WHO WE ARE
We are Australia’s largest and oldest Student Union. We are about students on Campus. As the primary provider of food and beverage on campus, we have a wide range of cafes and quick service venues that include Food Trucks & Coffee Van.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Welcoming customers and providing them with memorable services and experiences
- Preparing and serving high standard hot/cold beverages while focusing on speed of service
- Strong knowledge of menus, building customer satisfaction and creating repeat business
- Manage and maintaining coffee machines, equipment and utensils
- Coordinate a wide range of café duties (opening/closing, set ups, cash handling etc) to ensure you and your team are operating the front of house business to its capacity
- Using your sales & interpersonal skills upselling on every transaction and selling the benefits of USU Rewards membership

SKILLS

- 1 years+ experience working with commercial coffee machines in a high-volume environment (at least 5kg - 10kgs of beans per day)
- 1 years+ demonstrated experience working in a fast paced, customer focused food environment (café / restaurant / QSR)
- Minimum 1 years’ experience using touch screen point of sale systems (POS) in a food and beverage environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, positive attitude, flexible and hardworking, works well in a team
- Experience in food setup/prep

THE PERKS

- Free USU Rewards membership on commencement worth up to $150
- A daily meal allowance/discounts to be used at all USU F&B; and Retail outlets (working over 5 hours)
- Flexible Hours Monday to Friday
- Access to a range of discounts on thousands of products





THE PAY
$34.05 (inclusive of 25% casual loading) per hour + 12% Superannuation

HOURS OF WORK
We have positions with up to 38 casual hours available during the semester period
We don’t do weekends, please note you will need to be available to work Monday through Friday to be considered.
*You must be available to work a minimum of 3- 4 shifts a week, each shift consists of a minimum of 4 hours.

START DATE
Successful applicants will be required to be available for the compulsory induction on Monday, 7 September 2026 at 9am to 1pm. Please consider this date prior to applying.

HOW TO APPLY
You must have the right to work and live in Australia to apply for this job.

1. Scroll down and complete our online application form below.
2. Attach your resume. Please note that you cannot submit your application without attaching your resume.

PLEASE NOTE: Once you have commenced your application you cannot save and continue at a later stage.

ABOUT THE USU
The USU (University of Sydney Union) is proudly Australia’s oldest and largest not-for-profit student organisation, dedicated to providing students with the best possible university experience.
Led by a student board elected by our members, the USU provides fun things on campus, such as festivals, events and parties. We manage a diverse range of programs, including an active volunteering program and a Language Exchange, to name a few. In addition, we support over 200 Clubs and Societies as well as operate bars, food and retail outlets across campus, providing outstanding coffee, affordable fresh food, graduation gown hire and official USYD merchandise.

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