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Today's featured opportunity is one for the bubble tea fans out there as Kingston Bubbleology are hiring baristas!

The shop opened on Church Street near Kingston high street earlier this year and until recently were takeaway-only.

Now they urgently need 'bubbleologists' who can make bubble tea and waffles to join their busy team.

Here is the job listing in full:

Bubbleologist - Barista - Bubble tea cafe - Kingston upon thames

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £6.50-£9.00 per hour

Are you enthusiastic, energetic, organised and full of life? We are looking for someone like you to join our team at Bubbleology.

We need flexible people willing to work up to 40 hours a week (including mornings, evenings and weekends).

Bubbleology is an exciting new bubble tea and waffle concept that has come to Kingston upon Thames. We are currently seeking vibrant, friendly professionals to join our team. You will be working mainly in the front of house preparing drinks, taking orders, and serving our customers.

Bubbleology is a creative, quirky, and fun new beverage concept that sells the best bubble tea in the UK. So far there are over 70 cafés around the world and Bubbleology has now recently launched in Kingston upon Thames.

If you have experience in a busy bar/café/restaurant, can work under pressure, and think you would make a great asset to our team, then give us a shout.

Job Role

Key focuses for the role are excellent bubble tea quality and amazing service, drink counter operation, cleanliness, maintenance, and team training. The impact of a great bubbleologist will allow a café to grow bubble tea sales. The bubbleologist is an integral part of the café team and will be expected to carry out other duties as appropriate to the business need.

Key Responsibilities

- To create delicious bubble tea and bubble waffle according to Bubbleology standards in an efficient and safe environment.

- To always follow the order of making tea and waffle as per café training manual and reference table provided.

- To ensure stock is rotated and used according to standards.

- To work together to ensure the café and kitchen is the best it can be.

- To serve customers efficiently, politely and quickly in an engaging manner.

- To be able to communicate with confidence about bubble tea.

- To maintain bubble tea quality through tasting.

- To maintain the drink equipment and machinery to Bubbleology standards.

- To view the drink counter / bar from customers' eyes and clean as you go.

- To adhere to all aspects of "health and safety" and "food safety" in accordance with the law and Bubbleology standards.

- To ensure sufficient stock of bubble tea ingredients, packaging, and utensils.

Basic Qualifications

- Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality.

- Available to work flexible hours that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, nights and/or holidays.

- Meet café operating policies and standards, including providing quality beverages and exceptional customer service, cash handling and café safety and security.

- Engage with and understand our customers, including discovering and responding to customer needs through clear and pleasant communication.

- Prepare beverages to standard recipes

- Ability to perform many different tasks within the café during each shift

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

- Ability to learn quickly

- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions

- Strong interpersonal skills

- Knowledge of food/beverage and retail environment

- Ability to work as part of a team

- Ability to build relationships

- Ability to lift 30+1bs

- Those interested should send us their CV and tell us a little about themselves.

Bubbleology is an equal opportunities employer.

COVID-19 considerations:

Card only payments, Sanitizer & Face masks provided. Barriers on the customer facing areas to keep the employees safe from covid.

Working hours

Part-time hours: 10-20 per week, however need to work on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays between 11:00 am - 9:30 pm.

Full time hours : 30 -40 per week, need to be available to work on any days between 9:30 am - 9:30 pm.

Benefits:

- Bike to work scheme

- Discounted or free food

- Employee discount

Schedule:

10 hour shift

12 hour shift

8 hour shift

Holidays

Weekends

Ability to commute/relocate: London KT1 1RJ (required)

Experience:

Hospitality: 1 year (preferred)

Customer service: 1 year (preferred)

Language: English (required)

Work remotely: No

COVID-19 precaution(s):

- Personal protective equipment provided or required

- Plastic shield at work stations

- Social distancing guidelines in place

- Sanitisation, disinfection or cleaning procedures in place

Interested? You can apply for the role on HERE