Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Fort Lauderdale, FL

About The Position

A Barista is an integral member of a Barnes & Noble Café team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping them choose beverages and café items. The role supports efficient café operations by maintaining attractive presentation, stocking deliveries, tidying the bake case and dining area, and providing quick, friendly, professional service at the register. The Barista is expected to learn and perform operational duties including using registers and other technology, merchandising, preparing food and drinks, receiving and stocking deliveries, completing cleaning tasks, following FIFO and product-dating practices, supporting the bookfloor team when needed, and following loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures. With experience, the Barista develops product knowledge, maintains appealing café displays, supports promotions and sales objectives, makes customization recommendations, and applies café safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures. The position is temporary and may involve supporting other stores in the wider Cluster when able and needed. The role offers a career path to Senior Barista as skills develop.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
A positive, energetic, dependable, and flexible approach to work.
Considerate, supportive teamwork and a willingness to help colleagues.
A cheerful, helpful approach to customers.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
Enjoyment of working as a barista.
Comfort using varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Ability to perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers cheerfully, answer questions, and help them choose beverages and café items.
Maintain attractive café presentation and cleanliness, including the bake case, dining area, counter, and floor retail fixtures.
Operate registers quickly, reliably, and professionally.
Support receiving, unpacking, and accurate stocking of deliveries.
Prepare food and drinks accurately using product knowledge, recipe guides, product specification sheets, and other tools.
Complete daily and weekly cleaning tasks during shifts and follow café safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures.
Follow First In First Out (FIFO) practices and date products consistently and correctly.
Support the bookfloor team when needed.
Follow loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft and seek support for problematic behaviors or issues.
Build knowledge of beverage, bakery, savory, gifting, and café retail products and use it to support displays, sales objectives, promotions, and customer recommendations.
Use Café training tools appropriately and comply with company policies and procedures.
Maintain reliable and punctual attendance, be flexible and responsive to store scheduling needs, and support colleagues.
Work in other stores when able and needed to support the wider Cluster.