Part time Barista - Graduate Tempe

Graduate Hotels is seeking a art Time Barista to join Graduate Tempe and its brilliant team of hospitality enthusiasts.

Graduate Hotels creates authentic, spirited spaces that connect travelers, students and locals alike. Through thoughtfully curated design, creative F&B and community-focused events, we create hotels worthy of their communities.  

We are a diverse team of experience makers and storytellers. As a Graduate Hotels team member, you are the local insider shaping guest experiences. Our goal is to make every guest feel like a local even if it's their first time in town. In order to help you deliver on that goal, we encourage our team members to embody the same mindset as our guests through Graduate experiences and encouraged community exploration. 

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Welcomes customers by determining their coffee interests and needs

• Educates customers by presenting and explaining the coffee drink menu

• Sells coffees and coffee grinding and brewing equipment by explaining differences in coffee beans and coffee preparation machines; demonstrating how brewing equipment operates

• Prepares and sells coffee drinks by following prescribed recipes and preparation techniques for coffee drinks

• Maintains inventories by replenishing coffee bean supply; stocking coffee brewing equipment; maintaining supplies, pastries, and cookies for coffee bar

• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance

• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following organization standards and sanitation regulations

• Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes; maintaining and improving the appearance of the store and coffee bar

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma/GED

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to multi-task 

• Team player 

• Ability to exceed expectations of guests 

About Graduate Hotels

Graduate Hotels is a hand-crafted collection of hotels that reside in dynamic university-anchored towns across the country.  Each hotel pays homage to the heritage of its unique town through cultural nods to the local community.  Launched in 2014, there are 35 hotels across the U.S. and U.K. Graduate Hotels is owned by Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners, a vertically integrated real estate developer, owner and operator. For more information on Graduate Hotels, please visit www.graduatehotels.com.

*Graduate Hotels is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $13.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Paid training

Physical Setting:

• Coffee shop

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental Pay:

• Tips

Experience:

• Guest services: 1 year (Preferred)
• Barista experience: 2 years (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: One location