At Compass Coffee our mission is simple: We're Here to Make People's Days Better. Starting with our first café in 2014, we’ve focused on building a community around coffee. Since then, we’ve grown to include 12 cafés in DC and VA, a production space in Ivy City, and a nationwide network of coffee lovers that find us online and in grocery stores. As we continue to share our real good coffee, and open new cafes throughout the DMV, at the heart of it all is our people: Baristas that love to talk about coffee and share something new with our customers.

We’re looking for Full-Time Baristas to join us in our mission of making real good coffee and making people’s days better.

What does that mean for you? 

• Creating opportunities to engage with customers
• Making drinks that uphold our focus on quality and respects all those in the process along the way from the farmers to the roasters
• Tasting coffee every day to expand your knowledge of roasts, blends, origins and brew methods
• Creating a welcoming atmosphere, smiling and engaging with customers 
• Supporting your team, inspiring others to succeed
• Cleaning, following daily and weekly checklists so tasks are done efficiently 
• Continuing to learn, training is continuous in every role

You Are: 

• A coffee lover! That includes drinking it, making it and talking about it
• Comfortable starting a conversation with anyone
• Curious to learn more about coffee, the process, and tasting new blends
• Energized by a fast-paced team dynamic
• A problem solver, someone that looks for ways to help your team and customers
• Looking to develop new skills, someone that asks questions
• Receptive to feedback, ready to learn and grow with a company that is still learning too
• Available to Open or Close
• Available to work shifts that are 6 hours in length 
• Looking beyond Barista to what comes next in your Compass journey - the opportunities ahead are endless

Your Life And Career At Compass:

• Paid Training
• Classes to develop further knowledge of coffee and roasting
• All-team activities and opportunities to connect with those in other cafés and departments
• 30% Employee discount on all food, merch and coffee. Free drinks while on shift
• Transparent growth and pay opportunities
• Milestones merch, each promotion earns Compass swag!
• Benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, 401k). 
• Pay of 17.75/hour for Baristas, 20/hour for Supervisor
• Guaranteed wage, your pay rate is not dependent on tips
• Lots of chances to pet cute dogs (we offer dog treats at every café!)

Compass Coffee is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Benefits details contained in the post are subject to change. Employees should refer to the most recent employee guide for current policies.

Job Ref: 20220117

Company Introduction

We believe that real good coffee will always point you in the right direction. Compass Coffee is a coffee roaster founded in 2014 in Washington DC’s historic Shaw neighborhood. With cafés in DC and Virginia we focus on making people's days better and building community around coffee, one cup at a time.