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Nunawading, VIC, Australia, 3131- Casual- **Exciting new social enterprise café is opening 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.**

**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 position, however there may be the possibility for the role to become permanent part time.

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:
**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._

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