Barista Job Description

Barista Job Description

What are the main duties of a Barista?

A Barista takes on a range of roles including:

• Preparing and serving hot and cold drinks such as coffee, tea, artisan and speciality beverages.
• Cleaning and sanitising work areas, utensils and equipment
• Cleaning service and seating areas
• Describing menu items and suggesting products to customers
• Servicing customers and taking orders
• Ordering, receiving and distributing stock supplies
• Receiving and processing customer payments

To land a job as ­­­­­a Barista you will need to show some previous experience in a retail or hospitality role such as waiter/waitressing, front of house, coffee shop or café experience.

• Alongside some of these more general skill, good Baristas should possess:
• Great communication skills
• A happy, friendly personality
• Customer service skills and knowledge
• High level of attention-to-detail
• Good level of literacy and numeracy
• Enthusiasm to develop your skills and knowledge
• Adaptable to change and willing to embrace new ideas and processes
• Ability to work unsupervised and deliver quality work
• Positive and approachable manner
• Team player qualities