Hospitality Trainee
Killara Catering & Collective Pty Ltd
Start Your Hospitality Career With Us!
Are you energetic, positive and ready to build a career in hospitality?
At Killara Catering & Collective, we're looking for someone who loves working with people, enjoys being part of a team, and wants to learn from experienced hospitality professionals. This isn't just another hospitality job—it's an opportunity to gain experience across some of the most exciting hospitality venues and events in the region.
Based in Canberra, we also operate at beautiful venues and events across the NSW South Coast, giving you the opportunity to experience everything from premium weddings and corporate events to cafés, race days, equestrian events and exclusive private functions.
If you're motivated, reliable and willing to learn, we'll invest in you.
What You'll Learn
As a Hospitality Trainee, no two days are the same. You'll receive hands-on training in:
- Specialty coffee and barista skills
- Customer service and guest experience
- Food and beverage service
- Event and wedding operations
- Café operations
- Point of Sale (POS) systems
- Food preparation and presentation
- Venue set-up and styling
- Teamwork and communication
- Professional hospitality standards
You'll work alongside experienced managers, chefs and event professionals who are passionate about helping you succeed.
What We're Looking For
You don't need years of experience—we're looking for attitude over experience.
You'll be someone who is:
- Friendly, enthusiastic and confident
- Passionate about hospitality and customer service
- Keen to learn new skills every day
- Reliable and punctual
- Able to work well in a busy team environment
- Well presented with a positive attitude
- Flexible to work weekends, evenings and public holidays when required
- Willing to travel occasionally to our South Coast venues and events
Essential Requirements
- A willingness to learn how to become an excellent barista (some previous experience is an advantage)
- Current driver's licence or reliable transport (preferred)
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- A genuine passion for hospitality
Bonus Skills
- Current Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certificate is an advantage, but not essential. If you don't already have one, we'll help you obtain it as part of your development with us.
Why Join Killara Catering & Collective?
We're not a large corporate company—we're a growing hospitality business where great people have the opportunity to grow with us.
You'll enjoy:
- Working across premium venues and events
- Learning from experienced hospitality professionals
- Career development opportunities as our business continues to expand
- A supportive and friendly team culture
- Variety—every week is different
- Opportunities to progress into supervisory and management roles
This Could Be the Start of Something Great
If you're looking for more than just a casual job and want to build a career in hospitality with a company that's growing, we'd love to hear from you.
Bring your enthusiasm, your smile and your willingness to learn—we'll teach you the rest.
Join Killara Catering & Collective and become part of a team that's passionate about creating exceptional hospitality experiences every day.
Work Location: In person
