Taking care of people is our reason for being
At Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAH), fondly known as the San, taking care of people is our reason for being. It’s what drives us to deliver exceptional outcomes for our patients and it’s a shared sense of purpose that extends to everyone who works here too. When you work for the San, you’ll feel valued and supported by our strong commitment to learning, flexibility, great benefits and a positive culture of teamwork and cooperation.  

Some of the exceptional employee benefits we offer are?? 

  • Let us help you with your cost-of-living pressures - as a not-for-profit organisation, our team members have access to numerous salary packaging benefits that provide tax savings, to increase your take home pay. These include: $9,010 (NFP salary packaging), $2,650 (NFP meal, entertainment & venue benefit card), novated car leasing and retail discounts across numerous outlets.
  • Various amenities on site including, numerous cafés, gift shop, florist & hairdresser
  • Discounted gym membership for you and your family, using Fitness Passport along with access to our ELIA Wellness Program ?????? 
  • We have many other benefits as well, to see a complete list of all our other Employee benefits and discounts, visit Working with Us - Why you'll love it  

What you’ll be doing in this role 
The Food Service Department of the Sydney Adventist Hospital at the San Café are seeking casual Baristas to join the team.. Some of the functions of our Baristas include, but not limited to; making amazing espresso coffees for our customers whilst providing our customers with outstanding customer service.

Your key responsibilities will include: 

  • Work closely with our colleagues at the SanCafe to provide quality coffee and customer service to patients, community and hospital staff (through SanCafe) and Doctors
  • Food handling and preparation ensuring hygiene and WHS standards are adhered to
  • Promoting and contributing to a dynamic, positive and innovative workplace culture
  • Actively contributing to a culture of comradery and teamwork along to a culture of continuous quality improvement

Who we are looking for

  • Demonstrated experience using a commercial espresso coffee machine, with ability to make a variety of coffees for customers in a commercial, café, restaurant or other related hospitality environment
  • Previous experience using a Point of Sale (POS) / cash register with cash handling procedures being met
  • Outstanding people skills with the ability to build rapport with customers and colleagues
  • Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with demonstrated experience considerately & professionally communicating with both internal and external patient and customers
  • Ability to work both independently in an unsupervised environment, and within a team setting
  • Be self-motivated to providing outstanding customer service by having a ‘can-do attitude, with interest in going ‘above & beyond’ to our customers
  • Well organised with the ability to prioritise workload to meet tight time schedules when required
  • Excellent awareness of food safety, hygiene and manual handing standards

If you’re ready to hit the ground running, in a fast-paced, dynamic supportive environment, we would love to have you join our team.

About Adventist Healthcare
We are NSW’s largest and most comprehensive private hospital (700+ beds) with a dedicated team of 2400 team members, over 1000 medical officers and 300 volunteers. As a not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare organisation advancing healthcare since 1903, we have a proud history of delivering outstanding care and we are at the forefront of our field with best in-class technology and game-changing research.

What to expect
Please know that employment with Adventist Healthcare requires:

  • A National Police Check
  • Two professional working reference checks
  • At least 2 COVID-19 vaccinations with 3 doses preferred
  • Other pre-employment screenings as required

How to apply
If you see yourself in this role, we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply’ button, applications will be reviewed and progressed as they are received.

Successful candidates will be required to complete a range of pre-employment checks which could include a police check, references, vaccination evidence.

If you’d like to chat with one of our team members about this role, then please contact Chantal Roper, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist on careers@sah.org.au