Company description

Bird's Nest Cafe is an independent coffee shop and restaurant, serving made-from-scratch breakfasts and lunches to the downtown Halifax crowd. We pride ourselves on the quality of our food and our coffees, as well as quick and friendly customer service.

Job description

We are looking for naturally friendly, outgoing, and organized baristas to work in our fast-paced café. Baristas are responsible for making beautiful and finely-crafted coffee drinks, as well as ringing in customers' orders.

We are offering part-time hours (with full-time possibly available for the right match) for an experienced barista at our location on Barrington Street.

Responsibilities include:

- Selling food and drinks including alcohol and espresso drinks

- Dialing in espresso machine

- Maintaining quality and tracking inventory

- Complying with food safety

- Accurately completing cash-out procedures

- Maintaining clean work space

What we’re looking for:

- Previous experience working as a barista for at least six months, and experience dialing in an espresso machine to achieve the best flavour and balance

- Availability between the hours of 7:00am and 3:30pm, Monday to Saturday, though you would only be scheduled for no more than 5 days / 40 hours for full time. We also offer a part-time shift that would be from 10am to 2pm Mondays - Fridays and could be shared among multiple people to fill the weekly schedule. Please specify when applying which hours you are available for.

- Naturally friendly, outgoing, and welcoming

- Great sense of customer service and hospitality

- Clean and organized

- Detail oriented

- Great at multitasking

- Accurate with cash

- Ability to work independently

- Common sense

Pay:

Pay is competitive, plus tips. Pay is biweekly and tips are distributed weekly, divided equally among all positions, based on hours worked.

A valid food safety certificate is a plus, but if you do not have one, we can help you arrange to get one.

Please email us with:

- Your resume outlining your previous barista experience and skills

- A short blurb telling us why you’d be a good addition to our team

- If you don’t have quite enough barista experience, please give us some examples of how you’re a keen and quick learner. Enthusiasm is always a greater asset than experience.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From $15.50 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40 per week

Additional pay:

• Tips

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

• If interested in full time, are you available from 7:30am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday (every day)?
• If interested in part time, which days of the week are you available from 10am to 2pm?

Experience:

• barista: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-08-30