At a Glance
- Tasks: Make amazing coffee and serve customers in a fast-paced café environment.
- Company: Next Door, a high-volume café in Tweed Heads with a vibrant team culture.
- Benefits: Free meals, discounts, and opportunities for career growth and training.
- Other info: Flexible shifts, great for students, and perfect for coffee lovers!
- Why this job: Join a busy team, learn barista skills, and enjoy a fun work atmosphere.
- Qualifications: Basic barista experience preferred; speed, attitude, and reliability are key.
The predicted salary is between 13.5 - 16.5 $ per hour.
Love coffee, busy mornings and a shift that actually goes fast? You might like it here.
We're looking for fast, switched-on baristas to join our Tweed Heads team.
Next Door is a high-volume café pumping through 10kg+ of coffee a day.
Basic barista experience is fine, what matters most to us is speed, attitude, reliability and your ability to learn quickly.
You'll start casual at Level 2 Food & Beverage, with opportunities to move into full-time hours and Level 3 positions for team members who pick up our systems quickly, perform consistently and want to progress.
The Role
Our drinks bar is split across hot coffee + iced drinks, and we train our baristas across both. You'll be rostered between stations and learn how our full drinks operation works.
Shifts generally range from 5–8 hours,
You must be available at least one weekend day per week.
We're also building our team now ahead of our busy Christmas/summer period, so availability over summer is a big plus.
You'll Probably Love It Here If You...
- Have barista experience
- fast on your feet and learn quickly
- Bring a great can-do attitude
- Actually enjoy a busy service
- Love customers and genuine hospitality
- Can take direction, feedback and coaching
- Are happy to learn and follow the Next Door way
- Are reliable, positive and jump in when your team needs you
- Have strong coffee skills and latte art? Even better — but we can teach the right person volume
Benefits & Perks
- High-volume coffee training — get seriously good at making great coffee, fast
- Casual - full-time opportunities for strong performers
- Level 3 + pathways for people who learn quickly and consistently nail our standards
- Free staff meals on shifts with breaks + off-shift discounts
- Staff drinks while you're on shift
- Room to grow in a business that's growing too
We're a busy, systems-driven and customer-focused team.
If you like being busy, love coffee and want to finish your shift feeling like you actually smashed it with your team, we'd love to hear from you.
Baristas & Foh in Gold Coast employer: Next door espresso
Next Door espresso is an exceptional employer on the Gold Coast, offering a vibrant work culture that prioritises team building and personal development. As a head chef, you'll have the unique opportunity to lead a passionate kitchen team, implement innovative culinary standards, and grow alongside the business as it expands its service offerings. With a focus on hands-on leadership and employee growth, Next Door espresso fosters an environment where your skills can flourish and your contributions are valued.
