Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
 
Banff, AB
$15.25 an hour


Building Services Worker (Custodial)
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 beautiful and special territory of Treaty 7. We recognize the past, present, and future generations of Stoney Nakoda, Blackfoot, Tsuut'ina Nations, and Métis from Region 3, who help us steward this land, as well as honour and celebrate this place.

The Opportunity
Banff Centre is looking for a Building Services Worker to perform essential front line custodial services and care-taking duties, ensuring a high quality environment for all of the public and office areas inside buildings across campus.

Specific Accountabilities
Building Services Workers may be assigned care-taking or custodial service duties in classrooms, halls, lobbies, lounges, gyms, locker rooms, public washrooms, offices, kitchens and dining rooms. Examples of duties required include:

Sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming floors
Dusting and sanitizing counter tops and tables
Washing windows and window ledges
Cleaning public toilets, sinks, showers, and change-rooms
Emptying garbage and collecting recyclables
The Building Services Worker may be asked to perform occasional heavy lifting and may also be required to use various cleaning chemicals. Personal protective equipment will be provided.

Qualification and Educational Requirements
A good understanding of general cleaning practices and how to apply them
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
Requires minimal direction beyond initial training and assignment of daily responsibilities
Demonstrates sound prioritizing skills, as daily tasks will vary and fluctuate depending on the activities on campus
Possesses excellent interpersonal communication skills, as this position is in contact with clients and fellow staff members
Completes work to a high standard, with keen attention to detail
Physically fit and capable of lifting and carrying up to 30 pounds
Special Requirements
Due to the nature of the job, this position requires the candidate to be available to work a rotating schedule. Depending on business needs, days off per week may not be the same from one week to the next and may not be consecutive.
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 $15.25 per hour, working up to 37.5 hours per week. The weekly hours will vary based on the departmental workload and business needs.
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
Free or reduced admission to Banff Centre performance and events
Application Process
We are currently accepting applications for the Building Services Worker position until a suitable candidate has been found.
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 job offer can be finalized.
Visa requirements: Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada. Banff Centre is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.
All Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 . Accommodation will be made for those who are legitimately exempted from vaccination requirements. Employment candidates must demonstrate during the recruitment process that they are Fully Vaccinated in accordance with the Centre’s COVID-19 Vaccination Directive as a pre-condition of employment.

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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