Seasonal Barista: Craft Coffee & Joyful Service

Dunelm; Torquay; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunelm’s Pausa Coffee Shop in Torquay is hiring a seasonal Barista/Coffee Shop Assistant to join the busy café team. You’ll pour drinks, serve food, keep areas clean, and deliver a warm, friendly guest experience during the store’s peak period.

The role requires energy and teamwork, with hours as low as 8 per week and pay rates of £8.00 for ages 16–17 or £12.71 for 18+. The contract runs until February 13, 2027.

Qualifications

• You are customer obsessed – you put customers first in every interaction
• You’re flexible, able to work across the weekends and evenings
• You have prior work experience in a similar environment or good teamwork
• You are a friendly, hard-working individual who loves to provide a joyful customer dining experience
• You are a team player who contributes to a positive customer experience

Responsibilities

• Be customer obsessed and deliver joyful customer experiences
• Serving hot and cold beverages to customers
• Dishing up savoury and sweet food items with appealing presentation
• Ensuring all cooked food is served hot and ready
• Keeping tables clean and sanitised to maintain high standards
• Maintaining cleanliness throughout kitchen, service area and restaurant
• Provide excellent customer service to support CSAT scores
• Work with ingredients including dairy, nuts and meat products like pork

Job description

Dunelm’s Pausa Coffee Shop in Torquay is hiring a seasonal Barista/Coffee Shop Assistant to join the busy café team. You’ll pour drinks, serve food, keep areas clean, and deliver a warm, friendly guest experience during the store’s peak period.

The role requires energy and teamwork, with hours as low as 8 per week and pay rates of £8.00 for ages 16–17 or £12.71 for 18+. The contract runs until February 13, 2027.