Barista

Costa Coffee Professional; North Shields; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Cuppacoff seeks dedicated and passionate individuals for the role of Costa Barista in North Shields. You'll craft uplifting coffee experiences while enjoying benefits like free drinks during shifts, career development opportunities, and employee discounts. Join a warm and inclusive team dedicated to great coffee and community impact.

Benefits

Up to £12.21 Per Hour

Free handmade drinks during shifts

50% off food and bottled drinks

Costa Coffee Retirement Plan

25% off food & drinks in any Costa store

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & Wellbeing Programme

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Passion for coffee and people.
• Can-do attitude and bags of personality.
• Ability to strike up good conversations with customers.

Responsibilities

• Crafting great coffee that hits the sweet spot.
• Serving customers with a smile.
• Maintaining health & safety and cleanliness.

Skills

Positive outlook

Communication skills

Hard-working attitude

Multi-tasking skills

Job description

Here at Cuppacoff we are a diverse organisation and operate a broad range of hospitality franchises across the UK. We aspire to be the best of the best and reflect this in our teams across the country.

One of our franchises is Costa Coffee and we want to join them in their mission to inspire the world to love great coffee. Being all about embracing passion, energy and teamwork to serve memorable moments for every one of our customers. As a Costa Barista, you’ll not only enjoy the pride of working for the nation’s favourite coffee shop, but you’ll also receive great training and benefits. So you’re sure to enjoy Costa Coffee as much as our customers do.

A Bit About The Role

Day to day, you’ll be making coffee that provides uplifting moments for our customers in our North Shields Beacon shopping centre store. That means sustainably sourced beans and velvety milk coffee, topped with our signature art and delivered with your signature smile.

What’s involved?

• Crafting great coffee that hits that sweet spot every time
• Serving customers with a smile so they walk away happy and excited about their next visit
• Soaking up all there is to know about Costa products – don’t forget our teas, frappes, seasonal ranges and much more
• Working with your team to maintain health & safety and cleanliness across the store
• Most importantly, having fun – this is your time to learn, develop and meet great people
  
  

A Bit About You

A passion for coffee and people is just the start of what we’re looking for. So, what else makes a great Barista?

• A positive outlook, can-do attitude, and bags of personality
• A passion for delivering excellence in everything you do
• The communication skills to strike up a good conversation with our customers daily
• A hard-working attitude and multi-tasking skills
  
  

What We Can Offer

We’re really proud of the work our team members deliver, and we want you to feel valued and rewarded with great perks and benefits:

• Up to £12.21 Per Hour
• Great Opportunities to develop yourself and progress your career
• Whilst on shift free handmade drinks plus 50% on food and bottled drinks
• Costa Coffee Retirement Plan
• Costa Employee Discount Card – 25% off food & drinks in any Costa store when you’re not working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health & Wellbeing Programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Opportunity to impact your local community by getting involved
  
  

And if this isn’t enough, you’ll also enjoy some fundraising for our Costa Foundation, helping children in coffee-growing communities gain access to safe and quality education.

A Bit About Us

At the heart of Costa Coffee are our values. We believe in Passion, Warmth, Trust and Courage. We’re the No. 1 coffee brand in the UK for the 14th year in a row. Here, you’ll be part of a genuine, passionate and warm team that shares a love for coffee and a desire to deliver great experiences to our customers, communities and people.

At Costa Coffee, we celebrate inclusion and equality and believe everyone should bring their true self to work. We advocate collaboration and transparency. And embrace differences in all that we do.

• This role is for a store owned by one of our franchise partners, their hiring process, salary and benefits may vary from those within a wholly owned Costa store advert.