Room Attendant

Location

Banff, AB | Canada

Job description

Housekeeping Room Attendant

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity acknowledges, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minhrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nation – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

The Opportunity

As members of a high-performing hospitality team, Room Attendants at Banff Centre help to ensure a clean, restful, and safe environment for the artists, faculty, program participants, conference attendees, and other visitors who stay in guest accommodations during their time at Banff Centre.

Specific Accountabilities

Room Attendants are responsible for the efficient and effective cleaning of all rooms located in Banff Centre's hotels as well as general public areas.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Dust furniture
• Vacuum carpeting, area rugs, draperies and upholstered furniture
• Make beds and change sheets
• Distribute clean towels and toiletries
• Clean, disinfect and polish kitchen and bathroom fixtures and appliances
• Handle and report lost and found items
• Pick up debris and empty trash containers
• Wash windows, walls and ceilings
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties

Qualification and Educational Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have 3+ months experience in housekeeping or a related field
• A high level of customer service is required
• Able to meet the physical requirements of this position
• For health and safety reasons, must be able to understand and take direction in English
• No degree, certificate or diploma required

Language of Wor k

• Must be able to understand and take direction in English

Special Requirements

• Due to the nature of the job, this position requires the candidate to be available to work a flexible, irregular schedule and weekends.
• Physical stamina and the ability to move up to 50 lbs and to stand, kneel, stretch, and bend on a repeating basis is required.

Employment Terms & Benefits

• In accordance with CUPE 4318, this is a unionized, hourly support staff position, subject to a 500 hour probationary period.
• This position pays $18.18 per hour working up to 40 hours per week on a rotating schedule. The weekly hours will vary based on departmental workload.
• Benefits of working at Banff Centre are:
  • Staff housing options (based on availability)
  • Professional development
  • Staff cafeteria and restaurant discounts
  • Onsite fitness facility at a discounted rate + first month free for new staff!

Application Process

• We are accepting applications for the Room Attendant positions until Monday, February 26, 2024 at 11:59:00 pm MST.
• Candidates offered a position with Banff Centre, in this capacity, will be required to obtain a criminal record check verifying a clear record before a final job offer can be finalized.

Commitment to Diversity

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is committed to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive campus for students, faculty, staff and visitors. Guided by our values, Banff Centre is rooted in Alberta with provincial, national and global impact. Our strength arises from inclusion; the diversity of people, ideas, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds in our work and team. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression to apply.

FOIP Statement

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Salary

$18.18 per hour