Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Story Planet Needs Volunteer Baristas

Here's the scoop from our neighbour, Kate:
"Hi – as some of you may know, I have been working at an amazing literacy organization, called Story Planet, for the past while. We have moved into a new space at Bloor and Dufferin, from where we will be running free writing workshops for kids and teens, starting in September. To support our programming, we have also opened a social enterprise – the Intergalactic Travel Authority (ITA) – a coffee/gift shop.

As a social enterprise, we need to staff the coffee shop with volunteers (we have a paid store manager) and are looking for enthusiastic people who might want to hone their barista skills and come work with us!

Here is the position description:
Title:
ITA Space Cadet

Hours:
10am – 4pm (minimum one shift per week – Monday to Saturday)

Responsibilities:
  • Attend a training session (2 hrs)
  • Make coffee for customers (learn how to use the espresso machine)
  • Serve food to customers (we’re take-out only so this just means putting a muffin in a bag to go)
  • Cash out customers (we also sell toys and gifts and t-shirts so we’ll teach you how to use our fancy ipad-based POS)
  • General tidying and cleaning (at the end of your shift you’ll have to clean up a bit)
  • Have fun and be friendly (we do – and it’s kind of infectious, so this definitely won’t be a problem!)
What you’ll get out of it:
  • Some awesome retail/barista skills and experience
  • The possibility of a great reference (just how great is up to you!)
  • That warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you know you are doing something to help others
  • A fun volunteer experience at one of the coolest places on Earth...

If you, or anyone you know (perhaps an unemployed student in your household?), are interested – give us a call – we would love to hear from you. And, feel free to pass this on, and on, and on...

You can... call us at Story Planet: 416-645-1049
You can also drop by the ITA and talk with Kaleigh, our store manager. We’re on the south side of Bloor, just West of Dufferin (1165 Bloor Street West)

Hope to hear from you,
Kate"

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