Based at RAA's brand new 1903 Cafe at 150 Grenfell St, Adelaide
Monday - Friday | approx 8am - 4pm | 38 hrs per week
Join a tight-knit team with a fun, inclusive and supportive culture
About the role
We’re on the lookout for a friendly and capable Café Assistant/Barista to join the team at RAA 1903 Café in the heart of Adelaide city. This is a 2-year full-time role where you’ll be front and centre - crafting great coffee, serving up tasty food, and helping create a welcoming experience for RAA members and staff every day.
Reporting to the Café Operations Manager, you’ll be a key part of the daily rhythm - delivering warm, consistent service while keeping food safety, hygiene, and presentation standards high.
What you'll do
- Make consistently great coffee and hot drinks to order
- Provide warm, attentive service to RAA members, staff, and visitors
- Prepare and present food accurately and to high presentation standards
- Support the setup and delivery of internal catering requirements
- Complete daily tasks in accordance with job cards to keep café operations running smoothly
- Maintain high standards of food safety and hygiene in compliance with RAA’s Food Safety Program
- Keep the café clean, tidy, and welcoming throughout the day
- Work cooperatively with the kitchen and broader café team
- Demonstrate initiative by identifying and completing outstanding tasks without direction
What we're looking for
Essential:
- Solid barista experience and confident, consistent coffee-making skills
- Current Food Safety Supervisor Certificate (or willingness to obtain one)
- Demonstrated experience in a café, hospitality, or customer service environment
- Sound knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards
- A genuine, customer-first mindset and warm, welcoming manner
- Strong communication skills and a real team-first approach
- The ability to stay calm, organised, and focused during busy service periods
- Flexible availability including early morning starts
Desirable:
- Basic food preparation experience
- Knowledge of allergen management and catering for diverse dietary needs
- First Aid Certificate
A bout us
We’re proud to be one of South Australia’s most iconic brands, trusted by members for more than 120 years. SA born-and-bred, RAA might be best known for our road service and insurance products, but we’re excited to be continuously diversifying to better help our members and community.
Our goal? To make life better for South Australians. That’s why we’re proud to offer a range of services to our 840,000+ members, including travel, energy, solar and battery, electric vehicle charging, our RAA Rewards program and more. With motoring still a priority, we’re just as passionate as we were in 1903 about road safety, advocating for a safer SA into the future.
We’re also one of the state’s largest employers, with more than 1100 employees working across our local sites at Mile End, RAA Place (CBD) and Adelaide Airport and our many retail and travel shops. With new office spaces in the city and city fringe in the works, and a buzzing people-first culture, we’re proud to be the State’s #1 Employer Brand.
Benefits
We love our people at RAA and believe our employees should be rewarded for being a part of the RAA family. Some of our employee benefits include:
Free RAA premium road service
Access to our RAA Rewards Program
Generous discounts on all RAA products
Flexible work arrangements
Ongoing Training & Development opportunities and a Study Support Program
Wellbeing facilities and Corporate Health Insurance Plan
How to apply
To be part of something bigger and work for a passionate South Australian organisation with members at heart submit your application.
You'll need to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in Australia and we'll also need you to undertake a police check before you can work with us at RAA.
We are committed to building a workplace that’s diverse and inclusive, where employees are embraced for their unique qualities and valued for their contributions. We believe a diverse and inclusive workplace brings out the best in everyone and helps us to give our members better service. That's why we encourage applications from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, First Nations Peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
