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Barista & Cafe Team Member

Gathering Ground - Part Time Barista & Cafe Team Member (Permanent/ 8-12 Hours Per Week)

Overview

Gathering Ground is a food-led community café & event space in Glasgow. We use food as a platform to create change within the community, build connections & inspire people to engage with good food.

We are situated in a beautiful C-Listed former Lock Keeper House (Old Basin House) and have been working hard to transform the space into a hub for the local community.

We have an opportunity for a new team member to join us as a Barista/ Cafe Team Member; working within our social enterprise café and helping to serve & prep coffee & food from our menu.

This is an opportunity to join a small, supportive and friendly team where you will get to engage with the local community and serve great food & coffee.

Job Description

We are looking for a Part-Time Barista/ All-rounder (8-12 Hours per week) to join the existing cafe team.

The shift times will be Wednesday - Sunday between 11-4PM working 2-3 shifts per week.

The successful applicant should be a skilled barista, proactive, can work flexibly, efficiently and to an excellent standard.

Key Duties

  • Making Coffee & Hot Drinks

  • Basic Food Preparation & Serving

  • Customer Service

  • Cleaning

  • Closing/ Opening Shop

  • Other duties to support cafe team/ operation & just pitching in where needed

The Ideal Candidate

  • Friendly personality and ability to work as a part of a team

  • Min 2 Years Barista Experience

  • Ability to do consistent simple latte art

  • Knowledgeable & Passionate about coffee & food

  • Proactive & uses initiative

  • Excellent customer service

  • Maintaining high standards of hygiene

  • Experience with handling food in a hospitality setting

  • A good work ethic

Desirable

  • Interested in community projects

  • Interested in food growing

Benefits

  • Food Hygiene Certification & Training

  • Monthly Staff Socials

  • Café ‘Perks’ – staff lunch provided, staff discounts on retail & workshops

  • Pension Scheme Available

Application Process

If you think you can add to our lovely team send your CV & cover letter to (hello@gatheringground.org) and tell us why you are the right person for the job.

Pay: £12.71 per hour

We will be conducting interviews from 27th May with the ideal start date 17th June 2026

Experience:

  • Barista: 2 years (required)

  • Hospitality: 2 years (required)

  • Customer Service: 2 years (required)