Barista

Salary: £26,000 per year

Job Title: Barista
Location: Chipping Norton OX7
Salary: £26,000per year
Reference: 02818

Job Description:

A Barista takes on a range of roles including:
Preparing and serving hot and cold drinks such as coffee, tea, artisan and speciality beverages.
Cleaning and sanitising work areas, utensils and equipment
Cleaning service and seating areas
Describing menu items and suggesting products to customers
Servicing customers and taking orders
Ordering, receiving and distributing stock supplies
Receiving and processing customer payments
To land a job as a Barista you will need to show some previous experience in a retail or hospitality role such as waiter/waitressing, front of house, coffee shop or café experience.
Alongside some of these more general skill, good Baristas should possess:
Great communication skills
A happy, friendly personality
Customer service skills and knowledge
High level of attention-to-detail
Good level of literacy and numeracy
Enthusiasm to develop your skills and knowledge
Adaptable to change and willing to embrace new ideas and processes
Ability to work unsupervised and deliver quality work
Positive and approachable manner
Team player qualities
Finding the right balance between your work and your lifestyle is really important. With a Barista job you will often find that your shifts include days and weekends and, on many occasions, include Bank Holidays. Shift working can work extremely well for those who have home and family commitments providing a career that enables you to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Throughout your career as a Barista you will gain a vast cross-section of transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, organisation, problem-solving, multitasking, reliability and attention to detail that can be utilised in many roles