Apprentice Barista

Summary

Take your place at the heart of our community. At Starbucks, where your voice matters and your passion for customer service is brewed into everything we do. We’ve got an exciting opportunity for you to join us as an apprentice barista at our Upton store.

Annual wage

£13,478 a year

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Wages advertised are for the minimum of 24 hours but hours will be between 24-32 per week

Training course

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Hours

Shifts varying which will include weekends.

24 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 5 November

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Working in a Starbucks store is different from any other job. You’re creating genuine moments of connection with our customers and making a difference to their day, through creating handcraft delicious beverages and building relationships with our customers (getting to know their favourite drink), and with your fellow partners in store.

The best part about this role is that no two days are ever the same! Working in one of our dynamic stores, a typical day could include:

Supporting with store procedures including, opening or closing the store, cash handling, and safety and security
Supporting your fellow partners during periods of high volume to keep the store operating
Anticipating and delivering on your customer and store needs by getting to know your store environment and customers
Supporting in creating the third place environment during each shift
Delivering legendary customer service to all customers by acting with a customer comes first attitude and creating genuine connections
Maintaining a clean and organised workspace for your customers and partners
Providing quality beverages, whole bean and food products consistently for all customers in line with our recipe and presentation standards

All our retail store partners begin their careers with us by undertaking an introductory training programme which are led by our amazing in store trainers and coaches and are designed to immerse you in the Starbucks culture and set you up for success.

These training programmes are delivered in our stores and provide partners with the opportunity to learn on the job supported by their manager.

Where you’ll work

Harlow Sainsburys

Fifth Allende Avenue

Harlow

CM20 2AG

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITED

Your training course

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Your training plan

Level 2 Hospitality Team Member - Barista specialism - Apprenticeship Standard
Apprenticeship standards are aimed at developing skills within the Apprentice’s chosen career route, each standard has set knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be successful within the job role
This will include the completion of functional skills in maths and English
Once the apprentice has completed a minimum of 12 months training and the employer and Inspiro's regional trainer confirm they have met all the requirements of the standard they will be put through to end point assessment
The end point assessment is independent from the training and includes a variety of assessment methods which test the skills and knowledge of the apprentice to ensure they are fully competent in their role
Each Apprentice will be supported throughout the apprenticeship by a structured programme of teaching, e-learning, face to face training and workplace mentoring; this will encourage and help them to meet the requirements of the new standards and will prepare them for the end of point assessment

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Team working
Creative

Other requirements

Due to insurance purposes, you must be 18+ to apply for this vacancy. If you are not 18, please do not apply.

About this company

Every day, we go to work hoping to do two things: share great coffee with our friends and help make the world a little better. It was true when the first Starbucks opened in 1971, and it’s just as true today. Our mission to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighbourhood at a time. Today, with more than 32,000 stores in 80 countries, Starbucks is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. And with every cup, we strive to bring both our heritage and an exceptional experience to life.

After this apprenticeship

This is a fantastic opportunity to start your career at Starbucks
We pride ourselves on training, development and progression so this application is just the start
This vacancy is a permanent role

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITED

Karen Rotheram

karen.rotheram@inspirolearning.co.uk

01165040336

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282399.

Apply now

Closes in 15 days (Friday 1 November)

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Company’s application instructions

Once applied your details will go through an initial screening process to ascertain suitability. If suitable you will be called by an Apprenticeship Recruitment Advisor to discuss the vacancy further and to check your eligibility for an apprenticeship. Following on from that, your application will be discussed with the hiring manager with a view to arranging an interview.

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