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Lead Cafe Associate

St. Joseph's Health
Totowa, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 1/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/30/2026
Job Description

The Lead Cafe Associate position at Cup of Joe’s is the first and last impression for our guests. The Lead cafe associate speaks with every guest on their way in and out of the café, directs traffic, makes sandwiches/salads/specialty coffee drinks and accepts payment for all purchases. The Lead Cafe Associate is also responsible for helping to keep the café stocked with all products, refilling, coffee, soups, grab & go. They complete baking and utility tasks while working on a team. The Lead Cafe Associate Position will be responsible for the providing excellent customer service for our guests while ensuring a clean, fast and friendly café environment. The Lead Cafe Associate is responsible for training of new staff and they are responsible for the cafe in the absence of the supervisor.

Qualifications

Work requires the ability to read and understand written instruction, High School diploma or equivalent preferred and two years of previous and progressively more responsible work related experience. ServSafe certification required. Certification required as a ServSafe from the City of Paterson or similar food safety certification; must obtain within 1 week of hire and maintain certification.Work requires the ability to assign, distribute and follow up on the work of other employees within the department. Work requires strong attention to detail and time management. Friendly attitude & strong customer service skills.

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

  • Competitive salary*
  • Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
  • 403b retirement plan options with company match**
  • Health & Wellness*
  • Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
  • PTO, and paid holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • LTD : Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance Options
  • Onsite Day care Program
  • Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
  • 403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About The Team

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

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