Senior Barista

Join our team! 

Are you passionate about coffee and hospitality? 

Do you want a role with purpose? A role where you can make a direct impact on people's lives through our mission of helping prison leavers back into work. 

This year we’re growing fast, and we are now looking for a Senior Barista/Supervisor for our new Muswell Hill Broadway brunch shop. Specialty coffee experience and skill is essential for this role - equally matched with positivity and passion for hospitality in general. 

An ability to lead by example, teach and pass on your coffee skills and willingness to get involved in all aspects of the cafe is also essential. 

The kind of person we are looking for:

Personal Attributes

• Detail-Oriented: Obsessive about detail, accuracy, and organisation, especially in maintaining an efficient and well-organised coffee bar area.

• Quality-Focused: Constantly inspiring and developing the team to be the best they can be, keeping expectations and standards high.

• Personable and Outgoing: Warm personality with a great attitude, committed to creating a positive environment for both customers and team members.

• Proactive: Strong work ethic and willingness to engage in all tasks, supporting the Coffee Shop Manager to drive performance and achieve excellent results.

• Enthusiastic: Passionate about our ethos and eager to develop skills and coffee expertise.

Skill Sets

• Specialty Coffee: Possesses a strong interest and experience in specialty coffee, ensuring the delivery of high-quality brews and exceptional coffee knowledge.

• Team Development: Inspires and develops the team to maintain high standards and expectations, especially as it relates to coffee. 

• Shift Management: Confidently runs shifts when needed, opens and closes shop, working closely with the Coffee Shop Manager to motivate and guide staff throughout the day.

• Supportive Leader: Aids the Coffee Shop Manager in driving operational and financial performance.

• Operational Excellence: Maintains day-to-day cafe operations, ensuring coffee and food quality, customer experience, health & safety, and food hygiene & allergen practices are upheld.

If this sounds like you, then please apply for this role!

About Redemption Roasters

As a social enterprise, we think differently to other coffee companies. We’re the world’s first prison-based coffee company. 

Our purpose is to reduce reoffending through coffee, providing professional coffee industry training, both inside and outside of prison, and providing pathways to long-term employment via our coffee shops. 

You can learn more about us on Instagram @redemptionroasters and at redemptionrosters.com

As member of the Redemption Roasters team, you’ll receive:

• Competitive wage, plus tips;

• Life-friendly hours - no late nights;

• Staff discounts on food and free coffee across London;

• Speciality coffee training program, attending cuppings and Roastery visits;

• Management opportunities, if it is something you seek.

• Passionate working environment and culture;

• Employee Assistance Programme;

• Cycle to Work Scheme;

• Up to £400 referral bonus.

Equality and diversity Statement

Redemption Roasters is an international and multicultural business with customers, suppliers, and employees from across the globe. Fostering diversity in the workplace is both right and good for business. Gender, belief, ethnicity, origins, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, age or history of incarceration doesn't matter. If you perform, you'll fit in, whoever you are. We welcome applications from people with backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the specialty coffee industry.