SENIOR BARISTAS & SHIFT SUPERVISORS WANTED

Little Mali; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay based on experience

Full-time, part-time and casual roles

Great beachside cafe team

Relaxed working environment

Opportunity to grow into senior roles

Job summary

Little Mali in Rainbow Bay is seeking experienced senior baristas and shift supervisors to join our busy beachside café team. You will be hands-on with coffee, customers, and team organisation, delivering great service even on busy shifts. We value leaders who can mentor staff and maintain operation flow during peak periods.

We offer full-time, part-time and casual opportunities in a friendly, family-run setting with regulars and a strong breakfast-lunch trade. Weekend availability is essential.

Qualifications

• Confident and independent on the coffee machine during busy service.
• Consistently produce excellent coffee with milk texturing.
• Confidently run shifts, direct staff and keep service organised.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to train and support junior staff.
• Experience with opening/closing, cash handling and daily café ops.
• Maintain cleanliness, presentation and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on with the crew, making coffee and serving customers even during peak times.
• Lead by example to keep the team moving and maintain service quality.
• Organise the shift, assign tasks and ensure consistent customer experience.
• Support onboarding of junior staff and uphold cafe standards.

Skills

Espresso confidence

Milk texturing

Shift leadership

Customer service

Staff training

Opening procedures

Cash handling

Attention to detail

Calm under pressure

Reliability

Job description

SENIOR BARISTAS & SHIFT SUPERVISORS WANTED

Full-Time / Part-Time / Casual Positions Available

We’re looking for experienced, switched-on senior baristas and shift supervisors to join our crew at Little Mali, our busy beachside café in Rainbow Bay.

We’re a family-run local business with a great team, plenty of regulars and a seriously busy breakfast and lunch trade.

With summer here, we’re looking for a few experienced hospitality legends who can make great coffee, confidently run a shift and help keep everything running smoothly.

This isn’t just a barista position, and it isn’t just a supervisor position. We need people who can do both.

You’ll be hands-on with the crew, making coffee, looking after customers, helping organise the team and making sure we’re delivering great service even when things get hectic.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

• Confidence working independently on the coffee machine during a busy service.
• Ability to consistently produce excellent coffee, including milk texturing, espresso preparation and grinder adjustments.
• Confidence running shifts, directing staff and keeping service organised.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to train and support junior staff.
• Experience with opening and closing procedures, cash handling and daily café operations.
• A good eye for cleanliness, presentation and attention to detail.
• Common sense, initiative and the ability to stay calm when things get busy.
• Reliability, a positive attitude and a willingness to jump in wherever needed.

Early morning and weekend availability is essential.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive pay based on experience and responsibilities.
• Full-time, part-time and casual opportunities.
• A great team in a well-established, popular beachside café.
• A relaxed and friendly working environment.
• Opportunity to grow into more senior responsibilities.

We’re not looking for someone who just wants to stand behind a coffee machine all day, or someone who calls themselves a supervisor but can’t jump on the machine when things get busy.

We want experienced, confident people who can lead by example, keep the crew moving and make sure our customers get the same great experience every time.

We’re a small family business, not a big hospitality group. You’ll get to know the owners, work with a great crew and have the opportunity to make a real difference.

If you love making great coffee, enjoy working with people and know how to run a busy café shift, we’d love to hear from you.