Experienced Barista – Specialty Coffee | Good Fella Coffee

Bella Vista | Casual | $33–$40 per hour | 15–40 hours available per week

Join our busy Bella Vista specialty café! $33–$40/hr, casual, 15–40 hrs/week. Paid lunch breaks, complimentary lunch and coffee.

Great coffee. Busy mornings. Customers who know your name.

At Good Fella Coffee, coffee is at the heart of what we do. We’re a well-known and well-loved café in Bella Vista, pairing specialty coffee with our signature bagels—hand rolled and baked fresh every day.

With more than 80 kilos of coffee served each week, we’re looking for an experienced Barista who can deliver exceptional coffee consistently, keep service flowing and make every customer feel welcome.

If you’re confident behind the machine, understand the details that make a great extraction and enjoy the energy of a busy café, we’d love to hear from you.

The opportunity

This is a casual position paying $33–$40 per hour, with 15–40 hours available per week. Let us know your availability and preferred weekly hours when applying.

You’ll take a hands-on role in maintaining our coffee standards, working closely with the team across espresso, filter coffee, specialty tea and customer service.

This role suits someone who brings both technical skill and genuine hospitality. You’ll be comfortable dialling in, adjusting recipes throughout service and communicating clearly with your teammates—all while keeping quality front of mind.

What you’ll be doing

- Preparing consistently excellent espresso, milk-based drinks, filter coffee and specialty teas.

- Dialling in grinders and monitoring dose, yield,



extraction time and flavour throughout the day.

- Developing and following brew recipes for single-origin coffees, sharing adjustments with the team.

- Texturing milk and alternative milks correctly, with strong latte art and consistent presentation.

- Managing a busy coffee station efficiently without compromising drink quality.

- Welcoming customers, taking orders, processing payments and building relationships with our regulars.

- Sharing your knowledge of coffee origins, processing methods and flavour profiles with customers and colleagues.

- Cleaning and maintaining espresso machines, grinders and brewing equipment.

- Supporting opening and closing procedures, stock checks and day-to-day café service.

- Helping train recent front-of-house team members in drink preparation, equipment use, customer service and café procedures.

What we’re looking for

- Proven specialty coffee experience in a busy café.

- Confidence in high-volume service, with the ability to stay organised and communicate clearly under pressure.

- Strong espresso skills, including dialling in, tasting and troubleshooting extractions.

- Excellent milk texturing and latte art, with consistent results across dairy and alternative milks.

- Knowledge of filter brewing,



coffee origins and flavour profiles.

- Warm, attentive customer service and a genuine interest in getting to know our customers.

- Reliability, punctuality and initiative—you arrive ready, notice what needs doing and support your teammates.

- Pride in your workspace, with high standards of cleanliness and equipment care.

Experience training other baristas or front-of-house staff will be highly regarded.

Why join Good Fella Coffee?

- $33–$40 per hour, with 15–40 hours available weekly on a casual basis.

- Paid lunch breaks and lunch on us daily.

- Coffee on the house during your shift.

- Coffee is a focus: Put your specialty coffee knowledge and technical skills to use every day.

- A busy, established café: Work with a strong local following and customers who appreciate great coffee.

- Variety behind the bar: Work across espresso, single origins, filter coffee and specialty teas.

- A team that works together: Join a fun, fast-paced environment where communication and teamwork matter.

- A product you can be proud of: Serve quality coffee alongside authentic, freshly baked, handmade bagels.

Ready to get behind the machine?

Apply through SEEK with your résumé and a short introduction covering:

- Your specialty coffee experience and the volume you’re accustomed to.

- Your experience with espresso, filter brewing and latte art.

- Your availability, preferred weekly hours and earliest start date.

Photos of your latte art are welcome, but optional.

If you care about the coffee, the customer and the team, we’d love to meet you.

📌 Barista (Bella Vista)
🏢 GOOD FELLA COFFEE
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