About LDK Seniors’ Living

LDK Seniors’ Living vision is for every senior Australian to be treated with Love, Decency & Kindness in their ageing journey. Our core values of Love, Decency & Kindness underpin our culture and guide every aspect of everything we do for our residents and our team members. All LDK villages combine the best part of retirement living and aged care to deliver our unique One Move Promise® – our guarantee that once our residents call LDK home, they will never have to move again.

About Amberfield

LDK Seniors' Living’s newest premium village, Amberfield, is located on Cotter Road in Weston, in Canberra’s inner south. It is a short driving distance to Yarralumla, Curtin and Woden town centre. Amberfield will feature 370+ homes, comprising of apartments, sky villas, and villas. LDK’s range of community activities will promote well-being and provide an exceptional and fulfilling senior living experience so residents thrive at every stage of life. Residents will enjoy resort-style living, with first-class amenities on-site including restaurants, cafes, bars, a greengrocer, theatre and beauty salon. Along with a wellness centre offering a gym, indoor pool, eco dog park and private health consultation rooms.

About the Role

We're seeking a talented Food and Beverage Supervisor with warmth and charisma to provide efficient food and beverage service to our residents and guests. Utilising your previous experience and ongoing motivation you'll ensure exceptional service standards are delivered and always maintained in line with resident expectations. Reporting to, and working alongside the Village Hospitality Manager, the Food and Beverage Supervisor will take responsibility of supporting, training and maintaining a high standard of food and beverage service from your team, working in our 5-star, premium built café's.

If you have an outgoing personality, love to greet early bird guests with a friendly 'Good Morning', 'How are you doing today?' and are looking to strive in an exceptional food and beverage service position where you'll mentor and guide your team to meet premium expectations, we may just have the role for you?

Role Responsibilities

• Confident, respectful and courteous attitude towards residents, guests, and colleagues.
• Supervision, training and coordination of food and beverage employees working in the cafés to meet 5-star service standards.
• Manage administration requirements; rosters, stock orders, trainings, health and food safety requirements.
• Monitor efficient and safe delivery of all food and beverage orders in line with resident expectations.
• Ensure cashier procedures are carried out in line with agreed procedures.
• Ability to work under pressure and managing multiple priorities in a busy environment. 
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to work as part of and lead a team.

Our Employee Value Proposition

LDK villages have established a reputation of being ‘truly happy places’ for residents. We know that this can only be achieved if our team feel connected, respected and valued. When you join LDK, you will be joining a for-purpose, values-led, people-first organisation that empowers and invests in our employees to develop, nurture and grow individual professional capability. You will work in a friendly, open and welcoming environment.

LDK Benefits

• Work-Life balance is a priority! No late night or split shifts.
• Onsite staff parking, cafes and restaurants available including a free daily Coffee or Tea!
• Great retail discounts with stores including JB Hi-Fi, K-mart, Woolworths, Target and more.
• Access to Comm-Bank Workplace Banking.
• Continuous professional development and promotional opportunities.
• Working in a supportive and welcoming environment with a culture driven by our organisational values.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) Certificate
• Completion of accredited Barista Course (desirable)
• 2 years of experience working in a similar role and/or environment.
• Experience working in a team supervisory role within restaurant, café, and bar environment. 
• High standard of personal presentation.

How to Apply

People who join LDK inherently possess and practice LDK values in their daily life. They have a desire and passion to apply these values toward a fulfilling purpose of caring for older people and want to work together with a team that are highly committed to the LDK vision. 

If this sounds like you, and LDK sounds like the place you’ve been looking for, we would love to hear from you.

Please click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts. Applications for this role will close at 11.59pm Monday 29th September. We will get in touch if you are shortlisted for this opportunity.

We value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and those from diverse cultural backgrounds.

We encourage all applicants to visit our website at https://ldk.com.au/. Kindly email people@ldk.com.au if you have any questions.