Your Career Path Starts Here

The Community Grocer (TCG) is a first-of-its-kind retail grocery and community hub in Southwest Philadelphia, designed to bring healthy food access, workforce training, and economic opportunity to the neighborhood.

Please check out our current postings, and apply to join our dynamic team.

Our Current Job Postings:

  • Join our 50-week paid apprenticeship program and learn real skills while serving your neighbors. You'll gain hands-on training in retail operations, kitchen techniques, and food preparation at The Community Grocer, a nonprofit making eating well easier for everyone.

    What you'll get:

    • $15 to $16.50 per hour (starting at $15, with raises as you progress)

    • 40 hours per week of paid on the job training

    • Nationally recognized credentials (ServSafe, DOL Line Cook Apprenticeship)

    • Three phases of learning: Retail Operations → Quantitative Cooking → Community Kitchen

    • Real experience running a grocery store and kitchen that serves your community

    No prior experience needed. Just bring reliability, a willingness to learn, and the desire to build something meaningful.

    Interested? Join the waitlist here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJNQd9_-G9hZVCW93kuAwxTKuPPREG4bBBG1gCTKwpmxodRw/viewform?usp=publish-editor

  • Ready to join our team? Email info@thecommunitygrocer.org to see if you're a fit for our collective journey to make eating well easier for everyone.

Our Events

Learn something. Eat something. Join the movement.

Informational & Hiring Expo

November 6, 2025 at Community of Compassion CDC, 610 Cedar Ave.

A space to connect, learn, and grow. We’re looking for passionate folks (18+) who care about food, community, and justice. Whether you have prior experience, wanting to shift industries, or just starting out, this is your chance to be part of something bigger.

We’ll have application stations on-site, interview scheduling, and we are ready to answer your questions about working with TCG . From our kitchen and market teams to our community programs. Feel free to bring your resume or come as you are , we’ll help you get started.

Enjoy refreshments, meet the team, and learn how you can earn while serving your community and build a career that feeds change.

Our building’s still under construction, but we’re laying the foundation now — and that starts with you.

RSVP to the Expo