Part Time Cafe and Barista

We’re hiring for an experienced café team member. We are a small artisan bakery in historic Salem MA celebrating 20 years! A neighborhood staple with a great regular customer base, fresh baked bread and pastries, & a rotating menu of seasonal items designed to support our local community and local farmers.

We are looking for a long-term hire, to work behind our retail counter with our wonderful and diverse team of A&J King staff. We have two locations in Salem and would love a candidate who can work at both locations. We are looking for someone with great customer service skills & prior café experience.

Basic job responsibilities:
This is not meant to be an exhaustive list but rather a basic outline of daily tasks. Other tasks may be necessary when assigned by managers.

• Be welcoming, positive, and polite with our customers and your fellow staff.
• Be attentive to the customers entering the cafe.
• Use a register to accurately take orders for pastries, bread, sandwiches, & coffee.
• Cash handling with accuracy.
• Have phone skills: be able to make & receive phone calls in a professional manner.
• Accurately take, pack, and hand off orders.
• Maintain the display of bread & pastry with the necessary aesthetics and visibility in mind from the customers perspective.
• Can give recommendations for purchases & be able to describe the products we serve.
• Basic problem-solving skills.
• Can take responsibility for tasks that are assigned and complete them during assigned hours.
• Be attentive to the café during opening hours, tidying throughout the shift.
• Resetting and cleaning the space at the end of the night.
• Upholding local health code standards for food service.
• Be able to follow dress code for food service.
• Can work in a team environment with strong communication skills.

Candidate must:

• Have prior café or bakery experience.
• Have previous barista experience and/or be willing to learn.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills
• Be available to work weekends & at least 2 weekdays
• Be able to work 4-5 shifts per week.
• Not a seasonal position. Looking for year-round employment.
• Be friendly and polite in a fast-paced customer service environment.
• Have a valid driver’s license.
• Can lift 30-40lbs.
• Can stand for long periods of time.
• Can lift and bend consistently.
• Are able to work quickly & accurately.
• Be able to follow local health code.
• Be able to follow instructions.
• Can work without distraction by cell phone/other while clocked in

Candidates will be able to regularly work between the hours of 6am-4pm.

Shifts run between 5 and 8 hours.

During holidays hours may differ.

Holiday Hours & Operation:

Our busiest days of the year & blackout dates for time off are: The two days leading up to Thanksgiving, 12/23 and Christmas Eve & the Saturday before Easter. We are closed Thanksgiving and the day after & Christmas Day and the day after. Due to the touristy nature of Salem, some of the busiest days for us are 3-day weekends throughout the year.

Compensation:

Wage: $18 - $19 per hour.

The base wage starts between $15 -$16/hour and is based on experience and interview. In addition to the base wage, all staff take part in our Shared Success Wages and this adds an average of $3.50/hour to each employees base hourly wage. This additional Shared Success Wage varies throughout the year and is based on sales. A percentage of sales is taken and distributed to all staff each pay check. During the slow winter months, this wage could be lower than $3.50/hour and as we get into the height of our busy summer-fall season that additional wage can exceed $4.00/hour. We are a non-tipping establishment due to this Shared Success Wages system.

Part-time Benefits:

EAP Services

Sick Time

401 (k) with matching

Employee Discount

Discounted YMCA Membership