- GMFJ Reference
257215
- Wages
£11.70 p/h
- Hours
24.00 per week
- Date Posted
28/01/2025
- Start Date
31/03/2025
- Approx. Duration
12 months plus 2 months for End Point Assessment (EPA)
- Location
Leeds
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Catering & Hospitality
- Opportunity Type
Intermediate Level 2
- Apprenticeship Standard
Hospitality team member (ST0233)
- Employer
Starbucks Leeds
Description
Take your place at the heart of our community. At Starbucks, where your voice matters and your passion for customer service is brewed into everything we do. We’ve got an exciting opportunity for you to join us as an apprentice barista at our Starbucks Wakefield Drive Thru which is opening in April 2025. If you're welcoming, helpful and friendly with a desire to learn new skills then this could be the perfect role for you. Apply today to start your fantastic career at Starbucks!
Working in a Starbucks store is different from any other job. You’re creating genuine moments of connection with our customers and making a difference to their day, through creating handcraft delicious beverages and building relationships with our customers (getting to know their favourite drink), and with your fellow partners in store.
The best part about this role is that no two days are ever the same! Working in one of our dynamic stores, a typical day could include:
- Supporting with store procedures including, opening or closing the store, cash handling, and safety and security
- Supporting your fellow partners during periods of high volume to keep the store operating
- Anticipating and delivering on your customer and store needs by getting to know your store environment and customers
- Supporting in creating the third place environment during each shift
- Delivering legendary customer service to all customers by acting with a customer comes first attitude and creating genuine connections
- Maintaining a clean and organised workspace for your customers and partners
- Providing quality beverages, whole bean and food products consistently for all customers in line with our recipe and presentation standards
All our retail store partners begin their careers with us by undertaking an introductory training programme which are led by our amazing in store trainers and coaches and are designed to immerse you in the Starbucks culture and set you up for success. These training programmes are delivered in our stores and provide partners with the opportunity to learn on the job supported by their manager.
In return, we’ll offer you a competitive starting salary (in line with the national living wage) and benefits that include:
- 28 days holiday a year (including Bank Holidays) + an additional special day for you to take to celebrate a special moment in your life each year
- Free drinks and food when you’re on shift
- Bean stock options for all partners (own part of Starbucks!)
- Comprehensive training (including coffee knowledge!) and access to Starbucks Global Academy (our online learning platform to help continuously develop yourself)
- A free bag of coffee each week and a 30% partner discounts on food, beverages, and merchandise
- Discounts with local and national retailers (cell phones, gym memberships, entertainment tickets, hotels, etc.) through Perks at Work platform
- Life assurance
- Home Sweet Loan (Interest-free loans that can be paid back over 12 months to help pay your rental deposit)
- A free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme available to you and your family
- Recognition schemes and monetary awards for long service, WOWing customers and your fellow partners
- Great long-term career opportunities in store and support centre
You can start an apprenticeship whether you’re starting your career or you want a change. You can have a previous qualification like a degree and still start an apprenticeship.
To become an apprentice, you must:
- be 16 or over
- not already be in full-time education
As an apprentice you’ll:
- complete a level 2 Hospitality Team Member apprenticeship standard
- have regular one to one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace
- learn and train for a specific job
- get paid and receive holiday leave
- get hands-on experience in a real job
- study for at least 20% of your working hours
- complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship
- be on a career path with lots of future potential
- be entitled to a TOTUM membership, find out more here About TOTUM | TOTUM UK
For more information about Inspiro Learning’s apprenticeship delivery and what it entails please click here to watch a short video
For more information about this vacancy please contact Inspiro Learning Limited on 0 (Ref ID: 257215)
To be successful in this role you will need to be a hard worker with a natural focus on positive communication skills, however you do not need any previous experience to join our team as an Apprentice Barista.
None required as full training will be given along with an apprenticeship.
Level 2 Hospitality Team Member - Barista specialism - Apprenticeship StandardApprenticeship standards are aimed at developing skills within the Apprentice’s chosen career route, each standard has set knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be successful within the job role. This will include the completion of functional skills in Maths and English. Once the apprentice has completed a minimum of 12 months training and the employer and Inspiro's regional trainer confirm they have met all the requirements of the standard they will be put through to end point assessment. The end point assessment is independent from the training and includes a variety of assessment methods which test the skills and knowledge of the apprentice to ensure they are fully competent in their role. Each Apprentice will be supported throughout the apprenticeship by a structured programme of teaching, e-learning, face to face training and workplace mentoring; this will encourage and help them to meet the requirements of the new standards and will prepare them for the end of point assessment.
If you are reliable, dedicated and love to have fun as part of a team then we would be delighted to hear from you.
This is a fantastic opportunity to start your career at Starbucks. We pride ourselves on training, development and progression so this application is just the start! This vacancy is a permanent role.