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Who We Work With

Scarf provides front of house training opportunities to young people (18-28 years) seeking protection, and those from refugee or migrant backgrounds facing barriers to work. 

Sign up here to receive information about future trainee intakes. 

We accept trainee referrals from organisations like Centre for Multicultural Youth, Red Cross, Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Foundation House, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Orygen Youth Health, Life Without Barriers and SAIL.

We also have a lot of young people self-refer to the program, or we’re contacted by a case worker, support person, parent, teacher, sibling or friend. If an applicant meets our eligibility criteria they’ll be offered an interview for an upcoming program. 

“Scarf offers a very realistic hospitality experience. One client was recently offered a trial in a cafe – he said that if it wasn’t for his Scarf training, he would have really struggled and felt overwhelmed, and possibly not shown up at all. The Scarf model is more flexible and adaptable to individual needs.”
Brotherhood of St. Laurence case worker

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To be eligible for a trainee position at Scarf, you must be:

  • from a refugee or migrant background
  • seeking asylum
  • between 18 - 28 years of age
  • able to commit to all training sessions for the program you are applying for, and keen to engage in up to six months of post-program support (if applying for the 10-week program)
  • long-term unemployed (six months or more) or at risk of long-term unemployment due to barriers including limited English, limited knowledge of local job market, mental health issues, lack of local work experience/references, etc.
  • able to read and write in English
  • able to speak conversational English
  • interested in learning about and working in hospitality
  • keen to transition to a job and ready to put lots of time and energy into job-seeking
  • comfortable learning about and serving alcohol, if applying for the Scarf 10-week program (if you're not comfortable learning about and serving alcohol, our 10-week program is probably not a great fit, as much of our training involves alcohol)
  • happy to work in a culturally diverse environment with males and females
  • able to independently travel to and from different venues (Scarf training mainly happens at hospitality venues in Melbourne's CBD and inner-city suburbs)  

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If you have any questions about eligibility, please contact Neil [email protected]

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Want to be a trainee at Scarf?

We'll be making an announcement in early April about new trainee applications for programs that will run in May and June 2021. You can sign up here to receive information about future trainee intakes. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram to ensure you're across the latest Scarf news. 

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Cover image: Autumn Scarf '19 trainees at The Rochey. Photo by Linsey Rendell

Published: 13th November, 2019

Updated: 30th March, 2021

Author: JENNIFER CONROY SMITH

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