‍About the BARISTA

We’re looking for someone dynamic, reliable, passionate, and ready to Konbit with us and help Kay Tita’s mission flourish.

This person will help Konbit Cafe strive for excellence and will aid us in building a positive reflection of our Haitian community. Your passion will cultivate a vibrant environment where our team and customers feel welcome and appreciated.

Commitment: We're specifically looking for people with flexible schedules who are available to work 8 - 20 hours per week and can work on Saturdays, Please only apply if you have this availability.

Role Responsibilities:

• Create an exceptional coffee experience for every guest.
• Prepare beverages following the recipes.
• Answering customers' questions regarding the drink menu and ingredients.
• Upselling special items and capturing customer order details correctly.
• Can maintain a clean and organized workspace.
• Process online orders in a timely manner.
• Comply with health and safety regulations.
• Educating customers on our drink menu and making recommendations based on their preferences. 
• Ensure brewing equipment operates properly and report any maintenance needs.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and request clarification.
• Maintains a level of calm and patience when faced with stressful situations.
• Work with your team to meet store monthly sales goals.
• Work with the Kay Tita team to ensure proper exposure to our brand and the community Konbit cafe supports in Haiti.

Minimum qualifications we are looking for:

• Punctual, reliable, and dependable with a strong work ethic. 
• Demonstrates a passion and enthusiasm for specialty coffee.
• Positive attitude and willingness to support your team. 
• Effectively communicates both in writing and verbally.
• Self-motivated and excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to upsell customers.
• Conducts oneself professionally and with self-respect.
• Eager to learn with a desire to be challenged.
• Ability to lift and carry 30 lbs.
• Flexibility to work various shifts - including Saturdays.
• Love working as a team and appreciate the chance to collaborate.
• The ability to remain cool and calm with an upbeat demeanor and enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced and energetic work environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Willing to invest time to understand the work and community we are fostering in Haiti. 
• No previous experience is required.

Job Type: Part-time

Hourly Wage (DOE): $16.50 - 17.50+Tips

Benefits

• Be a part of a beautifully diverse, inclusive, and community-driven culture.
• Mentorship and a positive work environment
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Complimentary coffee/tea drinks while on shift

Experience level:

• No previous experience is required.

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• University District, WA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: University District

Interested in Joining our Team,

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Organizational Overview

About Kay Tita 

Kay Tita is a social impact non-profit organization that serves as a conduit providing changemakers in Haiti with a safe space and the resources they need to increase their impact, develop skills, and establish critical partnerships.‍The organization was founded by David Pierre-Louis in 2010 after the devastating earthquake in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Named after David's mother, Augusta Bienvenue, who goes by Tita, Kay Tita (pronounced: kai tea-tah) means Tita's House.

About Konbit Cafe 

“Konbit', pronounced 'KOHMB-BEET, It is a virtue deeply embedded in many indigenous cultures that implies 'coming together for the public commons or communal good.’‍In our Haitian history, it is a traditional form of cooperative communal labor. Whereby the able-bodied folk of a locality helps each other prepare their fields. It is a time for solidarity and cooperation. ‍

‍Konbit Cafe, is a Haitian Specialty Coffee window service cafe nestled in the heart of the University District. ‍We boast a well-crafted Haitian-inspired menu with coffee sourced directly from our farmer friends in the northern hills of Dondon, Haiti.  Konbit Cafe is a portal/window into the community Kay Tita fosters throughout Haiti. ‍

‍We hope our guests will use this transparent approach to our organization to learn about our culture and find ways to engage with us directly through celebration, action, hope, awareness, and learning. Every purchase directly supports our community. 

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