Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Aurora, CO

9d•Onsite

About The Position

A Barista is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble Café team, welcoming customers, answering questions, recommending beverages and café items, and helping maintain an attractive, clean, efficiently run Café. The role includes operating registers, stocking deliveries, maintaining the bake case and dining area, preparing food and drinks, and supporting the bookstore team when needed. Baristas are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility in responding to store scheduling needs, a positive and energetic approach, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, willingness to learn, and enthusiasm for the role. They receive training in café operations and are expected to become proficient with store technology, merchandising, register operation, receiving and stocking, food and drink preparation, cleaning, FIFO and product dating, and loss prevention procedures. As their knowledge and skills develop, Baristas build familiarity with café products, promotions, customization options, retail offerings, training tools, and safety, hygiene, and sanitation practices. The position offers a career path toward Senior Barista as skills are mastered. Employees may work in other stores when able and when needed to support the wider Cluster. The work involves prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. The role is temporary.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
A positive, energetic, dependable approach to assigned work.
A supportive and considerate attitude toward colleagues.
Cheerful, helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
Ability to use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
Ability to perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.
Ability to work store schedules that may include early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and most holidays.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them select beverages and café items.
Maintain an attractive café presentation, including the bake case, dining area, counter, and floor retail fixtures.
Operate registers quickly, reliably, and professionally.
Unpack and receive deliveries, then stock products accurately and efficiently.
Prepare food and beverages accurately using product knowledge, recipe guides, specification sheets, and other available tools.
Perform daily and weekly cleaning tasks and maintain café cleanliness.
Follow FIFO practices and date products consistently and correctly.
Support the bookfloor team and, when needed, other stores in the wider Cluster.
Learn café products across beverage, bakery, savory, and gifting categories, and use that knowledge to maintain appealing displays.
Share information about limited-time offers, promotions, and key sales objectives with customers and colleagues.
Recommend food and beverage customizations to customers.
Use café training tools and follow café safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures.
Follow company policies and procedures and comply with loss prevention practices, including identifying theft and seeking support for problematic behavior.
Maintain reliable and punctual attendance, and fill scheduling gaps when able.