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What this job is
A barista operates espresso machines and prepares speciality coffee beverages in cafes, restaurants, or mobile coffee services across Australia. They combine technical equipment operation with customer service, consistently delivering high-quality hot and cold beverages to customer specifications within fast-paced service environments.
Pay
A$1,500 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Active Listeningcore
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Clear the bar at closing timecore
- Complaint Handlingcore
- Customer Needs Assessmentcore
- Multitaskingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Conflict De-escalation
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligence
- Feedback Collection and Actioning
- Incident Reporting
- Upselling and Cross-Selling
- Workload Self-Management