Budtender

A Budtenders' role is to help all guests navigate the world of medicinal cannabis, recreational cannabis, they must be passionate about cannabis and up to date with the industry. Budtenders will provide guidance and educate customers so all of our guests will have a safe and enjoyable cannabis experience.

**Responsibilities**:

- Confidently represent Medicine Wheel and make a positive first impression: smile, make eye contact, respond to guests with an appropriate sense of urgency
- Educate customers on cannabis products and how to safely consume cannabis
- Facilitate the sale of safe laboratory tested cannabis products by discussing cannabis products and engaging customers in a variety of cannabis accessories
- Demonstrate a high level of cannabis knowledge and curate experiences that go above and beyond expectations
- Check Identification and/or credentials of guests
- Fulfill guest orders in store or online or over the phone and support with inventory management to ensure guests have access to the right stock to drive sales
- Effectively utilize compliant POS systems.
- Ensure the cleanliness of the store is maintained on a daily basis **Open to feedback, coaching, and continuous improvement**

Physical Demand Requirements:

- Frequent reaching above waist, chest, and shoulder level as well as below waist level
- Continuous standing
- Frequent lifting of boxes of supplies
- Occasional lifting weighing between 5 - 40 lbs vertically from floor to knuckle height, knuckle to shoulder height

Qualifications**:Strong customer service skills**
- A clean criminal background check from local authorities
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Must be a team player
- Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills
- Availability for shift work alone or as part of a team any time between 9:00 am to 10:00 pm, Sunday to Saturday **Basic skills in math and proficiency as a cashier**:

- Extensive knowledge of cannabis products and accessories is an asset. Medicine Wheel Natural Healing has created a online cannabis training program. Our stag has the best training in the industry and our online cannabis U teaches our employees everything they need to know about cannabis. All our employees are required to attend the courses 5 days a week for the first 12 months.

**Job Types**:
Part-time, Casual Part-time hours: 10-20 per week

Full-time, 40-44 hours per week

**Salary**: From $18.00 per hour - $80,000 plus for qualified managers with a proven track record of success in the cannabis industry managing retail locations in Canada.

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Store discount
- Emergency Cash program for employees which replenishes every 6 months to help our employees in emergency’s.

Flexible Language Requirement**:French not required**

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Weekend availability Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay
- Tips

**Sales Bonus**
- Sales Commission on Some Products

Experience**:Customer Service: 1 year (preferred) Not Mandatory**

Language**:English**

Work Location: Ottawa

Medicine Wheel Natural Healing Inc

196 Beechwood Ave

Vanier ON K1L 8A9

613-745-7333

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 10-20 per week

**Salary**: $18.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee assistance program

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Commission pay
- Overtime pay
- Tips

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Vanier, ON K1L 8A9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Customer service (preferred)

Work Location: In person