Careers
Cooks of Crocus Hill is built around the philosophy that everyone in the organization shares in the experience of growing a company. We wouldn’t be as successful as we are today if we didn’t allow our employees to have a voice in what we do. That’s why we foster an environment where everyone is encouraged to speak their minds and get involved.
We’re a small organization, much like a tight-knit family and we’re always evolving. We are continually looking to add new, qualified members to our team, whether it’s class assistants for our cooking schools, barista/sales associates in our stores, or a new member for our administrative team. We look forward to hearing from you.
Current Open Positions
Retail Sales Associate & Barista | All Locations
At Cooks of Crocus Hill, we believe that Life Happens in the Kitchen. Our retail stores, cooking schools and bakeries are filled with tools, gadgets, pastries, coffee and kitchen advice offering guests culinary experiences while visiting us and at home.
We’re looking for outgoing, personable team members to join our Baristas and Sales positions.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contribute toward the achievement of daily retail sales goals.
- Remain informed about the products and services that we offer and enthusiastically share genuine knowledge with our guests.
- Complete inventory control processes, including stocking shelves and completing any stock or inventory counts as requested.
- Model industry-leading levels of exemplary guest service.
- Operate a Point of Sale System (POS) for all guest purchases.
- Communicate and discuss delicious bakery descriptions with guests.
- Prepare high-quality, handcrafted coffee and tea beverages.
- Adhere to standard operations procedures to ensure the smooth flow of store operations.
- Ensure that merchandise stock levels and merchandise presentations meet our visual standards.
- Execute additional projects as assigned by the store management team.
Required Skills:
- Ability to communicate positively and work cooperatively with all team members and guests.
- Ability to move about the store, assisting guests before they ask for help and retrieving merchandise from back stock areas.
- Ability to retrieve and replenish merchandise and bakery items.
- Ability to make handcrafted coffee/tea beverages.
- Ability to work a minimum of 15 hours a week.
- Ability to operate a computer/point of sale (POS) system and espresso machine to accomplish work.
- Ability to lift and/or move merchandise weighing up to 35 lbs.
- Ability to remain positive in a high-volume sales environment.
- Ability to recite menu offerings and ingredients.
- Possession of high levels of culinary curiosity and/or experience.
Experience and Required Qualifications:
- 1 year of retails sales and customer service experience preferred.
- 1 year of coffee barista and bakery experience preferred.
- Proficient in point of sale (POS) systems.
Cooks of Crocus Hill Shared Values:
- Positivity: energy, attitude, outlook, relationships, leadership
- Speaking our truth, hearing the truth from others, without blame or judgment
- Gaining efficiency, so we can take on something new
- Holding each other accountable to our commitments
- Working for the betterment of Cooks of Crocus Hill
- Ethical behavior being critical to our success
- Respecting each other as people
- Asking questions to gain understanding or clarity
Pay and Benefits:
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$14.50 per hour plus tips
- 30% discount on retail products, exclusions apply
- Monthly Sales Incentive
- Cooking class attendance/audit free
- Vendor Incentives
- Training Rewards
This job description represents a summary of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks and duties.
Cooks of Crocus Hill provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local requirements.
Social Media Manager
At Cooks of Crocus Hill, we believe that Life Happens in the Kitchen. Our retail stores, cooking schools and bakeries are filled with tools, gadgets, pastries, coffee and kitchen advice offering guests culinary experiences while visiting us and at home. We’re looking for a social media manager on a contracted basis to work with our team.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
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Content Creation
- Work with the internal asset library to source images for social media content
- Partner with internal Cooks team to create short-form videos (Reels, TikToks) to support trends and other forms of content
- Work with the Cooks Canva account to create social graphics as needed for stories
- Write all social media copy
Content Planning
- Utilize Cooks’ internal content calendar (Airtable) to plan and get approvals on social media content
- Leverage store happenings and cultural events to inform the social media content calendar
Community Management
- Community Management
- Responding and engaging with the community across all platforms
Admin
- Attend regular check-ins with the marketing manager and other members of the marketing team to stay connected and informed
- Schedule all posts utilizing the Cooks Later account
Required Skills:
- Previous experience and proven ability in managing social media accounts
- Ability to collaborate with internal teams
- Excellent communication skills
- Content creation (Reels, TikTok, Instagram Stories)
Experience and Required Qualifications:
- 2-3 years social media management experience
- Experience as a social media freelancer
- Facebook and Instagram for business proficiency
- Experience creating food-based content (preferred not required)
Cooks of Crocus Hill Shared Values:
- Positivity; energy, attitude, outlook, relationships, leadership
- Speaking our truth, hearing the truth from others, without blame or judgment
- Gaining efficiency, so we can take on something new
- Holding each other accountable to our commitments
- Working for the betterment of Cooks of Crocus Hill
- Vision and Mission; working from a holistic approach
- Coaching to enhance strengths while developing opportunities for personal/professional growth
- Willingness to learn and grow
Pay and Benefits:
- This is a contract position
This job description represents a summary of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks and duties.
Cooks of Crocus Hill provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local requirements.
Email resumes and work examples to [email protected]
Culinary Chef/Instructor | Part Time
At Cooks of Crocus Hill, we believe that Life Happens in the Kitchen. Our retail stores, cooking schools and bakeries are filled with tools, gadgets, pastries, coffee and kitchen advice offering guests culinary experiences while visiting us and at home.
This role is focused on instructing public cooking classes along with corporate and private culinary events that consistently deliver the Cooks Experience. Contract chefs teach their own recipes along withCooks of Crocus Hill developed classes.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
- Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts or Certificate from an accredited culinary institute or three years work related experience
- Create, write and publish recipes using a variety of cooking methods
- Classroom or individual teaching experience
- Multi-task and organize, prioritize, and follow multiple projects and tasks through to completion with an attention to detail
- Work independently while contributing to team environment
- Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, and to relate to others in a professional, helpful manner
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, students/customers and industry organizations in support of Cooks of Crocus Hill
Cooks of Crocus Hill Shared Values:
- Positivity: energy, attitude, outlook, relationships, leadership
- Speaking our truth, hearing the truth from others, without blame or judgment
- Gaining efficiency, so we can take on something new
- Holding each other accountable to our commitments
- Working for the betterment of Cooks of Crocus Hill
- Ethical behavior being critical to our success
- Respecting each other as people
- Asking questions to gain understanding or clarity
Pay
- This role is a contractor role with wages between $40-45/hour
This job description represents a summary of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks and duties.
Cooks of Crocus Hill provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local requirements.
