Barista & Front of House (FOH) Support

Job Title Barista & Front of House (FOH) Support Job Description

The Dining Services Department at Elizabethtown College is currently seeking a Barista & Front of House (FOH) Support staff member.

The primary purpose of this position is to coordinate the operation of the Blue Bean Cafe, a Starbucks branded location, prepare beverages, assist customers, and accurately process transactions using the computerized ID card access system. This position will also provide customer support in the Marketplace Dining Area and Jay's Nest.

This is a full-time 9 month position per year; mid-August through mid-May, off during the summer months of June, July & most of August.

Why work at Elizabethtown College? We've got great PERKS!

• FREE College tuition for employee, spouse and dependent(s) after six months of full-time employment
• PAID time off between Christmas & New Years Eve!
• FREE access to Bowers Center exercise equipment & pool
• Generous paid time off for vacation & sick leave
• Beautiful campus setting with walking paths, library, cafeteria, Starbucks kiosk, college bookstore, mail services, pool, exercise classes
• Excellent benefits (medical, dental, vision, retirement match & more!)
• FREE staff held events throughout the year on campus

Job Duties

Barista

• Prepare Starbucks high-quality coffee, tea, and espresso-based beverages consistently
• Perform upscale beverage preparation, including various brewing and cooking methods
• Operate the point-of-sale (POS) system for transactions, menu updates and display management
• Conduct daily audits of cash drawer, set up registers, and prepare deposits as needed
• Operate and maintain coffee, espresso and smoothie equipment
• Ensure cleanliness and organization of tables, seating areas, and the cafe workspace
• Support and uphold food safety and sanitation standards for customers and employees
• Assist with student employee training on beverage preparation and cafe operations
• Maintain accurate cash control records and closing procedures
• Work with the retail manager to manage ordering, inventory, and sales reporting
• Ensure that production and services meet department standards
• Other duties as assigned

Front of House Support

• Greet customers warmly and provide excellent customer service
• Accurately handle cash, credit, and electronic transactions using a POS system
• Balance cash drawer and report any discrepancies
• Maintain accurate records and cash balances on a meal-to-meal basis
• Responsible for monitoring all guests as they enter the Marketplace by using the computerized
• ID/cash register system to read all validated ID cards
• Monitor guests in the dining hall for appropriate behavior
• Maintain a clean and organized checkout area
• Perform daily between-meal duties, as specified on the cleaning list
• Responsible for the complete cleaning and sanitation of all designated equipment and areas during close-downs
• Assist customers with questions and purchases
• Ensure compliance with food safety and sanitation standards
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

High school diploma or GED is required; plus three years of relevant experience in customer service, food service, or retail environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Barista experience preferred, with knowledge of coffee and espresso preparation techniques

For consideration, please provide resume and contact information for (3) references.

Preferred Qualifications Physical Demands

• Regularly required to remain seated in a normal position for long periods of time
• Regularly required to stand for long periods of times
• Occasionally required to move about
• Regularly required to climb stairs and/or ladders or use elevators
• Rarely required to maintain balance while walking, standing, crouching or running
• Rarely required to stoop, kneel, crouch and or crawl
• Occasionally required to reach up and out with hands and arms
• Regularly required to talk and hear: verbally express information or instructions
• Regularly required to use hands to grasp objects, type, pick up objects, move objects, and or hold objects
• Rarely equired to lift up to 25 pounds and carry a distance of 10 feet
• Rarely required to push and or pull up to 25 pounds a distance of 10 feet

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number AS699P Open Date 08/26/2025 Close Date Open Until Filled Special Instructions to Applicants About Elizabethtown College

Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College offers its 1,800 students more than 75 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Driven by its commitment to "Educate for Service," Elizabethtown centers learning in strong relationships, links classroom instruction with experiential learning, emphasizes international and cross-cultural perspectives, and nurtures the capacity for lives of purpose and leadership as global citizens. For more information, consult www.etown.edu.

Elizabethtown College is committed to valuing and fostering the diversity reflected in our life together and in the world beyond our campus. We strive to ensure that the members of the community-students, faculty, staff, and administrators-are diverse in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, gender, gender identity and expression, age, and national origin. We also seek to provide our community members, especially our students, with educational opportunities, programs, and services that are multicultural in content and expressive of a diverse life of experiences and worldviews that underrepresented groups bring to the learning environment.

Status

Hours Per Week 40 hours week - 9 months per year Work Schedule Primary shift 7:00AM - 3:30PM Salary per hour $19.00-$19.50 Annual Salary