Therapy Wellness Café – Chef (breakfast and lunch only)
Location: Eltham, Victoria
Position: Full-time
Salary: salary is negotiable for the right applicant
About the Role
Therapy Wellness Café is seeking an experienced and passionate Chef to join our team. With a strong focus on wellness and quality, our café offers a unique space for both self-care and great food. Drawing on your prior experience managing a café in a food-focused environment like Eltham, you'll oversee daily operations and ensure a seamless service that highlights both exceptional coffee and wholesome food offerings, with a focus on Wellness. The role is for Breakfast and Lunch service, no late nights.
Key Responsibilities
- Design a menu with an emphasis on health and wellness
- Collaborate with café management to ensure alignment with customer needs and café goals
- Oversee the preparation and cooking of nutritious meals
- Lead, train, and mentor the barista team, ensuring high standards of coffee service and food presentation.
- Oversee café operations, including staff rostering, inventory management,
and coordination of catering and function bookings.
- Develop and implement strategies to grow customer base, while maintaining strong relationships with regular patrons.
- Maintain quality control over both coffee and food, ensuring consistency and excellence in every dish and cup served.
- Foster a positive, collaborative environment that aligns with our mission of promoting wellness, health and community.
Skills and Experience
- 2 years plus of experience as a Chef in a café with a focus on both food and beverage service
- A passion for coffee, food, and hospitality, with an interest in promoting a wellness-centered café experience.
- Excellent customer service skills with the ability to build strong relationships.
- Energetic, positive, and guest-focused, with a robust can-do attitude.
- A willingness to learn and grow, while also guiding and teaching your team.
Already teaching at another studio? That's fine, as most of our team do.