Full time Barista
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Role Overview & Responsibilities
Job Description – Barista
What better place to sit down and have a relaxing cup of coffee (and a slice of cake!) than in one of our bookshop cafes. We are called Café W and we are keen to find the best baristas to help promote a comfortable environment, serve excellent drinks and food and deliver outstanding customer service.
What are we looking for?
You will need you to be able to demonstrate the following.
- Previous experience working in a café environment
- Good customer service skills
- Willingness and ability to work as part of a team
- Good communication skills
- Fully flexible availability across the week.
What’s in it for me?
If you do have a passion for coffee, food and books, then you will love this:
- 50% staff discount both in the shop and online for books you buy
- Discounts on other items we sell such as gifts, cards and anything in the cafe
- Access to the Waterstones plus card giving you early insight into the great new books before they are published
- 28 days holiday
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £10.07 per hour
Benefits:
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Day shift
Experience:
- Barista experience: 1 year (preferred)
- Hospitality: 1 year (preferred)
- customer service: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
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