Barista - Specialty Coffee

Caffe Luxxe:
1020 Coast Village Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, USA

Interested in coffee, but lacking experience? WE WILL TRAIN YOU! Our extensive APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM creates professional baristas from the ground up.
JOB DESCRIPTION:

• New Apprentices and Experienced Baristas ($18-$20/hr DOE + tips + benefits) .
• Once fully trained, senior baristas will average $23-27 per hour (hourly+ tips).
• Paid professional barista training program.
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k).
• Sick leave.
• Weekly free bag of coffee/tea.

We're looking for friendly, genuine folks who are interested in becoming part of the Caffe Luxxe family. We want to pay you a very competitive salary for your talent, passion, and dedication to great customer service! If you have experience as a barista, GREAT! If not, DON'T WORRY, we'll train you : )

Caffe Luxxe is looking for a highly motivated barista to join our team at our location in Montecito. We roast our own small-batch coffee and have been voted best-tasting coffee year on year. Featuring 7 cafes since 2006 and our own roastery, we introduced the 3rd wave of luxury artisanal coffee in Los Angeles.

We are well known for our challenging, world-class training program and paid working barista apprenticeship, which upon graduation, places our team members amongst the finest professional barista in the industry. In the weeks leading up to your caffe launch, our expert trainers will get you up to speed on all of our signature coffee-making techniques and operations.

In addition to a passion for coffee, we are looking for individuals who embrace the love for culinary expression and luxury products.

Job Details: 

• An ideal candidate is detail-oriented with a strong desire to grow a career with a fast-growing, family-oriented company. With positive motivation and aptitude, we will be happy to train you into a management career or to work in different parts of our company as well. 
• The position requires 28-30 hours per week, and you must be flexible to work shifts any day of the week. 
• Before you apply, please make sure you are able to fit this schedule need, as our training program is very comprehensive.

IMPORTANT: Please also explain to us why you want to be in the coffee industry with a cover letter, especially if you don't currently have any experience. This will help us better understand your desires and passions for the role.

ABOUT US:
Founded in 2006, Caffe Luxxe is a local family-owned business based in Los Angeles which was the first to introduce artisanal coffee to the city. Caffe Luxxe owns and operates 7 cafes throughout LA (with more on the way) and its own coffee roastery located in the South Bay. The company is committed to hand-crafting the highest quality coffee for its own cafes and wholesale customers.

Caffe Luxxe has been consistently rated best-tasting coffee in Los Angeles each year by local journalists and customers since our opening.
All of our coffees have been highly rated by Coffee Review (scoring 91-94 points), the industry's premier independent review publication.

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