Barista

Kansas City University; United States; On-site; USD 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas City University is seeking a Barista to support on-campus coffee shops and serve students, faculty, and staff. The role emphasizes friendly customer service and quality beverage preparation in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will have barista experience, excellent communication skills, and a professional, outgoing demeanor to promote menu options and ensure a positive campus experience.

Qualifications

• Previous barista experience preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills required.
• Professional, friendly, outgoing personality.

Responsibilities

• Greeting customers and taking food and drink orders.
• Preparing and serving beverages from simple to complex.
• Answering questions about menu options and promoting items.
• Taking payments and operating the POS system.
• Maintaining inventory and keeping equipment clean and functioning.
• Keeping the workspace sanitary and organized.
• Evaluating processes to improve efficiency and service quality.

Skills

Barista experience

Customer service

Food & beverage service

Tools

POS system

Job description

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

The KCU Barista works at one of the beautiful, on-campus coffee shops, providing excellent customer service to KCU students, faculty and staff.

Essential Duties

• Greeting customers in a friendly manner and taking food and drink orders
• Preparing and serving beverages, ranging from simple to complex
• Answering customers’ questions about menu choices
• Promoting and recommending menu options to customers
• Taking payment and operating point-of-sale system
• Maintaining inventory and equipment by cleaning, troubleshooting and scheduling repairs
• Keeping the work environment sanitary and organized
• Evaluating and modifying processes to improve efficiency and quality of service

Qualifications

• Previous barista experience strongly preferred
• Excellent customer service
• Professional, friendly, and outgoing personality

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information (GINA), physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, ancestry, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state or local law.

Annual Security Report

Annual Security Report KCU is committed to providing a safe campus for students, faculty, and staff. Our annual campus security report lists campus crimes and statistics for the campus and public areas around campus for the last three years, in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

About KCU

Thank you for your interest in a career at KCU! Kansas City University, founded in 1916, is a fully accredited, private not-for-profit health sciences university, and the fifth-oldest osteopathic medical school in the nation. KCU’s Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Biosciences and Dental Medicine offer graduate degree programs in osteopathic medicine, clinical psychology, biomedical sciences and dental medicine, as well as multiple dual-degree opportunities. To learn more about KCU, our colleges and academic programs, visit kansascity.edu.