NOW HIRING — FARMERS MARKET SALES TEAM
Hopelands Coffee | Windsor, Colorado
Saturdays | Summer 2026
Looking for a fun way to make extra money on Saturdays?
Spend your Saturday mornings outdoors, meeting interesting people, drinking great coffee, and being part of a community that actually talks to each other.
Hopelands Coffee is looking for an enthusiastic, reliable, and outgoing team member to represent our specialty coffee brand at the Windsor Farmers Market.
We are especially interested in candidates who can commit to working every Saturday through the end of the market season.
ABOUT HOPELANDS COFFEE
Hopelands Coffee is a Colorado-based specialty coffee company bringing premium specialty coffee directly from the highlands of Honduras to Colorado.
Our company was inspired by the founder’s mother, Esperanza, and built around a simple belief:
Coffee should create connection, opportunity, and hope.
We are committed to exceptional coffee quality, transparency, sustainability, and honoring the farmers and communities behind every cup.
This is not simply a cashier position.
You will be representing Hopelands Coffee, telling our story, educating customers about our coffee, offering samples, building relationships, and helping turn conversations into sales.
MARKET LOCATIONWINDSOR FARMERS MARKET
111 5th Street
Windsor, CO
Saturdays through September 5, 2026
Market Hours: 8:00 AM–12:30 PM
IMPORTANT: Market setup begins before opening. Team members should generally be prepared to arrive around 6:00–6:30 AM.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Pay: $18.00–$22.00 per hour + tips
Tips may typically range from approximately $40–$80 per market, depending on customer traffic and sales. Tips are not guaranteed.
Additional benefits include:
- Paid training
- Free coffee during your shift
- Additional consideration for bilingual candidates (English/Spanish)
- Opportunity to develop customer service, sales, and specialty coffee knowledge
PAID TRAINING + REQUIRED SALES MANUAL
Previous coffee experience is not required. We will teach you what you need to know.
However, selected candidates will be required to review and study the Hopelands Coffee Sales & Market Manual BEFORE attending their first training day.
The manual will introduce you to:
- The Hopelands Coffee story
- Our coffee and its Honduran origin
- Specialty coffee basics
- How to approach customers
- How to offer samples and start conversations
- How to explain our products
- Our sales process
- Customer service expectations
- Market procedures and responsibilities
Your hands-on training is paid.
IMPORTANT — TRAINING LOCATION
Training is conducted in person during an active Saturday farmers market.
Because of this, you must be willing to attend your paid training at the location where our Market Manager or trainer is available that Saturday.
Training may take place in:
Louisville Denver Windsor
Your training location may be different from Windsor.
Applicants must therefore be willing and able to travel to the assigned training location on a Saturday.
YOU MUST BE COMFORTABLE TALKING TO PEOPLE
This is one of the most important requirements of the position.
We are looking for people who are not afraid or embarrassed to approach customers and start conversations.
At a farmers market, we don't simply stand behind the table and wait for someone to buy coffee.
You will be expected to:
- Smile and greet people walking by
- Confidently approach potential customers
- Offer coffee samples
- Start natural conversations
- Ask customers questions
- Tell the Hopelands Coffee story
- Explain what makes our coffee different
- Educate customers about specialty coffee
- Recommend products
- Encourage sales without being pushy
- Build relationships with returning customers
If you are extremely shy or uncomfortable initiating conversations with strangers, this position may not be the right fit for you.
If you enjoy people, conversation, sales, community, and positive interactions, you may love this job.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOINGMarket Operations
- Arrive early for market setup
- Transport market equipment if assigned
- Set up tables, displays, signage, inventory, and brewing equipment
- Prepare the booth before customers arrive
- Maintain a clean and professional booth throughout the market
Customer Experience & Sales
- Greet customers enthusiastically
- Offer coffee samples
- Start conversations with market visitors
- Share the Hopelands Coffee story
- Educate customers about our coffee
- Answer questions about origin, flavor notes, roasting, and brewing
- Recommend products based on customer preferences
- Encourage sales
- Build relationships with repeat customers
Transactions & Inventory
- Process transactions using Square POS and cash
- Handle payments accurately
- Track inventory and product movement
- Monitor stock levels
- Keep the product display organized
- Assist with end-of-day sales reporting
End of Market
- Break down tables, displays, and equipment
- Organize remaining inventory
- Load equipment
- Help prepare everything for the following market
TRANSPORTATION & EQUIPMENT
Reliable transportation is required.
Because this position may involve transporting market equipment, priority consideration may be given to applicants with vehicles that have sufficient cargo space, such as an SUV, crossover, truck, van, or similar vehicle.
Market equipment may include:
- Folding tables
- Display materials
- Signage
- Coffee inventory
- Brewing equipment
- Tent
- Tent weights
- Other market supplies
Applicants should be comfortable helping transport, set up, and break down equipment.
You should also be able to safely lift and carry approximately 30–40 pounds.
STORAGE
This position may require storing a small amount of Hopelands Coffee market equipment between Saturdays.
Storage can typically be accommodated in a:
- Garage
- Basement
- Storage room
- Shed
- Similar secure area
Please let us know if you have storage space available.
WHO WILL THRIVE IN THIS ROLE?
We're looking for someone who:
✓ Enjoys meeting new people
✓ Is naturally friendly and outgoing
✓ Isn't afraid to start conversations
✓ Has positive energy
✓ Enjoys sales and customer service
✓ Is reliable and punctual
✓ Communicates clearly and promptly
✓ Is coachable and willing to learn
✓ Can work independently
✓ Takes responsibility seriously
✓ Enjoys being outdoors
✓ Is available every Saturday
✓ Has reliable transportation
✓ Can help with physical setup and breakdown
✓ Takes pride in representing a meaningful product
✓ Wants to help grow a local Colorado business
✓ Appreciates coffee, community, and entrepreneurship
Previous experience in retail, sales, customer service, hospitality, coffee shops, food service, events, or farmers markets is helpful but not required.
Bilingual English/Spanish is a strong plus.
IMPORTANT — PLEASE APPLY ONLY IF YOU ARE READY TO COMMIT
We invest time and resources into reviewing applications, scheduling interviews, preparing training, and reserving a trainer's time for each selected candidate.
If you apply for this position, please be prepared to communicate promptly and take the commitment seriously.
We ask applicants to:
- Reply to messages and scheduling requests promptly.
- Show up on time for confirmed training sessions and scheduled market shifts.
- Attend and actively participate in the paid training session once a training date has been confirmed.
- Read and study the Hopelands Coffee Sales & Market Manual before training.
- Communicate with us as early as possible if an unexpected situation prevents you from attending.
- Understand that when you confirm a training date, we are reserving time and resources specifically for you.
We understand that emergencies and unexpected situations happen. What matters is responsible and timely communication.
Please apply only if you are genuinely interested in the position and prepared to follow through with the application, training, and Saturday work commitment.
Reliability, communication, punctuality, and responsibility are essential parts of representing Hopelands Coffee.
HOW TO APPLY
Please answer ALL of the following questions to be considered:
- Why are you interested in working with Hopelands Coffee?
- Are you available every Saturday through September 5, 2026?
- Are you comfortable arriving around 6:00–6:30 AM for market setup?
- Are you comfortable approaching people you don't know and starting conversations?
- Tell us about any customer service, sales, retail, hospitality, food service, or farmers market experience you have.
- What does excellent customer service mean to you?
- Do you have reliable transportation?
- What type of vehicle do you drive?
- Would your vehicle have enough space to transport market equipment if needed?
- Are you comfortable helping transport, set up, and break down market equipment?
- Do you have access to a garage, basement, storage room, shed, or other secure storage space?
- Are you willing to study the Hopelands Coffee Sales & Market Manual before your first training day?
- Are you willing to attend a paid Saturday training session in Louisville, Denver, or Windsor, depending on trainer availability?
- If selected for training, can you commit to responding promptly and attending the training date you confirm?
- Why do you believe you would be a great representative of the Hopelands Coffee brand?
PLEASE ANSWER ALL APPLICATION QUESTIONS ABOVE TO BE CONSIDERED.
We're not simply looking for someone to stand behind a coffee table.
We're looking for someone who can connect with people, create a great experience, confidently represent our brand, take responsibility for their commitments, and help us grow Hopelands Coffee one conversation at a time.
If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.
HOPELANDS COFFEE
Coffee. Community. Connection. Hope.
Job Type: Part-time / Seasonal
Pay: $18.00 per hour + tips
Schedule: Saturdays
Training: Paid
Work Location: In person — Windsor, Colorado
Pay: $18.00 - $19.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
