Heartwood Community Café is a queer-friendly neighbourhood cafe rooted in social justice and community building. We are a fully licensed restaurant that serves delicious largely vegetarian/vegan and gluten free dishes, fair trade coffee and supports other local businesses.

We are searching for a Lead Bartender to join our team. Offering about 20 - 25 hours a week with potential for picking up serving shifts as well. This position calls for someone with strong wine/cocktail/beer knowledge and the creativity to concoct house recipes that compliment the vibe of our café. As Lead Bartender, you would work closely with the Café Manager in creating cocktail menu designs and weekly specials. Our ideal candidate can put together a system and set-up for the bar that best suits the space and tools we have available. They can keep the space clean and organized and have knowledge in inventory control.

Do you welcome everyone with an inviting and safe demeanour that holds the inclusive community vibe of the café? Can you converse with folks easily and find it easy to multi-task? Do you have bartending experience in a high volume casual environment and Food Safe & Serving it Right certification? Do you enjoy being a part of a team, and contributing to the ongoing success of this community space? If so, join the Heartwood Team!

Responsibilities: 

• Greeting customers and creating a welcoming environment
  
• Ability to describe and recommend menu items
  
• Experience in espresso and barista work
  
• Ability to perform cash-handling and card transactions.
  
• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills.
  
• Ability to work in high-volume and keep with tasks during quieter times.
  
• Ability to perform opening and closing procedures.
  
• Keeping work spaces clean, bussing when needed. 
  

Ideal candidates:

• Have at least two years experience with the work listed above
  
• Have a passion for their craft and ability to be creative
  
• Excellent at multi-tasking
  
• Have good communication skills to work in close coordination with others
  
• Hardworking and take pride in their work 
  
• Stay calm under pressure 
  
• Notice what needs to be done and take the initiative to do it 
  
• Able to do work that is physically demanding and requires lifting and stamina 
  
• Have Serving it Right certification, and Food Safe
  
• Truly enjoy the challenges of working with others to create a community space for a diverse clientele
  
• Must be able to work Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, some brunch bar shifts as well
  

Send Resume and Cover letter in a pdf or word format to [email protected] or drop both off at the café. We will contact successful candidates by 5pm August 20th, 2014. 

We are currently seeking a designer who can take our vision and translate it into a friendly and welcoming logo, signage, and basic marketing resources (ie. business card, pamphlet) for our cafe.

As a small, community-run business, our budget is unfortunately limited, though we are interested in finding ways to support design students, and newly graduated artists and designers. We are able to offer a flat $500.00 compensation upon completion.

If you are interested, please contact Melanie Matining at [email protected] with your portfolio and a bit about yourself by Wednesday, June 11th, 2014.

Want to work with a queer-friendly social justice hub? Join the Heartwood crew! We are searching for a new Line Cook. 

Job Description:
The Line Cook leads the kitchen team in providing quality food service to our customers under the supervision of the Café Manager. The Line Cook is responsible for executing the menu to the standards of the Café Manager, providing prep support, maintaining a clean and organized kitchen while following the food safety standards for food service. The Line Cook will represent the Heartwood Community Café and Trinity United Church in its social justice centred mission and goals to the cafe's customers and the public.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of 2-3 people on Brunch shift in executing the menu to proper standards
  
• Communicate clearly with the other staff in a respectful and calm manner
  
• Work well with others under pressure
  
• Maintain required health standards in the kitchen
  
• Maintain a clean and organized work space, and lead team in cleaning duties
  
• Communicate with the Café Manager regarding overall functioning of food services
  
• Work self-directed, multitask and take initiative
  
• Be aware and alert of any new or impending risks and convey this to the appropriate authority
  
• Model enthusiastic, mature leadership to staff and customers
  
• Be sensitive to and strive toward fulfilling the mission and goals of the café and Trinity United Church
  
• Other duties as required
  

LINE OF REPORTING:

• Reports to the Café Manager
  
• Reports to the Owner/ Representative of Trinity United Church in the absence of the Café or Kitchen Managers
  

Qualification:

• Experience with egg cookery and brunch line cooking
  
• Strong communication skills
  
• Positive attitude and work ethic
  
• Level 1 Food Safe Certificate
  
• Valid certification for First Aid and CPR an asset
  
• Serving It Right an asset
  

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