Budtender (Part-time)

**Part Time Sales Associate -- Budtender -- Kootenay Cannabis -- Castlegar, BC**

**We are looking to hire an enthusiastic budtender to our growing team. Here at Kootenay Cannabis, we consider ourselves advocates of responsible consumption and aim to educate and build our cannabis community. Our goal is to provide customers with a knowledgeable and personable team to assist with everyone’s needs and create a comfortable memorable shopping experience.**

**What we offer**:

- **leadership and a positive inclusive team environment**:

- **Cross-training, continual learning, and opportunity for growth**:

- **Employee incentives programs**:

- **Opportunity to give back to the community with paid volunteer opportunities**

**Typical responsibilities of the job include**:

- **Engage with customers to understand their needs and educate them on responsible cannabis use**:

- **Provide information based on ongoing learning and accurate product knowledge**:

- **Convert customer needs into sales in real-time using tablets for order processing**:

- **Cultivate, grow, and retain customer base through an exemplary customer experience**:

- **Working with team members to fulfill orders and cash out customers**:

- **Participating in volunteer ventures/maintenance and cleanliness of store**:

- **Comply with cash in/cash out procedure at beginning and end of shift.**:

- **Comprehend, apply, follow and enforce guidelines as required by industry and COVID regulations**

**What you can offer us**:

- **Strong customer service skills;**:

- **Motivation to get involved in the community and do paid volunteer work**:

- **Experience/ skill with social media marketing**:

- **Working knowledge of POS systems, Word, and Excel;**:

- **Knowledge of glassware, accessories, and hydroponics is an asset**:

- **Strong communication skills, time management, and problem-solving skills;**:

- **Ability to work well in high volume, high level of care, retail environment;**:

- **Ability to work as a member of a team and comfortable working alone**:

- **Attention to detail when making sales and accounting for inventory**:

- **enthusiasm for cannabis that will shine through to create the ultimate experience for regular and new cannabis users.**

**Thank you for your interest in joining our team. All applicants must be the minimum age of 19 with flexible availability with varying shifts including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays with the store being open every day.**

**Please submit your resume through indeed or drop your resume off at the store.**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent, Internship / Co-op

**Salary**: From $16.75 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay
- Commission pay
- Overtime pay
- Tips

Work Location: In person