Barista

Cobra Coffee; Garston; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A local coffee shop in Garston is looking for a barista to join their team. The role involves creating high-quality beverages and providing legendary customer service. No prior experience is necessary, making it an excellent opportunity for those passionate about coffee. The coffee shop offers benefits like discounts on food and beverages, comprehensive training, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Unlimited coffee & tea

Discounts on food and beverages

Life insurance

Comprehensive training

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• A passion for delivering high quality customer service.
• No previous experience required.
• Ability to work flexible hours including mornings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality beverages and food products.
• Support store procedures including cash handling.
• Anticipate customer needs and deliver legendary service.

Skills

Customer service

Passion for coffee

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Take your place at the heart of our community, where your voice matters and your passion for customer service is brewed into everything we do. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a barista, where you'll get involved in creating the Starbucks experience by providing our customers with high quality service, beverages, and products. Cobra Coffee is proud to be a Starbucks UK franchised partner. We are a company that cares about how we do business; it is important to us that our colleagues have a great work life balance with opportunities to develop their skills and experience.

What we offer

• 28 days holiday a year (including Bank Holidays)
• Unlimited brewed coffee & English breakfast tea on shift
• Discounts on hand crafted beverages and food items during your shift
• 30% discount on bottled beverages and impulse items during your shift
• One £1.50 food item per shift on selected products
• Whilst not working you’re able to receive a 30% discount on all food, beverages, merchandise & gifts
• 30% green apron discount across wider participating Starbucks stores
• Third party discounts including 20% in Southern Co-op food stores
• Life insurance
• Comprehensive training including coffee knowledge and access to Starbucks Global Academy (our online learning platform to help continuously develop yourself)
• Career progression because here we actively promote internally

What to expect

You don’t need previous experience to join us as a barista; all we ask is you bring a passion for bringing joy to our customers. Working in a Starbucks store is different from any other job. You’re creating genuine moments of connection with our customers and making a difference to their day, through creating handcrafted delicious beverages and building relationships with our customers by getting to know their favourite drink.

The best part about this role is that no two days are ever the same, and working as a barista could include:

• Providing quality beverages, whole bean, and food products consistently for all customers in line with our recipe and presentation standards
• Supporting with store procedures including opening, or closing the store, cash handling, and safety and security
• Supporting your fellow partners during periods of high volume to keep the store operating
• Anticipating and delivering on your customer and store needs by getting to know your store environment and customers
• Delivering legendary customer service to all customers by acting with a customer comes first attitude and creating genuine connections
• Maintaining a clean and organised workspace for your customers and partners

Given the nature of our stores, our working hours could include early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

So, if you’re looking for a new opportunity, with us you’ll be welcomed, you’ll be challenged, you’ll be inspired. Here you’ll be heard. Because here, you’re a part of it all. Here you belong.

What is our process?

1. Application
2. CV review
3. Telephone Interview
4. Provide right to work documentation
5. Interview and in store experience
6. Offer and onboarding