Lead our new Hawthorn cafe, delivering exceptional hospitality while creating meaningful employment opportunities for people with disability. Join a growing social enterprise where great hospitality changes lives.
All Things Equal is a hospitality based social enterprise providing award-wage employment, training and pathways toward meaningful careers for people with disability. Through our cafés, venues, catering and programs, we operate high quality hospitality businesses while creating inclusive, supportive and ambitious workplaces.
Our work is grounded in excellence, dignity and the belief that when people are properly supported, they thrive.
We currently operate a flourishing café in Balaclava, a pop-up site in West Melbourne, a local football club canteen, and deliver catering and events throughout the year, which has included outlets at Australian Open and Australian Grand Prix.
We are in a period of growth, and are thrilled to be opening a café in Hawthorn in the coming months.
As Café Manager, you'll lead the day-to-day operations of our café, ensuring hospitality excellence is at the heart of everything we do. You'll inspire a team that delivers consistently exceptional food, coffee and customer service, while creating a warm, welcoming environment where every guest feels valued. Working alongside employees and trainees, you'll foster a positive, inclusive and purpose-driven culture where people can grow in confidence and capability. You'll play an important role in supporting trainees participating in our Employment Pathway Program, helping to create meaningful learning opportunities while maintaining the high standards of service and hospitality our customers expect.
You'll be responsible for all aspects of café operations, including leading and developing your team, workforce planning and rostering, ordering and inventory management, stock control, cash handling and end-of-day reconciliation, maintaining food safety and workplace health and safety standards, and ensuring the café operates efficiently and profitably. You'll drive high standards of presentation, quality and service, proactively solve problems, and work closely with the broader leadership team to continuously improve our operations and customer experience.
You're an experienced hospitality professional with proven café management experience and a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences. Hospitality excellence is second nature to you, and you know how to create a café where outstanding coffee, food, service and atmosphere come together every day.
You're a hands-on leader who leads by example, building high-performing teams through warmth, professionalism and accountability. You enjoy motivating and developing others, creating a positive team culture, and ensuring your café runs smoothly and efficiently.
You're also inspired by the opportunity to make a difference. You enjoy working alongside people from diverse backgrounds and abilities, supporting trainees participating in our Employment Pathway Program while balancing the commercial needs of a busy café.
To be successful in this role, you'll also have:
If you're an experienced café leader who is passionate about exceptional hospitality and excited by the opportunity to create meaningful employment opportunities for people with disability, we'd love to hear from you.
Please send us your resume and a brief introductory video to hr@allthingsequal.com.au
Join us in building a café where great hospitality changes lives.
