We’re looking for an experienced, friendly and reliable Café All-Rounder / Café Assistant to join our team at The Raspberry Café in Tai Tapu.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys working across different areas of a busy café. You’ll be making coffees, looking after customers, taking orders, running food and helping the wider team keep service running smoothly.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

  • Preparing espresso coffees and other beverages
  • Greeting customers and providing friendly, attentive service
  • Taking orders at tables and entering orders through the POS system
  • Handling cash, EFTPOS and customer payments
  • Running food and drinks to tables
  • Clearing, cleaning and resetting tables
  • Keeping front-of-house and service areas clean and well presented
  • Restocking supplies and maintaining service areas
  • Assisting with dishes and general cleaning as required
  • Providing general support to the kitchen when required
  • Working closely with the wider team to keep service running smoothly during busy periods

Candidate Requirements:

To be considered for this role, you will need:

  • A minimum of 2 years' relevant café or hospitality experience, or a relevant hospitality qualification.
  • Previous hands-on barista experience and confidence preparing espresso coffee.
  • Experience with table service and taking customer orders.
  • Confidence using POS systems and handling payments.
  • Good communication and customer service skills.
  • The ability to work efficiently in a busy café environment.
  • A reliable, positive and team-focused approach.
  • Must be clean and tidy 
  • Flexibility to assist across different areas of the café when required.
  • Availability to work weekends and during our busy Christmas and New Year period, including public holidays as required.
  • Clean Criminal history. 
  • Ability to commute to work with reliable travel as the business operates 7 days a week. 

Hours and Position: 

  • This is permanent, full-time position with minimum 30 hours per week.

Pay Rate:

  • $25.00–$30.00 per hour, depending on skills and experience.

If you have solid café experience, enjoy making great coffee and like working as part of a team where everyone helps each other out, we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply with your CV and a brief introduction outlining your relevant café/hospitality experience.