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Rising For People Coffee Co.
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Careers

Build a coffee company
worth working for.

We're hiring across every café and coffee-shop role — baristas to managers, roasters to bakers, catering to delivery. Every hire is local, paid above minimum, and trained on the producer stories behind every cup. If our impact report sounds like a place you want to spend your hours, we want to hear from you.

Midtown Reno Full + part-time Paid training

Open roles

Every café and coffee-shop position.

We're hiring continuously across the roles below. Apply for the one that fits — or apply for several. We respond to every application within 5 business days.

  • Barista

    Full or part-time · all experience levels · paid training

  • Lead Barista / Shift Lead

    1+ year specialty experience · drink quality + bar flow

  • Café Manager

    Operations, scheduling, team development · salary + benefits

  • Roaster / Roasting Assistant

    Bellwether electric roaster · production + green sorting

  • Pastry Chef / Baker

    AM bakes for café case + special orders

  • Bar-back / Dishwasher

    Closing-side support · fast-track to bar

  • Catering Coordinator

    On-site events lead · weekend + weekday flexibility

  • Delivery / Wholesale Driver

    Local Reno routes · clean driving record required

  • Wholesale Account Manager

    B2B sales + retention · coffee or hospitality background

  • Events & Brand Staff

    Pop-ups, festivals, brand activations · on-call

Why Rising

What you get that you won't get next door.

  • Owners who are in the building

    Sky (CEO) and Jesse (CFO) are operationally active. Women + veteran-owned. You'll know your founders by name.

  • Mission written into our bylaws

    15% of profits go to a different Reno nonprofit every week. You're not selling lattes — you're funding 52 change-makers a year.

  • Paid training as a benefit

    Internal Coffee University — producer stories, brew technique, customer service — open to every employee from day one.

  • Living-wage commitment

    We pay above Nevada minimum and are working toward documented MIT Living Wage compliance for all full-time staff.

Apply now

Tell us about you.

We read every application. The "why Rising" answer is the single field we care about most — be specific.

Prefer to email directly? Send your résumé + the role you're after to hello@risingforpeoplecoffeeco.com.