Treasure Chest and Creekside Café

  • Picture of the Treasure Chest items that students can buy. Creekside Cafe

    Program: Treasure Chest and Creekside Cafe
    Frequency: 1–3 days per week
    Directions: single to multistep directions, visual/written/verbal (based on student need)
    Environment: amount of people in room varies, volume varies (loud/quiet), up front and behind the scenes, some hallway deliveries/sales

  • Description

    The Treasure Chest is a retail store at the heart of Creekside School. Students are able to purchase items in the store with tokens earned from their classroom reinforcement systems. Student workers have opportunities to work both behind the scenes and in front of/with customers, gaining valuable retail work experience.

    The Creekside Café, located within the Treasure Chest, hosts classroom birthday parties and other events. Staff and students can purchase items in the Café, while student workers take orders, serve, and bus tables. This creates a great environment to practice prevocational restaurant and shopping skills.

  • Skills

    • Work Readiness:
      good hygiene/appearance/dress code, willing to work, socially-emotionally ready to work.

    • Time management/organizational skills:
      on time, attend at least 30 min, attends when scheduled, gathers materials, completes assignment.

    • Communication:
      advocates for self, communicates with supervisor, knows when to ask for help, asks for help.

    • Interpersonal/teamwork:
      can work with a peer, will help boss and/or when asked.

    • Follow directions:
      follows simple multi-step directions, takes direction from supervisor, occasionally takes direction from colleagues, follows routine/rules.

    • Problem solving:
      identifies and solves common problems, identifies uncommon problems, accepts constructive criticism, checks work when completed, requires minimal support to handle challenges appropriately.

    • Safety:
      self-control, follow safety rules/procedures, navigate school safely (transitions, hallways, sidewalks, etc), use materials safely.

  • Tasks

    • Following a basic routine.
    • Greeting a supervisor/peer.
    • Signing in/out.
    • Locating and understanding assignment.
    • Locating materials needed for assignment.
    • Greeting customers.
    • Cleaning.
    • Pricing, stocking, operation of a cash register.
    • Food safety protocols (hygiene, gloves, expiration dates, FIFO, etc.).
    • Inventory.
    • Deliveries.
    • Hosting/table service.
    • Bussing tables.
    • Operating a cash register.