Apprentice Barista
STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED
London, SW19 1DD
Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 24 December)
Posted on 3 December 2024
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Summary
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. If you're welcoming, helpful and friendly with a desire to learn new skills then this could be the perfect role for you.
- Annual wage
- £14,601 a year
- Training course
- Hospitality team member (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts will be earliest 6am and latest 9pm.
Given the nature of our stores, our working hours could include early mornings, evenings, weekends, nights and/or holidays.
24 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Sunday 5 January
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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 operatingAnticipating and delivering on your customer and store needs by getting to know your store environment and customer
- 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.
In return, we’ll offer you a competitive starting salary (in line with the national living wage) and benefits that include:
- 28 days holiday a year (including Bank Holidays) + an additional special day for you to take to celebrate a special moment in your life each year
- Free drinks and food when you’re on shift
- Bean stock options for all partners (own part of Starbucks!)
- Comprehensive training (including coffee knowledge!) and access to Starbucks Global Academy (our online learning platform to help continuously develop yourself)
- A free bag of coffee each week and a 30% partner discount on food, beverages, and merchandise
- Discounts with local and national retailers (cell phones, gym memberships, entertainment tickets, hotels, etc.) through Perks at Work platform
- Life assurance
- Home Sweet Loan (Interest-free loans that can be paid back over 12 months to help pay your rental deposit)
- A free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme available to you and your family
- Recognition schemes and monetary awards for long service, WOWing customers and your fellow partners
- Great long-term career opportunities in store and support centre
Where you’ll work
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd
1 Merton High Street
London
SW19 1DD
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 endpoint assessment is independent from the training and includes a variety.
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
- 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
Sanna Davies
sanna.davies@inspirolearning.co.uk
01165040447
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290277.
Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 24 December)
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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.