Retail Associate (Part-time)

Retail Associate

The Retail Associate provides guidance and education to each patient with cannabis needs. They are responsible for providing customer care with empathy, compassion, and professionalism. For living our vision, mission, and values always, and ensuring customers receive the correct medicinal product that best benefits their needs.

We are seeking a highly motivated and energetic part-time Retail Associate, who shares our passion to provide quality medicine and excellent patient care to patients and who support the Companys core values and culture. The Retail Associate works closely and collaboratively with the dispensing facility leadership and reports to the Store Manager and Lead Associates.

Major Areas of Responsibility include:

• Ensures all intake forms and other paperwork is properly completed and filed correctly, then enters all appropriate information in company databases for future reference
• Confirms patient purchase limits prior to admission into the consultation area and dispensary
• Provide exceptional Customer Care by promoting and maintaining positive customer relations
• Respond to calls or emails from customers requesting product, training, and general information
• Management of patient records through the use of state and company database
• Maintenance and update of databases as needed
• Fulfillment of customer orders
• Responsible for the sales and promotion of all products
• Build and maintain a high level of integrity and trust for specific products

Minimum Qualifications (Skills, Knowledge & Abilities):

• 1-3 years of experience in a retail operation, point of sales systems and use of Microsoft office programs
• Must be passionate about handling all aspects of a retail operation, compliance and inventory control
• Excellent and effective consulting skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including listening
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• Ability to detail and able to consistently follow up instructions as outlined
• Ability to organize and prioritize work
• MED badge required

Additional Abilities Required:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, or sit for extended periods of time, use hands to perform manual tasks, and lift or move up to 10 pounds (or more with assistance). Must be able to speak and communicate verbally with co-workers, customers, vendors, etc. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The Cannabist Company, formerly known as Columbia Care, is one of the most experienced cultivators, manufacturers, and providers of cannabis products and related services, with licenses in 12 U.S. jurisdictions. The Company operates 81 facilities including 64 dispensaries and 17 cultivation and manufacturing facilities, including those under development. Columbia Care, now The Cannabist Company, is one of the original multi-state providers of cannabis in the U.S. and now delivers industry-leading products and services to both the medical and adult-use markets. In 2021, the Company launched Cannabist, its retail brand, creating a national dispensary network that leverages proprietary technology platforms. The company offers products spanning flower, edibles, oils, and tablets, and manufactures popular brands including dreamt, Seed & Strain, Triple Seven, Hedy, gLeaf, Classix, Press, and Amber. For more information, please visit

Recognized for its comprehensive benefits, ongoing training opportunities, and commitment to diversity and equity inclusion both internally and with external vendors, The Cannabist Company has earned a spot on mg Magazines Americas Top Cannabis Industry Employers list.

The Cannabist Company provides full-time employees with an excellent benefits and compensation package including but not limited to competitive wages, paid holidays, vacation and sick time, 401K with company match, multiple health plan choices, dental, vision, pet and life insurances, 100% paid short-term disability, optional long-term disability insurance and more!