Cafe Staff
Starbucks · Stockton, California · Posted Jul 9, 2026
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About Starbucks:
Starbucks Coffee Company operates with a commitment to providing equal opportunities for all applicants. The hiring process is free from discrimination based on race, color, or gender identity. Candidates are evaluated on their abilities, with no preference given based on characteristics such as age, national origin, or disability. Starbucks recognizes and supports protected veteran applicants according to legal requirements. The company complies with laws concerning the consideration of candidates with previous criminal histories.
Job Description for Cafe Staff:
In the position of a Starbucks barista, you will be essential in curating a unique Starbucks Experience for customers through exceptional service and meticulously prepared products. In a dynamic store environment, you will have the opportunity to refine your culinary and beverage-making skills, collaborate with colleagues, and connect with new individuals regularly.
If you showcase these qualities, you are likely to excel in a barista role:
- Take pride in your ability to engage with different personalities and enjoy the process of meeting new acquaintances
- Find fulfillment in working as a team member and value the collaborative experiences
- Gain insight into the principles of building a stellar customer service interaction
- Give importance to the quality of your output and feel a sense of pride in the work you do
- Do you have a mindset that embraces acquiring novel information and perspectives?
- Do you feel prepared to handle duties that involve cash-handling and overseeing the safety measures within the store?
- Can remain composed and collected in a rapid and dynamic work atmosphere
- Keep your workspace neat and orderly at all times
- Demonstrating outstanding communication skills is important
Basic Qualifications:
- No prior experience is needed
- Uphold a standard of regular attendance and punctuality, regardless of accommodations
- Flexible availability for work hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, nights, and holidays
- Comply with store regulations and criteria, ensuring the delivery of quality beverages and food items, managing cash transactions, and upholding store safety and security measures, even if accommodations are needed
- Establish rapport with customers by actively listening and responding with clear and pleasant communication to address their needs
- Follow recipes precisely to produce food and drinks as per requirements
- Conduct a wide array of duties within the store in each shift
- Proficiency in rapidly adapting to new learning requirements
- Being adept at comprehending and carrying out verbal and written directives and proactively seeking clarification when faced with ambiguity
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Cooperative abilities entail working in conjunction with others to accomplish tasks collectively
- Aptitude for cultivating relationships and building rapport
Benefits and Perks:
Starbucks partners, including their dependents, can take advantage of:
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits provide financial support to individuals facing short or extended periods of inability to work
- Paid parental leave
- Family expansion reimbursement
- Sick leave accrual is contingent upon the number of hours worked and may vary according to the location
- Incremented payment for employees working on one of the eight specified holidays
- Inclusion in a 401(k) retirement package where employer contributions are aligned
- Bean Stock is Starbucks' equity program that gives employees the chance to purchase discounted company stock
- Provided incentives for emergency savings and tools for financial prosperity