Senior Barista London, England
Job description
Senior Baristas - Serving Specialty Coffee with a Purpose.
Redemption Roasters are on a mission to reduce reoffending rates through coffee
We are looking for skilled Senior Baristas to join our team and help serve specialty coffee with a purpose in our busy coffee shops.
This role is an excellent opportunity if you love working with people and are looking to further your career; you will learn and develop as we grow and get better and better each day. We welcome those with strong barista or managerial experience in a similar type of business.
We believe our team is at the heart of everything we do, which is why we take coffee training so seriously.
You are;
outgoing, with a warm personality and great attitude- proactive, with a strong work ethic and willingness to pitch in whatever the task
- adapting and with an eye for quality, detail, speed and service
- enthusiastic about our social responsibility ethos
Responsibilities include;
- making consistently excellent coffee
- maintaining an electric atmosphere with your team members
- providing exemplary customer service (even during busy periods!)
- embodying the Redemption Behaviours in everything you do
- supporting in the training of your team
- opening/closing the coffee shop when needed
- ordering stock & ensuring correct stock levels are maintained at all times
- actively seeking your own development
The opportunity to work with Redemption is far more than a job, it’s a career and it has an incredible mission.
As a Senior Barista, you’ll receive:
- access to our Specialty Coffee training program, with the opportunity to attend Cuppings and Roastery visits;
- the chance to impact people’s lives through our social mission of helping ex-offenders back into work and learning skills;
- opportunities to learn & develop, and career progression - you grow as we grow!
- a passionate working environment and culture;
- the chance to work with seasonal, exciting and ever changing coffees from around the world to develop flavour profile and your understanding of coffee;
- free Gym Membership (Nuffield Holborn branch);
- Cycle to Work Scheme;
- Staff discounts on food and coffee across London;
Hours: Full time - approx 40 hours per week
We believe exceptional coffee can come from people and places you wouldn’t expect; At our roastery in HMP The Mount, we train offenders in coffee industry skills with the aim of reducing reoffending in the UK. Upon release, we help our graduates find work in our own coffee shops, or within our network.
As a social enterprise, we think differently to other specialty coffee companies; we strive for profit in order to achieve our purpose. Every member of the Redemption Roasters team has a role to play in achieving that purpose; to challenge perceptions and change lives through Specialty coffee.
Equality and Diversity Statement;
Redemption Roasters is an international and multicultural business with customers, suppliers, and employees from across the globe. Fostering diversity in the workplace is both right and good for business. Gender, belief, ethnicity, origins, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, age or history of incarceration doesn't matter. If you perform, you'll fit in, whoever you are. We welcome applications from people with backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the specialty coffee industry.
It is our company policy that all members of staff must be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they have medical grounds not to be. Proof of vaccination will be requested.
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