Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Dallas, TX

23d•Onsite

About The Position

A Barnes & Noble Barista is an integral member of the Café team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping them choose beverages and café items. The role helps maintain an attractive, clean, and efficiently run Café by stocking deliveries, tidying the bake case and dining area, preparing food and drinks, and serving customers quickly and professionally at the register. Baristas are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility, a positive and energetic approach, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and willingness to learn. They are trained to use store technology, maintain café and retail presentation, receive and stock deliveries, follow cleaning and FIFO procedures, and apply loss-prevention and de-escalation practices. They may support the bookfloor team and, when able and needed, other stores in the wider Cluster. As they gain experience, Baristas build knowledge of café products, promotions, customization options, retail offerings, training resources, and safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures. The role offers a career path to Senior Barista as skills develop. The position involves physical activity, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and considerable walking. Benefits vary based on scheduled hours and location.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Flexibility and responsiveness to store scheduling needs, including filling gaps when able.
Positive, energetic, and reliable approach to assigned work.
Considerate and supportive teamwork.
Cheerful, helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
Comfort using registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Ability to perform physical work involving prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and considerable walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them select beverages and café items.
Serve customers quickly and professionally at the register.
Prepare food and drinks accurately using product information and recipe guides.
Maintain café cleanliness and presentation, including the bake case, dining area, counter, and retail fixtures.
Unpack and receive deliveries, then stock products efficiently and accurately.
Complete daily and weekly cleaning tasks and follow café safety, hygiene, sanitation, and FIFO procedures, including dating products correctly.
Support sales objectives and promotions by sharing product knowledge with customers and colleagues and recommending customizations.
Support the bookfloor team and, when able and needed, other stores in the wider Cluster.
Follow loss-prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support as appropriate.
Comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

Employee discount
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Sick pay
Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave (for eligible scheduled hours)
Company-paid holidays (for eligible scheduled hours)
401(k) with company match (for eligible scheduled hours)
Transit benefits (for eligible scheduled hours)
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits (for eligible scheduled hours)
Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts (for eligible scheduled hours)
Disability benefits (for eligible scheduled hours)
Life insurance (for eligible scheduled hours)
Tuition reimbursement (for eligible scheduled hours)