• Exciting social enterprise café in Nunawading
• Truly rewarding disability support worker position within the hospitality industry. 
• Join a supportive team in a fantastic environment and make a difference. 
• Casual position located in Nunawading, shifts 

About VMCH

VMCH innovative new café, supporting people with disability to grow their job skills and independence requires a Disability Support Worker with hospitality experience to support and train clients.  Located in Nunawading in a fantastic environment our café aims to help people build skills and gain experience in a real-life working environment, on their pathway to finding paid employment.

Trainees will be supported by hospitality and disability support workers in serving customers great coffee and food.

About the role

As a Café Disability Support Worker (DSW), you will provide hands-on mentoring to participants in the program to build their self-confidence, barista, food preparation and customer service skills and employability qualities. This position will ultimately support NDIS participants develop their personal & professional skills that will improve their independence and opportunities for securing employment.

This is a casual positions, covering opening hours of 7.00am - 3.00pm.

This is an incredibly rewarding opportunity for either a qualified DSW or hospitality professional to grow into another industry while continuing to support individuals with a disability.

About you

You will be an experienced Disability Support Worker, along with your disability expertise, you will have customer service and barista experience within the hospitality industry.

Skills, experience & requirements

• Experience in the hospitality and/or disability sector
• Certificate IV Disability or similar
• Food Safety Handling Certificate (or willing to obtain)
• Responsible Service of Alcohol Certificate (or willing to obtain)
• Outstanding Customer service skills
• Great communication, organisation and time management skills
• NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working with Children’s Check
• Current First Aid and CPR Certificate
• Valid full Victorian Driver’s Licence
• Valid COVID-19 Vaccinations (including 3rd booster)

Why VMCH

Because the people we employ make it a great place to work! In addition, VMCH will provide you with:

• A rewarding and supportive work environment, with opportunities for professional development and career progression. 
• A competitive salary, with salary packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay. 
• A flexible and family-friendly work culture, with wellbeing initiatives and paid parental leave. 
• Employee assistance program including employee, manager, career, conflict, nutrition and lifestyle, money, family, and legal assistance.
• Discounted private health insurance and discounted school holiday care support.
• A chance to make a positive difference in the lives of people with disability and the community. 

 Don’t just take our word for it, take a look at what our staff are saying:

https://vmch.com.au/join-our-team/our-people/

About Us 

Here at VMCH our services are as diverse as the people we support. As a for-purpose organisation, compassion, respect, and inclusion aren’t just words to us, they guide us in everything we do. While we’ve been around for over a century, we’re always moving forward. We stay true to who we are by supporting people and families to live their best lives, providing a place to call home and spaces to learn and grow.

If you meet the above criteria and are passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.

To work at VMCH, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, an Australian Criminal History Check, Evidence of Flu and Covid Vaccinations, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. You may also be required to supply an International Police Check. 

We do not accept unsolicited resumes, emails and phone calls from recruitment agencies.