Budtender (PT)

Part-Time Budtender

The City of Anoka is proud to employ on average 115 benefit-earning employees, 50+ part-time employees, 100+ seasonal and 40 paid-on-call firefighters to staff our various departments. Do you want meaningful work? Do you want to give back to your community? Looking for career advancements? We offer competitive pay and benefits. We proudly serve the community and the people who live and visit it! We would be honored to have you join our team and we look forward to having you grow with us here in Anoka!

The City of Anoka offers an abundance of attractions, events and activities. Its historic downtown boasts an array of eclectic and unique shops, restaurants, and services, all surrounded by beautiful city parks, trails, and neighborhoods. Anoka sits at the confluence of the Rum and Mississippi Rivers. Anoka also considers itself to be the "Halloween Capital of the World."

Applicants are required to complete a Tennessen Warning Form which is located on the Careers Page under the Menu Dropdown before submitting your application. Instructions: Download the Tennessen Warning Form, fill in and save it to your computer; then upload the completed form to this application on the Attachments Tab before completing and submitting an application.

Primary Objective of Position:

Serve as Part-Time Budtender at the City's Cannabis Dispensary. Responsible for the sale of products, customer identification, stocking of products and customer service.

Summary of Duties

This is not an attempt to list all work operations of this job position. Duties generally include, but are not limited to the following:

• Greet customers, verify identification, and create a warm welcoming experience.
• Educate customers on cannabis products, effects, and usage.
• Assist customers with product selections and purchases, based on their needs and preferences.
• Accurately operate the POS system and handle sales transactions with accurate cash handling.
• Upsell products and promote specials or new arrivals.
• Operate computerized inventory control system.
• Support restocking and labeling of products and inventory.
• Perform opening and closing procedures.
• Control shoplifting and employee theft.

Position expectations/requirements:

• Follow all applicable City and State laws and regulations and store policies, relating to Cannabis sales.
• Ensure proper ID checks and transaction limits.
• Maintain and increase job/product knowledge through education, attendance at meetings, seminars and trade shows.
• Stay up to date on current products, strains, terpenes, cannabinoids and industry trends.
• Provides accurate information on strains, products, consumption methods, and effects.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and customer privacy.
• Maintain store cleanliness, customer convenience and proper traffic flow, assuring proper display placement and shelf sets.
• Must be able to work scheduled hours, weekends to include Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and call-ins as required. Store hours are generally Monday through Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 pm. and Sundays 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hours worked will be varied and will be determined by job requirements and responsibilities.
• Must be comfortable working in a retail environment with fluctuating customer volume.
• Creates a favorable image of the City in contacts with the Public, Elected Officials and other Organizations.
• Must exercise initiative, discretion and independent use of judgment over matters of low significance.
• Keeps Cannabis Dispensary Manager informed of any development, which he/she/they will need to know to function effectively.
• Performs other duties and assumes other responsibilities as apparent and/or as assigned by the Cannabis Dispensary Manager.
• Responsibility for work of others: None.

Qualifications/Prerequisites

Education/Experience Prerequisite(s):

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Previous employment experience in retail or customer service.
• Ability to obtain a valid cannabis worker permit or badge (if required by State).

Other Prerequisites:

• Specific Qualifier/Test(s): Must be 21 years of age or older. Ability to pass any City and/or State-required background check. Pre-employment drug screen prior to starting employment.
• Physical Requirement(s): Position frequently reaches, grasps, twists and turns. Ability to stand for long periods of time. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs, with or without accommodation.
• Job Performance and Attendance Record in Current/Most recent job: Met standard performance rating. Met standard attendance record.

Additional factors to be considered: Previous employment experience working in the Cannabis retail industry.

Supplemental Information

Hiring Timeline *Subject to Change*

• 07/03/2026 - Position Closes
• 07/06/2026 to 07/10/2026 - Applications Reviewed
• 07/13/2026 to 07/17/2026 - Interviews Scheduled & Conducted
• Week of 07/13/2026 - Offer Made to Candidate
• ASAP or by 08/03/2026 - Goal Start Date for Candidate

This position is not eligible for benefits.