Cafe, Food & Beverage, Catering

Passionate about hospitality and inclusion? Join Empower Café as a part-time Café Support
—help lead our café experience while supporting individuals with disabilities in gaining skills, confidence, and meaningful work experience through our social enterprise café!

Department:
Programs

Reports to:

Gary Jones, Café Pathway Navigator

FSLA:
Non-Exempt, Part-Time, minimum 18 hours/week

Pay: $20.00/hour

Date Updated:
January 8, 2026

The Café Support position provides daily front- and back-of-house operations at Empower Café while assisting in training and supporting interns from the Empower Pathways and Empower U programs. This hands‑on role helps ensure a welcoming customer experience, smooth café operations, and meaningful skill development for individuals living with disabilities and other barriers to employment.

• Support front‑of‑house service, customer engagement, and POS transactions
• Assist with basic kitchen and back‑of‑house tasks as needed
• Train and support interns in workplace skills, customer service, and professionalism
• Model inclusive, respectful workplace behaviors
• Maintain cleanliness, food safety, and ADA‑compliant service areas
• Communicate operational needs to the Café Pathway Navigator
• Work well with other team members

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience in food service, hospitality, or customer service preferred
• Willingness to work in both front‑ and back‑of‑house settings
• Comfort working alongside individuals with diverse abilities and backgrounds
• Ability to stand for extended periods, lift up to 30 lbs., work well with others, and perform sanitation/cleaning tasks.
• Serv Safe Certification required or willingness to obtain within 60 days
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to work well independently and use critical thinking skills.

(Training and support will be provided.)

Shifts typically fall between 6:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, with some scheduling flexibility. Coverage is shared among multiple team members.

This job description outlines key responsibilities but may evolve as the program develops. It is not a contract and does not include all possible duties. Employees may be assigned additional tasks as needed, with reasonable accommodation.

Work is performed in a café setting and in a commercial kitchen environment. Duties require manual dexterity sufficient to operate necessary equipment and a normal range of hearing to perform essential job functions. Employees are expected to consistently demonstrate professionalism through respectful communication, reliability, punctuality, and adherence to organizational policies and safety procedures. A professional demeanor must be always maintained in both appearance and conduct.

In accordance with applicable law, reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and a resume to jobs.

Workshops Empowerment Inc. 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, state, or local laws.