COFFEE TRAINING PROFESSIONAL (Level 1) | ARLINGTON, TEXAS | Full Time | On-Site
TURN YOUR PROFESSIONAL COFFEE EXPERIENCE INTO SOMETHING BIGGER
You've spent years building your expertise in specialty coffee. You're smart, dependable, and driven. But maybe you feel like you've hit a ceiling. If you're looking for a role with more purpose, broader reach, and room to grow beyond the four walls of a café, this could be the opportunity you've been working toward.
For more than 16 years, Texas Coffee School has helped aspiring coffee shop owners across the country build thriving independent businesses.
As part of our training team, you won't just teach coffee skills. You'll guide students from idea to launch and see their success unfold in the real world. Today, our alumni operate hundreds of coffee shops and mobile ventures that create jobs, strengthen local economies, and help shape the future of specialty coffee.
Few roles allow you to see the impact of your work so directly. There's nothing quite like watching someone open their own shop knowing you helped make it happen. As one of our Coffee Training Professionals, you are not removed from the result. You are part of it.
THE ROLE
This role teaches Texas Coffee School’s hands-on coffee training and business curriculum to aspiring coffee shop owners and their teams.
As part of our team of trainers, you will lead adult learners through barista skills, operational systems, and business fundamentals using professional equipment in a classroom environment. You will also support day-to-day operations, student experience, and occasional consulting or curriculum projects.
This is a full-time, salaried, on-site position based at our Arlington, TX facility.
Strong public speaking and confident communication with adult learners are essential. Recent specialty coffee industry experience is required.
TRAINING AND GROWTH
You don't need to be a coffee business expert on day one. Our internal training system is structured, intensive, and built to develop the right person quickly. You'll be learning fast, practicing often, and receiving consistent feedback and coaching along the way.
This role offers a clear path for growth within our company. The right candidate will be challenged, supported, and given increasing responsibility and compensation as they prove they can perform at a high level.
SCHEDULE
Our work schedule is Tuesday through Saturday. We rarely exceed 40 hours per week. We highly value quality of life and offer a unique schedule that allows our training team to complete most responsibilities across three immersive class days, with two shorter and lighter prep days to start the workweek.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Complete Texas Coffee School’s internal training program
- Teach hands-on barista training and coffee business curriculum
- Lead adult classroom sessions with confidence and clarity
- Deliver a consistently high-quality student experience
- Support consulting projects and curriculum improvements
- Prepare, maintain, and reset the training facility for each class
- Manage prospective and former student inquiries by phone and email
- Collaborate with leadership on new programs and resources
- Stay current on specialty coffee standards and best practices
QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum 5 Years of recent experience in the specialty coffee industry
- Organized, detail-oriented, and dependable
- Confident communicator with groups of adults
- Coachable and receptive to feedback
- High standards with strong follow-through
- Comfortable taking responsibility and initiative
- Available to work Tuesday through Saturday
- Comfortable using Mac computers and common desktop software
Physical Requirements: Frequent standing, speaking for extended periods, walking, typing, reaching, and hands-on demonstrations. Must occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
- Competitive salary plus performance bonuses
- Health insurance available after 4 months
- Paid vacation that increases with tenure
- Paid sick time and paid company holidays
- Full weeks off for Thanksgiving and Christmas
- Company-provided lunches on class days
- Monthly gas stipend
- Occasional three-day weekends
- Unlimited coffee and tea while working
- Professional development and opportunities to attend major industry events
WANT TO GET IN FRONT OF DECISION MAKERS FASTER?
Apply on on our website: https://texascoffeeschool.com/employment-opportunities/
Pay: $48,000.00 - $56,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Application Question(s):
- Do you currently live in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex? If you would be relocating, please share where you are moving from and your confirmed move date.
- In the last 3 years, have you been fired or let go from any job for performance, attendance, or conduct reasons?
- List the specialty coffee businesses you have worked at, including company name, your role(s), and how long you were there.
- On a scale of 1 to 4 (4 being very confident), how comfortable are you with lecturing on stage in front of groups of adults for extended lengths of time?
- What about Texas Coffee School made you apply to this role?
- Where have you pulled shots of espresso and steamed milk professionally, and on what equipment (machine make/model if you remember)?
- Describe any professional experience you have teaching, training, coaching, leading, or performing in front of groups of adults.
- How many years of professional work experience do you have in the specialty coffee industry (coffee shop, roastery, or coffee education)? And how recent was this experience?
- Our students pay $2,899 and travel across the country to take our primary class for launching and running their retail coffee shop businesses. Be honest, would YOUR specialty coffee background hold up as credible when you introduce yourself to the room on day one?
- Our schedule is Tuesday through Saturday, on-site at our Arlington, Texas training facility. This is fixed and not flexible. Are you available to work this schedule, starting within 21 days of an offer?
Education:
Experience:
- Professional Barista: 3 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Arlington, TX 76001 (Required)
Work Location: In person
