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I need a barista, how does it work?
Need a Barista connects you with highly trained, experienced baristas to cover gaps in your roster without needing to hire permanently.
When you place a booking, the shift is published to our pool of vetted baristas in your area. Baristas will apply for the shift, and you can review their profiles, ratings, and experience to select the best fit. Once confirmed, you’ll be notified via email and your account dashboard.
Baristas typically apply within a few hours, and the selected barista will send you a quick SMS to introduce themselves.
At the end of the shift, you’ll finalise payment from your dashboard, and leave a review.
With over 90,000 shifts covered, you can trust us to provide reliable coverage for anything from a few hours to several weeks.
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How much does it cost?
When you book, you'll be able to select the hourly rate you're offering the barista for the shift. We enforce minimum hourly rates, depending on the shift being a weekday or weekend/Public Holiday, to ensure baristas are paid a fair working wage.
Weekday shifts: Starting at £14
Weekend/Public holiday shifts: Starting at £16
Platform fee: We charge a flat 20% (of the total shift value) platform fee to cover our running costs and insurance. This fee is refunded in full if your shift isn't picked up by a barista.
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Can I hire a full-time barista here?
Our on-demand platform isn't for hiring permanent staff, it's to book one of our pre-vetted baristas to cover a shift (or 5).
If you need to hire an awesome new worker permanently, you can place an ad on our Job Board. Our Job Board is public, and is the perfect place to advertise your new permanent/on-going positions.
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How do I know the baristas are any good?
We check and vette every single barista we allow onto our platform. So, you know they've got years of real experience behind the machine.
More importantly, cafes leave feedback on the barista after every single shift. When a barista picks up your shift, you'll see their profile, including how many shifts they've completed, and what their average score is. Easy.
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What happens after I book?
As soon as you submit your booking, it’s published to our pool of approved baristas. Baristas will apply for the shift, and you’ll receive an email once you’ve confirmed the barista you'd like to hire for the shift. You can also track the status of your booking in your account dashboard.
Your booking will remain live until the day of the shift, or until you cancel it. If you no longer need a barista, please cancel the shift—baristas can apply right up until the last minute.
You can also edit the shift details* through your account dashboard.
*(Hourly rates cannot be edited once you’ve confirmed a barista for the shift.)
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What if I still have questions?
Cool, we've got answers. Head to our support page here and get in touch. Our team responds to most enquiries within 24 hours.
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How do I pay the barista?
At the end of a shift, you'll be prompted to finalise the shift details, such as hours worked, and any bonuses added to the shift. Then, you simply submit the payment, and the barista payment is debited from your saved payment method on file. Simple!
If you do not finalise the shift details within 24 hours of the completion of the shift, the payment will automatically be debited and forwarded to the barista.
All payments are managed by Stripe's industry leading payment gateway, which means your information is encrypted, secure, and private.
