Cafe Associate

Role : Café Associate

Reports To : Front of House & Catering Supervisor

FLSA : PT, Hourly, Non-Exempt (Up to 29 hours per week. Availability to work weekends and evening events)

Role Status : On-site

Join the cafe team at Grace Farms, a stunning cultural and humanitarian center in New Canaan, CT, where every cup of coffee, tea and warm welcome helps create a place of beauty, connection, and purpose. As a Café Associate, you'll work in the architecturally acclaimed River building, greet guests from around the corner and around the world, and serve delicious, fresh food and drinks while supporting events that inspire and bring people together. If you love working with people, thrive in a lively, team-focused environment, and want your work to be as meaningful as it is fun, we'd love to have you on our team!

Skills / Abilities :

• Exceptionally friendly people-skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal communications skills with external guests, and internal colleagues.
• Excellent team player who regularly assists their colleagues with a cheerful disposition.
• Ability to maintain high-energy throughout the day, and ability to remain calm, friendly and unflustered during high volume periods of operations.
• Must possess patience, empathy and a generous, positive, and can-do outlook.
• Able to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
• Flexible schedule that will include weekends and some evenings.

Education & Experience :

Physical Requirements :

Compensation : $20 per hour

MUST have reliable transportation as we are NOT near public transportation.

About Grace Farms :

Grace Farms is a center for culture and collaboration in New Canaan, Connecticut. We bring together people across sectors to explore nature, arts, justice, community, and faith at the SANAA-designed River building, situated on 80 acres of natural landscapes. Our humanitarian work to end modern slavery and foster more grace and peace in our local and global communities includes leading the Design for Freedom movement to eliminate forced labor in the building materials supply chain.

Grace Farms is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.