Old Spike is the first social enterprise in the UK championing real social and environmental change through speciality coffee. We are on a mission to eradicate homelessness in the UK and protect the planet by launching London’s first carbon and plastic neutral cafés in central London.
We are recruiting for specialty coffee baristas across our London Cafes.
Each new site will provide a London Living Wage job for the homeless and support a local homeless charity with a donation-based loyalty scheme focusing on impact.
We are now recruiting experienced baristas who have a desire to produce exceptional coffee while contributing to social and environmental impact.
Full training will be provided, but previous experience working in a speciality café environment is required. Key qualities include:
* Positive and ‘can-do’ attitude
* Friendly and polite customer service with excellent people skills
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
* High attention to detail; maintaining a clean and tidy workspace
* Ability to motivate a team and share knowledge of best practices, especially when working with homeless trainees
Coffee Experience
* Minimum of 2 years experience in speciality coffee with a passion for coffee
* Understanding of different coffees and confidence to speak about them, important for retail sales
* Ability to dial in the grinder and adjust throughout the day based on different espresso offerings; familiarity with all brewing processes
* Knowledge of coffee machine and grinder maintenance
* Great milk texturing skills and understanding of brew ratios and extraction
Equipment
You will be working with:
* Synesso espresso S200 or Eagle One espresso machine
* 2 x Mahlkonig E65S GBW grinders
* EK43S shop grinder
Benefits
* Employee benefits scheme via Medi cash - £950 annually for mental and physical wellbeing
* Exclusive benefits including half-price cinema tickets, discounted holidays, shopping and gym memberships
* CODE membership with access to over 450 industry offers in the UK
* 28 holiday days
* Company pension
* Flexible working hours
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