About Us
Lollipops Playland & Cafe Croydon is a family-friendly indoor play centre providing a safe, clean and enjoyable environment for children and families.
We are looking for friendly, reliable and enthusiastic casual Customer Service Team Members to join our team.
This position may particularly suit secondary school students and junior applicants seeking regular after-school, weekend and school holiday work.
Full training will be provided, so previous experience is not required.
Pay rates will be based on the employee’s age and classification under the Amusement, Events and Recreation Award 2020, including applicable casual loading and penalty rates.
About the Role
This is a customer service-focused role in a busy indoor play centre. You will help create a positive experience for children and families from the moment they arrive.
The role includes customer service, reception support, café assistance, children’s party support, cleaning and general venue presentation.
Key Responsibilities
Your duties may include:
- Greeting customers and assisting families at reception
- Helping with customer check-in and general enquiries
- Providing friendly and helpful customer service
- Taking food and drink orders
- Preparing simple café items and beverages
- Clearing tables and keeping the café area tidy
- Assisting with birthday party setup and clean-up
- Supporting party hosts during party sessions
- Keeping the play centre clean, tidy and presentable
- Monitoring play areas and reporting safety concerns to senior staff
- Supporting other team members during busy periods
- Following workplace safety, food hygiene and cleaning procedures
Who We Are Looking For
We are currently looking for applicants with one of the following availability patterns.
Option 1 – Flexible Weekday Availability
This option may suit students completing TAFE, online study, homeschooling or another flexible study program.
Applicants should ideally be able to:
- Work two to three weekday shifts each week
- Work approximately three to four hours per weekday shift
- Provide regular and reliable weekday availability
- Work regularly on weekends
- Work during Victorian school holidays
- Be available for some public holiday shifts
Option 2 – After-School Availability
This option may suit secondary school students who can travel to Croydon shortly after school.
Applicants should ideally be able to:
- Start work at approximately 3:30 pm on selected weekdays
- Work until approximately 5:00 pm
- Work one to three weekday afternoon shifts
- Work regularly on weekends
- Work during Victorian school holidays
- Be available for some public holiday shifts
Applicants who can start from approximately 3:00 pm will be highly regarded.
Some weekday after-school shifts may be shorter than three hours. Any shorter shift arrangement will be discussed and mutually agreed with the employee.
Applicants do not need to meet both weekday availability options.
Weekend and Holiday Availability
Reliable weekend and school holiday availability is an important part of this role.
Priority will be given to applicants who can regularly work:
- Saturdays
- Sundays
- Victorian school holidays
- Some public holidays
Availability across both Saturday and Sunday is strongly preferred.
Weekend and holiday shifts will generally be longer than weekday after-school shifts.
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Friendly, polite and approachable
- Reliable and punctual
- Confident communicating with customers
- Comfortable working around children and families
- Willing to learn and follow instructions
- Able to work well as part of a team
- Positive, helpful and hardworking
- Comfortable completing regular cleaning duties
- Able to maintain reliable availability once shifts have been agreed
- Able to travel reliably to and from Croydon
Previous experience in customer service, café work, cleaning, babysitting, volunteering or party support is helpful, but not essential.
Requirements
- Applicants must be aged 15 or over at the time employment begins
- Secondary school students and junior applicants are encouraged to apply
- No previous experience is required
- Full training will be provided
- Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Australia
- Applicants must have reliable transport to and from the workplace
- School-aged applicants should have parent or guardian support for their work commitments
What We Offer
- Flexible casual shifts
- Weekday and after-school work
- Regular weekend shift opportunities
- School holiday and public holiday shift opportunities
- A supportive team environment
- Customer service and workplace experience
- Training and development
- A fun, family-friendly workplace
How to Apply
Please submit your résumé and complete all application questions.
Please clearly provide:
- Your current school year level or course of study
- Your availability for each day from Monday to Sunday
- Your earliest start time and latest finish time
- Whether you can start at 3:00 pm or 3:30 pm on weekdays
- Your regular Saturday and Sunday availability
- Your school holiday and public holiday availability
- How you will travel to and from work
- Any previous work, volunteering, babysitting, cleaning, café or customer service experience
Shortlisted applicants whose availability matches our current roster needs will be contacted for an interview.
Job Type: Casual
Pay: From $18.18 per hour
Benefits:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Croydon VIC 3136: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Application Question(s):
- Please tell us your current study arrangement, including your school year level or course. For example: secondary school, TAFE, online study, homeschooling or another study arrangement.
- Which of the following best describes your weekday availability? Please answer with A, B or C and provide details.
A. I can work two to three weekday shifts of approximately three to four hours.
B. I can work after school from approximately 3:30 pm until 5:00 pm on one to three weekdays.
C. I do not have regular weekday availability.
- Please describe your regular availability for Saturdays, Sundays, Victorian school holidays and public holidays. Please clearly state whether you are available for both Saturday and Sunday, Saturday only, Sunday only or occasional weekends.
- If you are currently school-aged, does your parent or guardian support your work commitments and have a reliable transport arrangement for weekday, weekend and school holiday shifts? Please briefly explain your transport plan.
- This position includes regular cleaning duties, such as clearing tables, cleaning party rooms and toilets, emptying bins and keeping play areas tidy. Are you comfortable completing all of these duties? Please answer Yes or No and briefly explain.
- How long do you expect to be available for this position, and why would you like to work at Lollipops Playland & Cafe Croydon?
- Please list your regular availability for every day from Monday to Sunday, including the earliest time you can start and the latest time you can finish each day. Please write “Not available” for any day you cannot work.（Example: Monday 3:30 pm–5:00 pm; Tuesday Not available; Wednesday 3:00 pm–5:00 pm; Thursday Not available; Friday Not available; Saturday 9:00 am–5:00 pm; Sunday 10:00 am–5:00 pm.）
Work Authorisation:
Work Location: In person
