Barista, Whitstable

Garage Coffee Roasters is a speciality coffee business with stores across East Kent. We source and roast high grade, speciality coffee and serve through our shops and wholesale partners.

We are looking for a new Barista to join us at our Whitstable Shop.

Hours: 4 hours per week (weekend availability only)

Location: Garage Coffee Roasters, 21a Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DB

Pay: £12.21 per hour

Closing Date: 30/04/2025

Start Date: 09/05/2025

What you'll be doing

  • Develop and maintain excellent latte art skills

  • Be able to deliver great customer service & inspire those around you

  • Pitch in with all duties that come with operating a busy coffee shop, including maintaining high standards of cleanliness front and back of house

  • Support on food prep and service

  • A willingness to represent Garage Coffee at events and markets as and when required

  • Enjoy working in a team environment, being able to multitask & communicate effectively

  • To adhere to any health and safety requirements and maintain a clean and tidy coffee shop at all time, including opening and closing duties

  • At Garage we are one team, one dream so from time-to-time you may be asked to pitch in with other duties that are not directly related to your job description

What you need- the must haves:

  • Ideally be a skilled barista, although full training will be provided

  • A passion for coffee (particularly speciality)

  • A desire to share the Garage Coffee vision with customers, promoting coffee consumption by educating customers in an accessible way about all things speciality coffee and our other products

  • Great attitude

  • To be flexible with your working hours

What you'll be getting- the benefits:

  • As much coffee as you can drink

  • A fun working environment

  • Investment in your coffee career, with an opportunity to learn about different parts of the business

  • There will be opportunities for overtime hours

Our Values

  • Be yourself: Be proud of who you are and why you’re in the business. We believe in you!

  • Know your beans: Take an active interest in our products to educate our audience about the wonders of speciality coffee.

  • Deliver great service: Align our service with the quality of our product and you won’t go far wrong.

  • Love what you do: We spend too much of our life at work to not have fun. Take pride in your duties.

  • Innovate: New ideas are always welcome and be confident to try something out, so we can grow and develop as a team.

  • Be kind: Support those around you to be the best they can be and seek support when you need it.

How to apply 

To apply for this role, please complete our application form here.

Garage Coffee is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, sex, religion or belief.