The Wise Foundation is looking for an experienced Café Supervisor to join our team at our café, located within ARUP's modern Brisbane CBD office.

This is a casual position of at least 30 hours per week, working Monday to Friday within the hours of 7:30am–3:30pm, with occasional evening shifts for internal events. No weekends required.

We’re a certified social enterprise and not-for-profit dedicated to creating employment opportunities for young people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds through our Wise Hospitality Training Program. In partnership with ARUP, a global collective of designers, engineers and technical experts, we operate a welcoming workplace café delivering exceptional coffee and customer service while creating meaningful social impact.

If you’re passionate about hospitality, enjoy leading a team, and want to be part of an organisation where your work has a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll play a key role in the day-to-day running of the cafe, including:

- Leading and supporting the café team during service
- Delivering exceptional customer service to ARUP employees and visitors
- Producing consistently high-quality coffee and maintaining excellent barista standards
- Assisting with the delivery of internal corporate events
- Training and mentoring new team members,



including participants in the Wise Hospitality Training Program
- Helping ensure the café operates smoothly, efficiently and to the highest standards each day

What We’re Looking For

- Minimum 2 years’ barista experience
- Minimum 2 years’ experience leading or supervising a hospitality team
- Friendly, positive and professional with a genuine passion for hospitality
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- A passion for mentoring and developing others
- Excellent attention to detail and a customer-first mindset
- Availability to work Monday to Friday, with occasional evening events
- Must have Australian Permanent Residency or Australian Citizenship

Why Join Us?

- Monday to Friday roster – no weekends
- Genuine work-life balance
- Be part of a certified social enterprise creating meaningful employment opportunities
- Opportunities for career development and career growth
- 50% staff discount at our sister café, The Gardens Club
- Modern Brisbane CBD workplace with excellent public transport access
- Supportive, values-driven team culture

If you’re an experienced café professional looking to step into a leadership role where you can enjoy a better work-life balance while making a genuine difference, we’d love to hear from you.

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📌 Café Supervisor | Monday–Friday | Brisbane CBD | Social Impact Hospitality
🏢 Wise Foundation
📍 Brisbane