Part Time Café and Retail Associate - Valencia Street
About The Position
Dandelion Chocolate is seeking a Part Time Café and Retail Associate for their Valencia Street store. This role involves providing excellent customer service, preparing drinks and pastries, and sharing knowledge about chocolate and coffee. The associate will learn about the bean-to-bar chocolate-making process, become an expert taster, and assist customers with recommendations. Responsibilities include creating high-quality beverages, engaging with guests, identifying operational improvements, and collaborating positively with the team. This is a part-time position of approximately 24 hours per week, with Sundays and Mondays required.
Requirements
- Sunday and Monday availability required.
- Available 24 hours per week.
- Ability to develop a quick rapport with guests by detailing the chocolate making process and why you relate to it, inspiring guests to learn more about chocolate!
- Proven ability to work well within a team environment.
- 1-2 years of retail or customer-facing work experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience making espresso drinks is a huge plus!
- Fluent spoken English is required.
- Additional language skills are a plus.
Nice To Haves
- Experience making espresso drinks is a huge plus!
- Additional language skills are a plus as we frequently host guests from all over the world!
Responsibilities
- Create hot chocolate drinks and espresso drinks with a manual machine and brew coffee with a consistent level of excellence.
- Know allergen information and be able to answer questions about our chocolate and coffee products with ease.
- Make recommendations for pairing chocolate with espresso drinks based upon chocolate knowledge and experience.
- Provide guests with an amazing drink and pastry experience, being timely and professional.
- Develop long-standing relationships with visitors.
- Identify ways to improve operating procedures, checklists, and documentation.
- Be a positive, team-oriented player who brings the team up.
- Other tasks as necessary.
Benefits
- Heavily subsidized medical, vision, and dental benefits
- Option to enroll in our 401k program
- Paid vacation time
- Holiday pay
- Paid sick time
- Commuter benefits
- FSAs
- Chocolate tasting opportunities
- A range of opportunities to grow and develop within the company
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
