Barista - Temporary
About The Position
A Barnes & Noble Barista welcomes customers cheerfully, answers questions, and helps them select beverages and café items. The Barista supports the café team by maintaining an attractive presentation, keeping the café clean and organized, stocking deliveries, maintaining the bake case and dining area, and operating registers to provide prompt, professional service. The role is part of a busy team and requires learning and performing the operational competencies of a Barnes & Noble barista, with opportunities to develop café knowledge and skills and advance to Senior Barista. The position may require working in other stores to support the wider Cluster when needed and when the employee is able.
Requirements
- Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
- Positive, energetic, dependable approach to assigned work.
- Considerate and supportive teamwork and a cheerful, helpful approach to customers.
- Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire knowledge.
- Willingness to develop barista skills and knowledge and to perform the operational competencies of the role.
- Ability to use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
- Ability to perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.
Responsibilities
- Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them choose beverages and café items.
- Maintain attractive café presentation and cleanliness, including the counter, floor fixtures, bake case, and dining area.
- Operate registers quickly, reliably, and professionally.
- Support receiving and unpacking deliveries and accurately stock products.
- Prepare food and drinks accurately using recipe guides, product information, and available knowledge.
- Complete daily and weekly café cleaning tasks and follow FIFO and product-dating practices.
- Support the bookfloor team when needed.
- Follow loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft or problematic behavior and seek support as appropriate.
- Build knowledge of beverage, bakery, savory, gifting, and café retail products and use it to support sales, promotions, recommendations, and product presentation.
- Use café training tools and follow safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures.
- Comply with company policies and procedures.
- Maintain reliable and punctual attendance, be flexible in supporting scheduling needs when able, and work supportively with colleagues and customers.
Benefits
- Employee discount
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Sick pay
- Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave, for employees scheduled at least 20 hours per week
- Company-paid holidays for employees scheduled at least 20 hours per week
- 401(k) with company match for employees scheduled at least 20 hours per week
- Transit benefits for employees scheduled at least 20 hours per week
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees scheduled at least 30 hours per week
- Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts for employees scheduled at least 30 hours per week
- Disability benefits for employees scheduled at least 30 hours per week
- Life insurance for employees scheduled at least 30 hours per week
- Tuition reimbursement for employees scheduled at least 30 hours per week
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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