Barista

Retail Operations - Store Assistant / Barista

At Costa Coffee by Sim Trava, we want to inspire the world to love great coffee, just as much as our partner, Costa Coffee.

Sim Trava is a family run business on the hunt for hardworking, ambitious, happy, and loyal people to join our team. If that sounds like you, you’re probably just what we’re looking for.

We want to recruit people that are proud to work for us, because a happy team equals happy customers. We know that our people are the most important part of our business, so we strive to create a working environment.

Day to day, you’ll be making coffee, at speed, while chatting with our customers. This role isn’t for the faint-hearted: it’s fast paced from open until close. We will give you a complete and robust training and development plan, so you have all the skills needed to deliver the perfect cup of coffee, every time.

• Crafting great coffee while getting to know our customers by name.
• Serving customers with a smile so they walk away happy and excited about their next visit.
• Soaking up all that there is to know about Costa products – we do more than coffee.
• Working with your team to maintain health & safety and cleanliness across the store.
• Engaging with the rest of the team and customers to have fun and build the store’s reputation as the only place to go.

• A positive outlook, can-do attitude, and bags of personality
• A passion for delivering excellence in everything you do, even while working under pressure.
• Communication skills to strike up a good conversation with our customers daily.
• A hard‑working attitude and multi‑tasking skills.

20 Hours

• Starting pay of £12.71 per hour rising to £13.43 after training.
• STAR rewards – exchange your points on our online shopping platform.
• More Star points awarded on your birthday, work milestone, promotion or just because you went above and beyond.
• Free handmade drinks plus 50% discount on food and bottled drinks while at work.
• Wellbeing support with Employee Assistance Program.
• Commitment to your Individual training, a plan tailored to your requirements.
• Encouragement to develop into different roles within Sim Trava.

For any reasonable adjustments and general queries please contact

* This role is for a store owned by one of our franchise partners; their hiring process, salary and benefits may vary from those within a wholly owned Costa store advert.