What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cafe Team Member (Part-Time – Weekends Included) position at ACAC Charlottesville?
Description
Join our team and fuel smiles — one smoothie, sandwich, and coffee at a time!
Are you someone who loves making people’s day better with great service and great snacks? Does the smell of fresh-brewed coffee and sizzling sandwiches bring a smile to your face? If yes, we’d love to meet you!
We’re looking for a friendly, energetic, and reliable Café Team Member to join our acac family. You’ll be the heart behind the counter — crafting tasty bites, keeping things clean and cozy, and making our members feel right at home.
What You’ll Do (aka your day-to-day greatness):
- Serve up five-star customer service with a side of smiles
- Prepare delicious café favorites like sandwiches, wraps, smoothies, salads, and snacks
- Brew coffee and tea like a pro — caffeine is an art form!
- Keep our café looking fresh and spotless (sweeping, mopping, dish duty — we all pitch in)
- Use café equipment safely and confidently (grill, slicer, smoothie machine, etc.)
- Follow food safety guidelines to keep everyone happy and healthy
- Take customer feedback seriously — and share it with the team
- Ring up orders quickly and accurately using the POS system
- Handle cash responsibly and help with daily drawer balancing
- Know your opening/closing routines and follow them like a boss
Requirements
What We’re Looking For:
- High school diploma or GED? Great! (Not required, but a bonus)
- Prior experience in customer service or café work is a plus
- Comfortable handling cash and using a register
- Food safety knowledge — ServSafe certified? Even better!
- Strong team player with a positive, can-do attitude
- Must be at least 16 years old
- Weekend and holiday availability is a must
Physical Stuff:
- Be ready to stand, move, bend, lift (up to 20 lbs.), and stay active your whole shift
- Repetitive motion? No problem — you’re a smoothie-making machine!
Perks of Working at acac:
- Work in a positive, upbeat environment where your contributions matter
- Be part of a team that loves to have fun while working hard
- Opportunities to pitch in with club events and special programs
- Get recognized for delivering standout service
- Enjoy that rewarding feeling of making someone’s day better, every single shift
What We Expect from You:
- Follow our team member policies and dress the part
- Park in designated areas (yep, we like to keep things organized!)
- Pitch in on Service Days and help out across departments as needed
- Be reliable, communicative, and always professional
- Most importantly — bring a positive attitude and great energy to the team every day!
Affirmative Action/EEO statement
acac is an equal opportunity employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Other duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Ready to bring your personality, hustle, and love of good food to a team that values you?
Apply today and help us serve up something special!