Title: Barista / FOH Assistant 

Location: Cambridge University Library

Salary: £13.45 per hour 

08:00 - 15:30 every Monday, with more hours available in other locations

Benefits:

• 28 Days holiday (based on full time hours) including bank holidays
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

We are looking for a friendly and reliable Barista / Front of House Assistant to join our team. The role involves preparing and serving drinks, operating the till, providing excellent customer service, and supporting the smooth running of the café through general tasks such as clearing tables and washing up. The ideal candidate is positive, efficient, and enjoys working in a busy, customer focused environment. 

There is also an opportunity for overtime in our wider business in Cambridge. 

If you are passionate about creating delicious dining experiences that fuel young minds and ignite taste buds, then this is the perfect opportunity to bring your expertise to our table.

As a Barista you will…

• Prepare and serve a range of hot and cold drinks including coffee, tea, and specialty beverages
• Operate coffee machines and other drink-making equipment
• Maintain high standards of drink quality and presentation
• Welcome customers in a friendly and professional manner
• Take customer orders accurately and efficiently
• Answer questions about menu items and make recommendations
• Ensure customers have a positive experience in the café
• Wash cups, plates, and kitchen equipment as required
• Restock supplies such as cups, milk, napkins, and ingredients
• Follow food hygiene and health & safety guidelines

• Ideally have experience working within contract catering and/or hospitality.
• Have good Health & Safety knowledge.
• Flexible with a can-do attitude, customer focused.
• Fun and enthusiastic
• Have excellent organization skills.
• Demonstrate great attention to detail.
• Be a team player and enjoy succeeding as a team.
• Possess great customer service skills.
• Have a flexible approach to work

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values:

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE

We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.