Starbucks Coffehouse Barista

The Forest Theater & Community Hub is more than a historic theater. It is a reimagined cultural destination in South Dallas where arts, culture, education, entrepreneurship, hospitality, and community come together.

FLSA Status: Part-Time Non-Exempt

Reports to: Starbucks Coffeehouse Manager

Our Starbucks Coffeehouse will be at the heart of that experience, serving as a neighborhood gathering place for theater patrons, artists, students, entrepreneurs, families, community partners, and visitors. With live entertainment, special events, and a distinctive lifestyle brand experience, this will be a Starbucks unlike any other.

We are looking for a Barista who wants to help build something from the ground up and be part of a team creating a new model for what a community coffeehouse can be.

The Starbucks Barista is responsible for helping bring the Forest Theater Starbucks experience to life. This role supports daily coffeehouse operations and ensures that every guest receives an exceptional experience consistent with Starbucks Licensed Store standards and Forest Theater hospitality expectations.

You will have the opportunity to help support the culture, service standards, and guest experience of a brand-new coffeehouse while working in a dynamic environment that combines coffee, live entertainment, culture, and community.

Create Exceptional Guest Experience

Make every guest feel welcome, valued, and part of the Forest Theater community. Deliver exceptional hospitality, maintain a warm and energetic atmosphere, resolve customer concerns, and support theater patrons, artists, donors, entrepreneurs, students, and community members.

Deliver Starbucks Quality

Support Starbucks beverage and food quality standards through product
preparation, food safety compliance, inventory organization, cleanliness, and operational consistency.

Bring the Experience to Life

Our coffeehouse will be integrated into a vibrant cultural destination with live entertainment and special programming. Support performances, educational programs, donor events, grand opening activities, community celebrations, and special activations through hospitality leadership and service coordination

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Minimum six months of customer service experience
• Minimum six months of leadership, supervisory, or team coordination experience
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead by example and motivate others
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Passion for hospitality and creating memorable guest experiences
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and special events

• Coffeehouse, café, restaurant, or hospitality experience
• Community engagement experience

Pay is based on market rates and are negotiable based on experience and skills.

Be Part of Something New

Forest Theater & Community Hub | The Future Is Here

You won’t simply be stepping into an established coffeehouse. You’ll help launch aunique Starbucks experience and play a meaningful role in shaping how it operates,feels, and serves the community.

Grow Your Leadership Career

This role gives you hands-on leadership experience in hospitality, team development,operations, customer experience, and event support. It is an opportunity to build skills that can open doors to future leadership opportunities within Starbucks,hospitality, entertainment, and the broader Forest Theater organization.

Work Where Culture Comes to Life

Imagine starting your shift with great coffee, working alongside creative people, andhaving live music and entertainment happening around you. The Forest Theater

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