Barista

About Us: The Adelante Center's mission is to create wealth in distressed communities through a food ecosystem that ultimately leads to entrepreneurship opportunities, living wage job creation, and community development. We focus exclusively on developing programs and projects that benefit Lake County. Our plans are brought to life through the vibrant community they're designed to support.

We are proudly partnering with Conscious Cup Roasters. Training will be completed at their primary location in Grayslake.

Benefits:

• Competitive Wages $15-$20 per Hour Starting
• Opportunities for Catering Bonuses and Tips
• Affordable Care Act Stipend for Health Insurance
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off for Salaried Positions
• Paid Industry Certifications
• Company Discount

We are excited about our growth and opportunity because we are excited about our people. We are looking for coffee and restaurant industry professionals to join our team and help us build a better company. Wages are based on experience. We are looking for people who can help us grow.

About the Job

All employees are expected to be able to produce exceptional quality coffee and espresso drinks. Only approved baristas able to produce consistent espresso and milk quality are allowed to make drinks for guests. Latte art is expected on all hot milk drinks. In this way, the job requires focus, expertise, practice, resilience, confidence. It requires a degree of physicalness. We are preparing incredible quality drinks, in a a very fast and sometimes hectic environment. We work hard to introduce and/or improve skills, but ultimately, the best baristas will be self driven.

At all times we are customer focused. The quality of the coffee is only as good as the customers experience of it. We connect in two ways with our customers: logically we want to be the objective best option in the market, emotionally we want to develop small and easy human connections that endear them to us, and us to them.

• Candidates with Barista Experience are encouraged to apply. Industry professionals are encouraged to apply. Wages are competitive.
• Barista Experience is not required.
• Part Time Positions are available for High School students. Flexible Schedule is ideal for college students and part-time employees.
• Extensive Training is provided.
• Skills Tests and Reviews will determine employment decisions.
• We are very busy coffee shops.
• We all directly engage and strive to understand our customers.
• We all clean counters, floors, under-bar areas, kitchens, dishes, equipment, ceiling vents, we change lightbulbs, shovel when it snows, run small errands.
• Managers clean grinders, replace wearables.
• We all rotate positions at the cafe. We great and ring up customers, work the mobile ordering line or the drive-thru in CL, we answer phones, we prepare drinks, we dial in grinders, test espresso and batch coffee, check the floor and tables, and we all prepare sandwiches, and prep food stuff in the kitchen.
• We are all responsible for problems and challenges. We work together to figure things out, we notify each other when we discover small and big problems. We notify each other mistakes, we take ownership and feedback. We are accountable.
• Empathy, acceptance and inclusion help us understand each other and our customers better. We welcome people of all faiths, ethnic backgrounds, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, and political affiliation. We value, welcome and seek diversity. We seek out common ground and give everyone dignity and respect.

We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

• Inclusive of minority and disadvantaged groups
• LGBTQ friendly workplace
• Age-inclusive

Thanks for reading. We hope you apply,

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $15.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Paid training

Shift:

• Morning shift

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Waukegan, IL 60085 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Waukegan, IL 60085: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15 - $20