barista - Store# 02965, HARDEN AND POLK

Starbucks Coffee Company•Lakeland, FL
•$16 - $18

About The Position

As a Barista at Starbucks, you help create a warm and welcoming space where coffee sparks connection. Each shift is an opportunity to brighten customers’ days through friendly service, such as offering a warm smile or remembering a favorite order. The role suits someone who enjoys engaging with people and working in a fast-paced environment. No previous experience is required. Baristas prepare beverages and food to standard recipes or customize orders, engage with customers to understand and respond to their needs, and perform a variety of tasks while meeting store operating, safety, and service standards. Starbucks describes its benefits and development opportunities as supporting partners’ growth. Benefits and programs may vary, including according to applicable laws and collective bargaining arrangements.

Requirements

  • No previous experience is required.
  • Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Be available to work flexible hours that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, nights, and holidays.
  • Meet store operating policies and standards, including quality, cash handling, safety, and security standards, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Communicate clearly and pleasantly with customers and respond to their needs.
  • Learn quickly.
  • Understand and carry out oral and written instructions, and request clarification when needed.
  • Have strong interpersonal skills.
  • Work as part of a team and build relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Meet store operating policies and standards, including providing quality beverages and food products and following cash-handling, safety, and security standards.
  • Engage with customers, understand their needs, and respond through clear and pleasant communication.
  • Prepare food and beverages according to standard recipes and customize orders, including changes to temperature, ingredient quantities, or ingredient substitutions.
  • Perform a variety of tasks within the store during each shift.
  • Work as part of a team and build relationships.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance and other voluntary insurance benefits
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Paid parental leave
  • Family expansion reimbursement
  • Paid vacation that accrues after an introductory period
  • Sick time
  • Additional pay for working on one of eight observed holidays
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match for eligible partners
  • Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
  • Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
  • Quarterly bonus opportunity
  • Incentivized emergency savings and financial well-being tools
  • Upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
  • Student loan management resources and access to other educational opportunities
  • Backup care
  • DACA reimbursement
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