Position: Barista/Front
Counter Service
Organization:
Bread by Us
Location: Hintonburg,
Ottawa, Ontario
Number
of Positions:
1
Hours:
Full-time, Permanent
Start Date:
Immediate
Starting Wage:
$14/hour
Experience
required:
Minimum six months barista and/or bartending, and/or restaurant serving
experience
Job
Description:
This
position consists primarily of (a) front counter service (customer service,
selling bread and pastries), (b) preparing and selling beverages, mainly
espresso-based drinks, (c) maintenance of the premises
Some
tasks/expectations include:
- working a cash register
- arranging breads and
pastries on the display shelves - knowing the basics about
each bread product and pastry that is for sale - preparing specialty
coffees and teas - contributing to menu
development - maintaining a clean work
environment - packaging
- updating menu boards
- preparing and serving
lunch items - opening and closing the
store
The
Ideal Candidate is:
- Friendly, organized,
punctual, and tidy - Excited and passionate
about food & beverage - Willing to learn a lot
about bread, and convey your knowledge to customers - Flexible and willing to
learn many aspects of running the bakery - Willing to learn a lot
about coffee - Experienced with making
great espresso-based drinks - Creative and
experimental - A good communicator,
both with customers and the team - Proficient in English,
working knowledge of French
A
Bit About Us:
Bread By
Us is committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free
workplace. We are committed to all of the people we work with – from the
farmers that grow our coffee beans, to the folks who work in our store.
Bread By
Us recognizes and challenges the barriers and oppression that exist within
workplaces for marginalized groups of people, and this recognition is reflected
in our hiring practices. Bread By Us recognizes traditional and systemic
workplace challenges faced by women, visible minorities, people with
disabilities, Aboriginal, and LGBTQ people. We are committed to challenging
those issues in our workplace through various means, including:
- Preventing and
addressing workplace discrimination and harassment - Providing employment
accommodation for employees with injuries, illnesses or disabilities - Preventing and
addressing employment barriers - Recognizing the inherent
problems with workplace hierarchy, and working towards where genuine
collaboration, creative-exchange, and knowledge can occur in a comfortable
environment - Building strong,
genuine, and trusting channels of communication. Bread By Us understands
that communication between ’employer’ and ’employee’ can never be fully
free and safe, and therefore stands committed to minimizing power
imbalances in the workplace through the development of a better model
Over the
past 1.5 years, Bread by Us has become a strong and supportive family. We are
careful and determined to build a workplace with open and respectful
communication and regular opportunities to meet and de-brief on new
experiences. We strive to be good support for one another during difficult
personal times, whether it is due to illness or other trying situations despite
the difficulties in doing so in a high-pressure, fast-paced industry.
Maintaining team cohesion is very important to us.
If you
possess these qualities, and you think Bread By Us might be a great fit for
you, please
send us your resume and a cover letter via e-mail to:
jessica @breadbyus.com*
All
submissions will be considered. Thank you in advance for your interest in
working with Us.
