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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 31, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 29, 2026. Welcome Break scores A on the Alion truth index.

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Welcome Break is a UK operator of motorway service areas and roadside hotels, running service stations with restaurants, coffee shops, convenience stores, fuel forecourts and EV charging, headquartered in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. Its site lists 62 service areas and 31 hotels, with franchised brands including KFC, Burger King, Starbucks, Pret, Waitrose and Partners, WHSmith and Days Inn and Ramada hotels, and the business has been owned by the Irish forecourt group Applegreen since 2018. It hires restaurant and store supervisors and managers, customer service staff, baristas, cooks, waiters, hotel receptionists and housekeepers.

Barista

Welcome Break, Birchanger, Old Dunmow Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5QZ

Immediate start available | Flexible full-time or part-time hours

Earn up to £12.85 per hour, plus £1 meals on every shift

Looking for a role where you can stay busy, learn new skills, and make someone’s day with a great cup of coffee?

As a Barista at Welcome Break, you’ll be part of our Starbucks team, serving handcrafted drinks, welcoming customers, and helping keep the store running smoothly. Whether you’re making someone’s morning coffee or supporting your team during a busy shift, you’ll play a big part in delivering a great experience for customers on the move.

This role could be a great fit if you:

  • Enjoy helping people and delivering friendly, welcoming service
  • Can keep calm, organised and positive when it gets busy
  • Take pride in keeping standards high, from great drinks to a clean and tidy store
  • Are happy to learn new skills, no experience needed as full training is

What you’ll get as a Barista at Welcome Break:

  • Enjoy £1 meals every shift - that’s a week of work lunches for just £5 if you’re full time!
  • Free tea, filter coffee and fizzy drinks whilst on shift
  • Flexible working patterns that suit your lifestyle with immediate start
  • 50% off onsite brands (including big brands like KFC, Burger King, Starbucks & Taco Bell) this will extend to your family and friends when you visit with them!
  • MyWB discounts & reward portal, savings, cycle to work, cashback on thousands of retailers like Tesco, JD Sports and TUI!
  • My Wellbeing Centre & Employee Assistance Programme to support you
  • Inclusion Networks, making sure everybody’s included and recognised
  • Annual incentive schemes to reward great performance
  • Long Service awards celebrating key milestones in your career
  • Clear and (award-winning!) e-learning and structured development plans from Team Member to Supervisor
  • Apprenticeship programmes where you can learn and earn at the same time
  • Holiday allowance that grows as your career grows with us
  • Workplace pension scheme with employer contributions to help you save for the future
  • Free onsite parking across all Welcome Break locations
  • Uniform provided - of course!

Ready to become a World Class Barista? Apply through our careers page now.

About Welcome Break

Welcome Break is one of the UK’s leading motorway service operators, running 61 service areas and 31 hotels across the UK. Working for Welcome Break is not what it may seem to our everyday customer. When you come into one of our sites you will recognise your favourite brands such as Starbucks, Taco Bell, Subway, WHSmith, KFC, Pizza Express and Burger King, as well hotels under the Ramada and Days Inn brands. But what might come as a surprise is that we are all one team and that even with different uniforms, everyone works for Welcome Break.

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