Building Services Worker - Custodial (Term Position)

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity; Banff; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Professional development

Staff cafeteria and restaurant.

Onsite fitness facility

Job summary

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is seeking a Building Services Worker to perform essential custodial and care-taking duties across campus facilities. The role involves front-line cleaning, adherence to safety practices, and working on a rotating schedule.

The position is unionized (CUPE 4318), hourly, with up to 37.5 hours per week, and includes employee benefits and professional development opportunities. Term employment through April 30, 2027.

Qualifications

• General cleaning knowledge and practices.
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently.
• Requires minimal direction after initial training.
• Demonstrates sound prioritizing skills; tasks vary daily.
• Excellent interpersonal communication with clients and staff.
• High standard of work with keen attention to detail.
• Physically fit to lift up to 30 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Sweep, mop, and vacuum floors.
• Dust and sanitize counters, tables, and surfaces.
• Wash windows and window ledges.
• Clean public toilets, sinks, showers, and changing rooms.
• Empty garbage and collect recyclables.

Skills

Cleaning practices

Independent work

Prioritization

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Physical fitness

Job description

Building Services Worker - Custodial

This is a term position ending April 30, 2027. Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

Building Services Worker - Custodial

This is a term position ending April 30, 2027. Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

We recognize, 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 “Minihrpa” (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 Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and 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.

Roles And Responsibilities

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

Building Services Workers 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 $18.64 per hour, working up to 37.5 hours per week on a rotating schedule.
• Benefits of working at Banff Centre are:
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional development
• Staff cafeteria and restaurant discounts
• Onsite fitness facility at a discounted rate – first month free for new staff!

Application Process

• We are currently accepting applications for the Building Services Worker position until a suitable candidate is 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.

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.

Privacy Statement

Banff Centre is a public body pursuant to the Protection of Privacy Act (Alberta) (“POPA”) and the Access to Information Act (“ATIA”). All of your personal information collected by Banff Centre, including personal information collected through third-party contractors or platforms, in relation to the creation of your candidate profile and submission of a job application, is collected pursuant to section 4(c) of POPA for the purpose of administering your candidate profile, evaluating your eligibility for a position(s) at Banff Centre, and communicating with you about your application. Your personal information may be disclosed, as required, pursuant to ATIA or other applicable law, to satisfy reporting requirements, or for statistical, funding, planning or research purposes.

If you have any questions about the collection, use or protection of this information, please contact the Privacy Coordinator at [e-mail], 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Box 1200, Banff Alberta, T1L 1H5, 403.762.6100.