Barista Café Attendant

Are you passionate about coffee and customer service? Do you love working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? We’re looking for an enthusiastic and reliable individual to join our Catering team at the Parliament of Western Australia.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced Barista and Café Attendant to work autonomously in a café environment. This part-time role is rostered Wednesday to Friday (approx. 6 hours per day). No weekend work or late nights.

About the Role

The café on level three of 2 Parliament Place is located adjacent to Parliament House and provides services for approximately 150 internal parliamentary staff and Members of Parliament.

The Barista Café Attendant is responsible for the day-to-day coordination and service of food and beverage requirements, barista service, presentation and cleaning of the café with a consistent high level of service.

Specific Duties:  

1. Working autonomously undertaking barista and café attendant duties.
2. Accurate processing of sales through ‘Swiftpos’ point of sale and eftpos.
3. Selling of pre-packaged food and beverage items.
4. Prepare basic food items.
5. Maintaining stock levels by ordering stock from main Catering Services stores, via internal ordering procedure.
6. Collecting stock orders from main Catering Services stores and restocking fridges ready for daily opening.
7. Maintaining a clean café environment as per standard operating procedures and Food Safe Plus standard.
8. Cleaning of coffee machine and barista area as per standard operating procedures and Food Safe Plus standard.
9. Removal of all perishable waste from café at end of day using correct standard operating procedures.
10. Recording waste items daily via Swiftpos point of sale.
11. End of day point of sale reconciliation and balancing.
12. Reporting of any café maintenance issues to Building Services.
13. Report any Work Health and Safety (WH&S) matters to the Dining Room Manager and the WH&S representative.
14. Assisting with event catering at any of the Parliamentary function venues as required.

About You

This role requires someone with a positive attitude, very good organisational skills and excellent customer service. You will have a high degree of initiative to work independently in a small café at times working unsupervised, generating a high volume of espresso coffees and a small range of packaged food items.  

 Applicants will need to meet the following criteria:

Essential:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience working in a barista role.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar café environment.
• Experience with touch screen point of sale systems, Swiftpos experience an advantage but not essential.
• Very good organisational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Demonstrated reliability, dependability and confidentiality.
• Knowledge of work health and safety practices including safe chemical use and food safety standards (HACCP).

What we can offer you

Vibrant work culture: experience a team atmosphere that strives towards mutual respect, embracing a variety of opinions, diversity, and fairness.

Generous employment conditions, flexible working options and professional development opportunities.

Benefits: health and well-being initiatives, funded EAP program for you and your family, subsidised staff cafeteria, access to free parking and great public transport connections.

This role is based in West Perth at Parliament House, close to Kings Park and the city.

For further job-related information: Please contact Mark Gabrielli, Dining Room Manager, on telephone: (08) 9222 7426 or e-mail mgabrielli@parliament.wa.gov.au.

A job description and application form can be downloaded from the careers page at www.parliament.wa.gov.au or by emailing: hr@parliament.wa.gov.au.

How to apply

If you’re interested in applying, please send us:

• A completed application for employment form
• A response (no more than two pages) addressing the selection criteria as set out in the job description, supporting your suitability to perform the duties of the position with examples
• An up-to-date CV that clearly outlines your work-related skills and experience.

Applications must be emailed to hr@parliament.wa.gov.au by 4.00pm, 4 June 2026.

Please note you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen with a Special Category Visa to apply for this role.

The Parliament of Western Australia values diversity and champions the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce that reflects our community, and to making Parliament an inclusive and supportive workplace, free of discrimination.

We encourage all suitable people of any age, sex, gender, family status or culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply, including First Nations people, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, and people with any form of disability.

Reasonable adjustments will be provided to allow people with a disability to participate effectively in the recruitment process.