Barista

Lake Forest Community High School District 115

JOB DESCRIPTION

General Information​ :
Title: Barista
Department: Food Services
Classification: Educational Support Personnel
Category: Operations
Work Year: 10 Months
Reports to: Chef Manager
Overtime Exemption Status: Nonexempt

Position Summary​ :
The Barista assists customers and provides excellent customer service. The Barista takes orders accurately and prepares and presents beverages according to established recipes and presentation standards; complying with health, safety, and hygiene guidelines and regulations.

Qualifications and Requirements​ :
Education, Experience, and Licensure:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Food Handler Training

Competencies:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and positive problem solving attitude
• Comfortable and pleasant demeanor in busy environments
• Ability to:
• work under pressure
• work with speed, attention to detail, consistency, and organization
• work harmoniously, cooperatively, and effectively with all stakeholders
• meet deadlines

• Strong knife skills
• Maintain confidentiality
• Adhere to Board of Education policies, procedures, and all Illinois food safety guidelines

Essential Functions: ​

• Adheres to local, State, and Federal regulations for sanitation, food handling, and storage

• Answers customer inquiries
• Takes customer orders accurately and efficiently
• Prepares and serves hot and cold beverages according to the recipe
• Adheres to the Cash Register Policy and Cash Handler’s Agreement
• Remains knowledgeable of all product prices
• Ensures accurate sales transactions
• Communicates the need for change in a timely manner
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment

• Communicates to supervisor of product shortages, ordering needs and maintenance issues

• Performs opening and closing responsibilities; stores and cleans all line items and restocks all areas as directed by the Chef Manager or designee

• Assists others in opening and closing procedures as needed
• Adheres to work and break schedule as directed by Chef Manager or designee
• Adheres to uniform requirements
• Performs other job related duties as assigned by direct supervisor
• Adheres to Board of Education policies, procedures, and all Illinois food safety guidelines

Physical Demands​ :
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, hear, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, pull, and lift. Repetitive motions are required, especially which involves substantial movements of the wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly . Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly subject to inside environmental conditions which involve working in close quarters and is subject to loud noises, heat, humidity, fumes, odors and gases.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Physical Setting:

• Coffee shop

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lake Forest, IL 60045: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Food service: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location