Rapha launched in 2004 to redefine cycling apparel. Today, progressive design and storytelling has built a global movement.
We want to make cycling the most important sport in the world, by transforming the lives of millions; and we're on a mission to create the world’s greatest club through the Rapha Cycling Club (RCC).
Clubhouse Barista
This role is a unique position in an innovative retail environment for an individual with an equal passion for cycling and coffee. Working within the Clubhouse, you will play a key part in creating and maintaining an excellent customer experience.
Rapha Clubhouses, which sit at the heart of Rapha and the RCC, have been created as inspiring meeting places for cycling communities to live and breathe the sport. We showcase live racing throughout the season, as well as hosting regular rides and events. Inside, you’ll find a retail space stocked with the latest Rapha products, limited edition Clubhouse items, and a café serving the finest coffee and food.
The Role:
Make world class coffee!
Sell and serve baked goods and food to customers
Deliver the legendary Rapha experience by engaging, developing and maintaining relationships with all Clubhouse visitors
Maintain impeccable café standards
Engage with customers on products, events and live racing within the Clubhouse
The Candidate:
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualities:
Experience in various methods of coffee preparation is expected
Proven experience of working in a busy coffee environment
A passion for delivering a world-class customer experience
Personable and friendly – a good communicator that is approachable and engaging
Strong interest in cycling is desirable but not required
Working at Rapha
We are continuously looking into ways to invest in our employees and build a better working culture and environment. Here are just some of the internal benefits we offer.
We offer all our employees a 50% apparel discount and a discount for family and friends
An annual clothing allowance
An employee bonus scheme
Free membership to the Rapha Cycling Club
Bike racing expenses up to £35 per race entry
Team ride days
Mental health support with MyndUp
Industry discounts on brands such as Patagonia, Osprey, Finisterre, Wahoo
Company Pension Scheme
Enhanced Parental Leave
Founded by Simon Mottram in London in 2004, Rapha makes the world’s finest cycling clothing. For 15 years, our products have redefined comfort, performance, and style for cyclists from absolute beginners through to WorldTour professionals.
Born from a love of the sport, Rapha regularly organises and sponsors unique rides and events. The Rapha Cycling Club was founded in 2015 to bring cyclists together, and today there are already more than 17,000 members worldwide. Our 21 Clubhouses across Europe, North America and Asia have become hubs for RCC members and local cyclists, offering a café space and stocking the latest products.
Rapha is proud to have worked with the sport's best athletes from its earliest days. First, as title sponsor to the British UCI Continental team Rapha-Condor from 2005 to 2012, then as clothing supplier to Team Sky from 2012 to 2016. We continue to work at the top tiers of professional cycling with the women’s UCI WorldTour team CANYON//SRAM since 2016, and, after publishing a two-year study on the state of the sport titled the Rapha Roadmap, we have returned to the men’s WorldTour with EF Education First Pro Cycling from 2019.
