Required Years of Experience
1 year
Job Details
Soft Hours
Soft Hours is a tea house in New York inspired by the refined tea culture of the Song Dynasty in China. Our space brings together tea, incense, flowers, and art to create a calm environment for daily rituals and slow living. We serve a curated menu of Chinese teas and house made confections, and we aim to introduce guests to a thoughtful and elevated tea experience in the city.
Tea Host
The Tea Host is responsible for welcoming guests, preparing tea drinks, and guiding customers through our tea menu. This role focuses on hospitality, tea education, and creating a warm and peaceful atmosphere in the shop.
Responsibilities
- Prepare tea drinks according to shop standards
- Introduce teas and menu items to guests
- Maintain a calm, soft spoken and welcoming environment
- Assist with daily shop operations and cleanliness
- Support tea service and guest experience
Requirements
- Interest in tea, food culture, or hospitality
- Friendly, thoughtful, and attentive personality
- Comfortable interacting with guests and explaining menu items
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Prior cafe or hospitality experience preferred but not required
Location
119 Hester Street, New York, NY 10002
Start Date
April 18th
To Apply
Please email your resume to [email protected]
Include:
• A short note about why Soft Hours interests you
• Your Instagram or social media handle
Compensation Details
Compensation: Hourly ($17.00) plus tips
Required Skills
Brewing Tea
Attention to Detail
Time Management
Communication Skills
Customer Service Skills
Barista Knowledge
Stress Management
Willingness to Learn
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Soft Hours is conceived as a sanctuary within the city, cultivating an environment to pause, observe, and return to the quiet rituals that shape every life.
The first Soft Hours space takes the form of a tea house, where tea and small confections offer an opportunity to wind down and find calm. Beyond this, the space encouraged cultivated leisure by creating a gathering place where attention, conversation, and small acts of care are given time to unfold.
The space’s philosophy is informed by the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279 A.D.), often regarded as a golden age of refinement, for its attentiveness to the changing rhythms of the seasons and natural world that understood the importance of daily life around around tea, incense, flowers, and art. Daily rituals to slow time, sharpen perception, and nurture inner life. As a result, health, in ordinance with nature, became flexible and considered.
At Soft Hours, tea service forms the center of the experience, accompanied by seasonal confections and framed by the quiet presence of incense, floral arrangements, and art throughout the space.
The expansive practices of the Song Dynasty have faded into history and its origins long forgotten as different cultures have adopted and reinterpreted these practices but Soft Hours hopes to reintroduce this world to contemporary living, proposing a new kind of rhythm that is informed by seasons, sensory pleasure, and cultivated leisure. Soft Hours invites you to slow time, observe more closely, and live with intention. Within the space, starting from the entrance to the interior world, guests can experience the philosophy of Song Dynasty living through tea, incense, flowers, and art.
The project was founded by artist Juno Shen, whose work explores the dialogue between contemporary life and historical traditions of living.
