Casual Barista

Casual Hourly Rate:HEW 1 - $38.99 12% superannuation

Employment Type: Casual

Location: Burwood Campus

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced barista with strong coffee skills proven POS experience and a friendly customer-focused approach. The successful candidate will deliver high-quality coffee consistently provide excellent customer service handle transactions confidently and contribute positively to a fast-paced team-oriented environment. A passion for hospitality attention to detail and the ability to engage warmly with customers are essential.

To Be successful you will have:

• Strong barista skills with a focus on consistency and quality
• Confident POS experience and attention to detail
• Friendly approachable manner that builds strong customer relationships
• Ability to stay calm and efficient during busy periods
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Proactive reliable and well organised
• Takes pride in presentation cleanliness and service standards

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Proven barista experience in a fast-paced café
• Strong coffee skills (espresso extraction & milk texturing)
• Confident POS and cash handling experience
• Friendly customer-focused approach
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Reliable well-presented and flexible with availability

Additional requirements:

This role requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working With Children Check (refer to Deakins Recruitment Procedure for further details).

About us:
The flexible learning options we provide our students and our diverse team of professionals and academic experts has enabled us to achieve a 5-star rating by the prestigious university ranking organisation Quacquarelli Symonds. For eight consecutive years weve achieved the highest level of overall student satisfaction among Victorian universities.
We have a network of campuses learning centres and research centres across Victoria and corporate offices in Melbourne China Indonesia India and Sri Lanka. Our online Cloud campus provides more than 13000 students with access to state-of-the-art digital tools and direct access to world-renowned academics.
As a Victorian university with a global impact Deakin is translating its research into commercial outcomes that will help drive innovation for Australias economy.

Applications for this position close on Thursday the 29^th of January 2026. Please submit your updated resume and one page cover letter.