Barista - WhiteChurch - Durham Who We Are “If you go to Durham City and fancy a bite to eat, there’s a very strong chance that you’ll be enjoying a sandwich, burger or some seriously fine Asian fusion dining at one of the Zen Group’s restaurants, bistros or coffee shops”. (Insider Media; Nov 2023). A locally owned hospitality group with serious aspirations, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join Zen Group. We own 4 of Durham’s most popular and exciting venues; Zen, Tango, The Rabbit Hole and Whitechurch. We are investing and expanding. Along with recently acquiring Whitechurch Durham, we have relocated Tango to a brand new venue and renovated The Rabbit Hole. We are passionate about our venues and our people and are investing in both. What We Need We are looking for experienced baristas who are comfortable working as all rounders in our venues. We produce some of the highest quality, crafted coffees, using local small batch roaster, Tynemouth Coffee Co. We are looking for a barista with a genuine passion for coffee, and for swift but unobtrusive service. In short, the most efficient and premium service. Although coffee is your speciality, you will be comfortable serving food, hosting our guests and working all round in the venues. This is an exciting time to be joining Zen Group as we continue to expand across the north east, and beyond. What we can offer Discounted food TRONC/Service charge on top of your wages Continual professional development/ongoing training Progression within the group as we expand To apply for this role please hit the apply button and send us your CV and tell us a little bit about yourself. Our team are looking forward to hearing from you! While our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in people, individuality and potential. If you do not meet every desired criteria but feel you have the skills and experience to thrive in this role as well as a genuine interest in working for Zen Group and you can demonstrate an alignment with our values, we would encourage you to apply. We welcome applications from a diverse range of individuals and will consider any reasonable adjustments to enable candidates to perform as well as possible during the recruitment process.