Company Description The Freedom Hub is a social enterprise dedicated to closing the gap between business and lived experience in the fight against up-to-date slavery. The organization provides long-term support to survivors through its Survivor School, helping individuals build skills, confidence, and pathways to sustainable employment and independence.

The Freedom

Hub partners with businesses to move beyond basic compliance, offering survivor-informed insights and practical human rights due diligence support that strengthens impact and accountability. Its ethical café, events, catering, and retail operations directly fund this mission, ensuring that every transaction contributes to lasting social change. Donations to support this work are tax deductible and help increase positive social impact.

Role Description This is a full-time, on-site role based at The Freedom Hub in Sydney, NSW. The Chef, Cafe & Makerspace Events role is responsible for planning, preparing, and presenting high-quality food and beverages in the ethical café, ensuring consistent taste, presentation, and food safety standards. The role also oversees day-to-day café operations, including stock management, supplier coordination, and maintaining a clean, welcoming environment for guests and event participants.

In collaboration with the events and makerspace team, the chef supports menu design and catering for workshops, community events, and corporate functions aligned with The Freedom Hub’s mission. The position includes training and supervising café staff and volunteers, promoting sustainable and ethical sourcing practices, and providing a positive,



trauma-informed customer experience. The role may involve occasional evening or weekend work to support events and special functions.

Qualifications

- Demonstrated experience as a chef or cook in a café, restaurant, catering, or events environment, with strong skills in menu planning, food preparation, and kitchen operations.
- Solid understanding of food safety, hygiene regulations, and safe work practices, with relevant certifications such as Food Safety Supervisor or equivalent.
- Experience coordinating café or hospitality operations, including inventory management, supplier relationships, and cost control.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to plan and deliver catering for events, workshops, and community gatherings.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team, including volunteers and partners.
- Commitment to ethical, sustainable, and socially responsible business practices, and alignment with The Freedom Hub’s mission to address modern slavery.
- Ability to provide a welcoming, inclusive, and respectful environment for guests, including survivors and community members, with sensitivity to trauma-informed principles.
- Flexibility to work a rotating roster, including some evenings and weekends, and capacity to adapt to changing event and café requirements.
- Formal culinary or hospitality qualifications are highly regarded but not mandatory where equivalent experience can be demonstrated.

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📌 Chef, Cafe & Makerspace Events (Sydney)
🏢 The Freedom Hub
📍 Sydney