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  • Barista
    Barista
    12 days ago
    $19 hourly
    Full-time
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Casabuela Café: Where The Village Meets Founded in 2025, Casabuela Café was born out of a desire to build community and honor Nuyorican identity. We designed Casabuela to feel like our grandma’s Brooklyn home: a warm, sensory-rich living room filled with deliciously-made food, coffee and drinks. Casabuela is a love letter to legacy, culture, and community— and it was built to serve the village. We are looking for a Barista to join us at the groundbreaking of our Williamsburg-based family-owned café. This is a unique opportunity to help shape daily operations, beverage quality, and café culture from the very beginning. The Barista is both a craft leader and a culture carrier. You will set the tone behind the bar, ensure consistency and quality in every drink, and help create a welcoming, calm, and thoughtful customer experience for adults, creatives, remote workers and families alike. This role is ideal for someone who loves hospitality, thrives in intimate community spaces, and wants to grow with a small business from launch. Responsibilities: • Prepare and serve high-quality espresso, coffee, tea, and specialty beverages with consistency and care, • Lead bar operations during shifts, ensuring smooth service and a warm guest experience, • Model and guide outstanding customer service and delivery standards, • Maintain cleanliness and organization of the bar, equipment, and service areas, • Assist with developing drink recipes, seasonal specials, and café standards via manuals and training toolkits, • Train and support baristas as the team grows, • Manage opening procedures and support daily prep and closing tasks, • Engage with guests in a friendly, grounded, and inclusive way, • Uphold Casabuela’s values of community, culture, curiosity, and care Qualifications: • 2+ years of barista experience; leadership or lead barista experience preferred, • Bilingual (Spanish), preferred, • Food Handlers License, preferred, • Strong espresso skills and knowledge of coffee preparation, • Ability to create, document and train others on new coffee and beverage recipes and techniques, • Ability to create guides and technique manuals, preferred, • Calm, patient, and welcoming demeanor—especially in family-centered environments, • Ability to multitask while maintaining quality and warmth, • Passion for community spaces, cultural storytelling, and intentional hospitality, • Comfortable working mornings and weekends, • Bartending experience, a plus Location: 232 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211 Schedule: 20-30 hours weekly (unpaid breaks) Pay: $19 hour + tips (base pay dependent on relevant experience, credentials and Spanish proficiency) Benefits: Up to 40 hours of accrued paid sick leave annually and 10 personal flex days. Team Lunch. Why Join Casabuela: • Be part of the launch team of a new family-owned cultural café, • Help shape systems, recipes, and the guest experience from day one, • Opportunity to learn and contribute to a growing business, • Work in an intentional, thoughtful space rooted in culture and community

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  • Barista / Café Shift Lead
    Barista / Café Shift Lead
    1 month ago
    Full-time
    Journal Square, Jersey City

    Medpro Pharmacy & Café is seeking a dependable and experienced Barista / Café Shift Lead for our wellness-focused café in Journal Square. This position combines hands-on barista duties with responsibility for overseeing the café during assigned shifts. The ideal candidate is organized, energetic, customer-focused, and capable of guiding team members while maintaining excellent product quality, cleanliness, and service. Responsibilities Prepare coffee, espresso drinks, tea, smoothies, and specialty beverages Lead café operations during assigned shifts Assign tasks and provide direction to café team members Ensure drinks and food items are prepared according to our recipes and quality standards Greet customers, take orders, and resolve customer concerns professionally Operate the Clover POS system and process cash and card payments accurately Monitor product inventory and communicate restocking needs Maintain cleanliness and organization throughout the café Ensure food-safety and sanitation procedures are followed Assist with training new café employees Complete opening and closing duties Balance the cash drawer and report discrepancies Keep service running efficiently during busy periods Communicate operational issues to management Qualifications Previous barista or café experience required Shift-lead, supervisory, or team-lead experience preferred Experience preparing espresso-based drinks Strong customer-service and communication skills Dependable, punctual, and comfortable taking responsibility Ability to guide team members respectfully and professionally Strong multitasking and time-management skills Basic math, cash-handling, and inventory skills Familiarity with Clover POS is a plus Latte art skills are a plus Pay: $16.00–$20.00 per hour, depending on experience. Pay: $17.00 - $25.00 per hour Work Location: In person

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