Bookstore Café Barista — Growth & Benefits

Barnes & Noble, Inc.; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discount

EAP

Sick Pay

Paid Time Off

Company Holidays

Transit

401(k) with Company Match

Health Benefits

Dental and Vision

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

BARNES & NOBLE Arlington, TX is seeking a Barista to join our café team. You welcome customers with a cheerful, helpful approach, assist with beverages and café items, stock deliveries, and operate the register to provide professional service.

The role emphasizes reliability, flexibility to cover early mornings to late evenings, weekends and holidays, and opportunities to advance to Senior Barista as you gain experience.

Qualifications

• Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Fill scheduling gaps when you are able, being flexible and responsive to the needs of the store — we are open from early mornings to late evenings every day, including weekends and most holidays.
• Are positive and willing in your approach to work, performing assigned tasks with purpose and energy, working hard and reliably.
• Are supportive and considerate of colleagues, going out of your way to help others in the team and showing them kindness.
• Are always cheerful with customers, consistently going out of your way to help them.
• Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge in the store.
• Above all, show that you enjoy being a barista!

Responsibilities

• Using varied technology including registers, computers, tablets, programs and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
• Developing strong merchandising skills to maintain the café presentation and cleanliness of the Café.
• Developing effective visual merchandising skills to maintain the counter and floor retail fixtures, equally.
• Running a register competently to serve customers quickly and reliably.
• Supporting the receiving and unpacking of deliveries, and the efficient and accurate stocking that follows.
• Making food and drinks properly with ease and accuracy, using a combination of your own knowledge or that of your colleagues, and the available information like drink recipe guides, product spec sheets and other tools.
• Maintaining café cleanliness through accurate and reliable execution of daily and weekly cleaning tasks during your shift.
• Following and executing First In First Out (FIFO) practices and dating product consistently and correctly.
• Supporting the bookfloor team willingly and effectively when needed.
• Understanding loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques, identifying theft, spotting and seeking support for problematic behaviors and issues in the store.

Job description

BARNES & NOBLE Arlington, TX is seeking a Barista to join our café team. You welcome customers with a cheerful, helpful approach, assist with beverages and café items, stock deliveries, and operate the register to provide professional service.

The role emphasizes reliability, flexibility to cover early mornings to late evenings, weekends and holidays, and opportunities to advance to Senior Barista as you gain experience.