Food and Beverage

Casetta Hotels; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with Company Match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Holiday Pay

Paid Vacation

Maternity and Paternity Leave (full‑t​

Travel perks and discounts

Job summary

Hotel Lucile, operated by Casetta Hotels, is seeking a Cafe Lead to oversee daily cafe operations in Los Angeles. The role emphasizes hospitality, expert coffee service, and brand consistency across interactions with guests.

You will train staff, manage inventory and contribute to events while ensuring top quality drinks and warm guest experiences. This full-time position requires professional demeanor and strong communication in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Expertise in coffee preparation and strong coffee knowledge.
• Professional demeanor and appearance.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• One year of experience in hospitality and/or coffee preferred.
• Basic computer proficiency including ability to read and input data into spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the coffeebar is fully stocked, well maintained and in good working order.
• Take inventory and place orders for key coffeebar ingredients such as coffee, tea, and milks.
• Train new team members and audit performance to ensure cafe standards are met.
• Keep F&B leadership looped in on all important coffeebar matters.
• Lead or assist in execution of promotional events and activations.
• Prepare coffee, tea and other drinks with speed and technical precision.
• Warmly greet and converse with guests.
• Assist with any guest need or concern.
• Adhere to Hotel Lucile cafe and Casetta hospitality and brand standards.
• Run coffee, tea, food and other items to guest tables.
• Take guest orders and handle cash.
• Problem solve issues to ensure continuity in guest experience.
• Open and close the cafe; deep cleaning, checklists, preventative maintenance.
• Light prep tasks such as preparing cold brew concentrate and shrubs, dosing coffee and tea.
• Keep the cafe area organized and clean.
• Maintain a positive environment and fun vibe in the cafe.

Skills

Coffee knowledge

Professional demeanor

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Hospitality experience

Basic computer skills

Job description

The Cafe Lead will perform every function a barista does, with some additional responsibilities.

Serving as an essential function for guests to the cafe and Hotel Lucile; the cafe lead will practice generous hospitality, expert technical execution and coffee knowledge, they set the tone for our guests’ day.

Not only will the Cafe Lead be responsible for quickly and precisely producing coffee and tea drinks of the highest possible quality, but also for engaging our guests with intuition, intelligence, empathy and generosity.

The Cafe Lead will also be responsible for training new staff as well as ongoing training, will take inventory counts and perform some product ordering tasks. They will attend to both guest needs as well as staff needs.

Essential Functions:

• Ensuring the coffeebar is fully stocked, well maintained and in good working order
• Taking inventory and placing orders for key coffeebar ingredients such as coffee, tea, and milks
• Training new team members and auditing performance to ensure that cafe standards are consistently met
• Keeping F&B leadership looped in on all important coffeebar matters
• Leading or assisting in execution of promotional events and activations
• Preparing coffee, tea and other drinks with speed and technical precision
• Warmly greeting and conversing with guests
• Assisting with any guest need or concern
• Adhering to Hotel Lucile cafe and Casetta hospitality and brand standards
• Running coffee, tea, food and other items to guest tables
• Taking guest orders and handling cash
• Problem solving issues as they arise to ensure continuity in the guest experience
• Opening and closing the cafe; deep cleaning, managing checklists and performing some preventative maintenance
• Light prep tasks, such as preparing cold brew concentrate, making fresh fruit shrubs, dosing coffee and tea, etc.
• Keeping the cafe area organized and clean
• Maintaining a positive environment and fun vibe in the cafe

Requirements:

• Expertise in coffee preparation and strong coffee knowledge
• Professional demeanor and appearance
• Stong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• One year of experience in hospitality and/or coffee preferred
• Basic computer proficiency including ability to read and input data into spreadsheets
• 401k with Company Match (full-time)
• Health, dental, and vision insurance (full-time)
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Vacation
• Company Growth & Leadership Development
• Professional Advancement
• Maternity and Paternity Leave (full-time)
• Travel perks and discounts at hotel properties.

Note:

This job description is not intended to be a contract for employment, and the employer reserves the right to make any necessary revisions to the job description at any time.

About Hotel Lucile:

Hotel Lucile is a landmark boutique property in the heart of Silver Lake, Los Angeles. Originally a church constructed in 1931, the building has seen several iterations of its purpose, with a rich history to inform its present day persona. The property includes 25 guest rooms, a restaurant and bar within the former sanctuary, choir loft and roof top communal spaces, pool, and gym.

A rotating program of artists and exhibitions, thoughtful minibar selection, and community programming will all bring dimension to the experience for both hotel guests and locals alike. While elements of the building have evolved, as it has been doing for nearly a century, many original elements have been preserved to maintain its distinct character against the contemporary design, such as the original stained glass, soaring ceiling beams, window frames, and wood flooring.

Hotel Lucile is looking forward to opening its doors to the neighborhood once again as a second home for those coming from afar to explore the city, and locals looking for a space to gather.

About Casetta:

Casetta, Italian for little house, is a hospitality brand that breathes new life into buildings with distinct histories, in meaningful destinations. Our name is our guide as we foster familiar spaces that feel like home.

Each property carries its own personality expressed through thoughtful design, considered food and beverage, and authentic community connection, with a recognizable thread running throughout. Whether drawn to surf, snow, or city energy, guests find a welcoming retreat: a little house, close to home. All driving distance from one another, the Casetta portfolio promises ease of travel and a familiar hospitable feel across the board.

internal principals:

• A Warm Welcome: guests arrive as visitors and leave as friends
• Proximity as Priority: close enough but different enough
• Discover Anew: an offering of something new
• The Casetta Thread: to feel the Casetta experience, regardless of the property
• Leave it Better: leaving places, buildings, and communities better than we found them

Our portfolio includes Casa Cody, in the heart of Palm Springs, The Pearl Hotel in San Diego, Hotel Marina Riviera in Big Bear Lake, Hotel Willa in Taos, and The Surfrider in Malibu. The newest property in our portfolio, Hotel Lucile, will open in the heart of Silver Lake, Los Angeles, late Summer 2026.