Barista - Southbank

Caravan Restaurants and Coffee Roasters; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals & drinks on shift

50% dining discount for you and up to

20% coffee retail discount

Wellbeing support

Financial health education & support

Leadership training and development

Dining voucher on start, birthdays & a

Real career progression

Job summary

Caravan Restaurants and Coffee Roasters in London is seeking an exceptional Barista to join our Southbank opening. You’ll be part of a small, energetic team delivering exemplary hospitality and high-quality coffee from day one.

The role involves working with the bar manager and team to maintain top beverage standards, educate colleagues, and ensure guest satisfaction. This permanent, full-time position starts with a focus on guest experience and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Barista experience and focus on beverage quality.
• Strong customer service and hospitality mindset.
• Ability to share knowledge and support the team.
• Attention to health & safety and allergen procedures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure beverage and coffee standards are consistently delivered.
• Share knowledge and passion with the team to foster great hospitality.
• Follow health & safety standards and allergen procedures.
• Collaborate with the restaurant team to give guests the best experience.

Skills

Barista skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Job description

Barista - Southbank

Company: Caravan Restaurants and Coffee Roasters

Salary: £16.20 to £16.20 an hour

Hours: Full-time

Location: London, SE1 8XX

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 5 Nov 2026

Closing date: 5 Dec 2026

This November, we’re opening our tenth, and biggest, Caravan at the Southbank. And we’re looking for an exceptional Barista to help us open. We’re after someone kind, confident, high-energy and genuinely passionate specialty coffee. Someone who knows how to support their team, loves to welcome & awe guests from the first impression, and who wants to share their passion with their team & guests.

You’ll be joining Caravan as we open a special new restaurant, with two floors, multiple bars and plenty of opportunity to make your mark from day one.

The role

As Barista you’ll work alongside the bar manager and full team to make sure the day-to-day coffee operation runs brilliantly. That means having equally high standards for health & safety, as hospitality, as culture, as drink quality. That means being an ambassador for our award winning Caravan coffee, inspiring & educating the team around you and making sure every one of your guests has the best experience possible.

What you'll be doing as Barista

• Ensure our beverage, and certainly coffee standards are consistently delivered
• Sharing your knowledge and passion with the full team and helping create the kind of hospitality people want to come back for
• Following healthy & safety standards, allergen procedures and drink specs
• Working closely with the wider restaurant team to give every guest the best experience possible

Why Caravan?

Since 2010, we’ve been serving well-travelled food, specialty coffee and drinks inspired by flavours and ideas from around the world.

We’re a business built around curious people. People who care about what they do, look out for each other and aren’t afraid to try something new. With more openings ahead and a big focus on developing our own people, there’s plenty of room to grow with us too.

Benefits

• Free meals & drinks when on shift
• 50% dining discount with up to 4 mates
• 20% coffee retail discount
• Extensive wellbeing support
• Financial health education & support
• Leadership training and development
• A dining voucher when you start, on your birthday and your work anniversary, to spend in any of our restaurants
• Real career progression - 80% of our management roles are filled internally

Our values

• All welcome - We make space for everyone at our table
• No boundaries - Grow, develop and thrive, just a little bit each day
• Caravan of Love - Bring the energy, and be part of the change you want to see in the world
• Well-travelled - Be curious; learn, taste, experiment and share that knowledge with those you meet along the way

Sustainability

We're all in on both environmental and social sustainability practices. Every team member plays their part in maintaining our B-Corp certification targets.

Diversity & Inclusion

Everyone's welcome at Caravan. We respect individual differences in identity, culture and experience, with our team, and with every guest.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.