee 
• Prior café experience
• Required Qualifications:
• Responsible Serving of Alcohol
• Working with Children Check 

Desirable Qualifications:
(Note that the below does not deter recruitment)

• Recognised Barista qualification or equivalent experience in utilising a commercial coffee machine and preparing coffees

How to apply:

Please send through a resume and a cover letter to support your application, including a statement of why you would like to work for the State Sport Centres team. We will be reviewing applications and commencing interviews as they come in, so please don't delay in applying. If you have any questions please reach out to Nimita Alphonse - Talent Acquisition Advisor nimitaa@ssct.com.au

"SSCT values diversity, is an equal opportunity employer, and encourages applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and from people with disabilities." Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Working with Children Check & Police Check