Guest Experience Representative

OMERS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Group benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

OMERS, in Scarborough Town Centre, seeks friendly, hospitality-focused Seasonal Guest Experience Representatives to greet and assist guests in a retail setting. You will deliver proactive, personalized service and promote Centre offerings while maintaining a polished environment.

The role is seasonal and fixed-term through January 2027. Ideal candidates have post-secondary education in related fields, strong communication skills, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in related field preferred (Hospitality/Marketing/Communications).
• Strong communication, multilingual capability an asset.
• Ability to engage guests confidently and build rapport.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a brand ambassador for Scarborough Town Centre, delivering hospitality-led experiences.
• Anticipate guests' needs and create memorable interactions.
• Maintain a welcoming environment and adhere to service standards.
• Assist guests with directions, information, and services within the centre.

Job description

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and passion. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.

We are a leading global real estate investor, developer and manager. We combine our capital with our capabilities to create real estate that strengthenseconomies and communities. By prioritizing people, partnerships and places, we generate meaningful returnsfor OMERS members, enhance value for our capital partners and create a brighter world for our customers.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

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We are currently looking for highly motivated Seasonal Guest Experience Representatives to join our team at Scarborough Town Centre in Scarborough.

At Oxford, we are committed to customer service excellence, delivered through a consistently elevated, hospitality-led approach to every guest interaction.

Reporting to the Guest Experience Supervisor, you will serve as a brand ambassador for Scarborough Town Centre, welcoming and assisting guests within a retail environment. Through thoughtful engagement, you will create meaningful guest interactions delivering an elevated service that is consistently proactive, personalized, and present.

Please note that this is a seasonal fixed term position until January 2027.

You Will Be Responsible For

• Serving as a brand ambassador for Scarborough Town Centre, delivering a hospitality-led experience through proactive, personalized and meaningful interactions with guests
• Anticipating guests’ needs and proactively seeking opportunities to create memorable experiences
• Ensuring the Guest Service area remains a welcoming and refined environment, including adhering to Oxford service standards (e.g. uniform and etiquette guidelines)
• Assisting customers with directions, information, and services while delivering other centre specific duties, as assigned
• Maintaining a thorough knowledge of the shopping centre’s services, amenities, facilities, stores, and promotional activities and/or events
• Actively promoting and selling Scarborough Town Centre Gift Cards through proactive engagement and assisted selling techniques
• Supporting guest concerns, ensuring proper documentation, timely follow-up and notifying relevant departments
• Assisting with in-centre promotional offers and events that enhance the overall guest experience and drive engagement

Required Skills & Experience

• Post-secondary education in a related field preferred (i.e. Hospitality/tourism, Marketing/Communications)
• A positive and friendly attitude with the ability to engage guests confidently and initiate interactions
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills; multilingual capabilities and considered an asset
• The ability to build rapport with shoppers, tenants, management, service providers, and all shopping centre personnel
• Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment, while multi-tasking and maintaining a high level of professionalism
• Computer proficiency, including working knowledge of social media, Google Sheets and Microsoft Office programs
• Availability to work range of shifts including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays

Preferred Skills & Experience

• 1-2 years of experience in retail
• Hospitality or guest services environment is an asset
• The ability to stand for extended periods throughout the shift and perform light physical tasks as required, including lifting boxes
• Strong conflict resolution and problem-solving abilities
• Effectiveorganizationalandtime-managementskills

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The expected hourly range for this position is $18.00-$19.00 per hour.

You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.

Oxford’s purpose is to strengthen economies and communities through real estate.

Our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the customers we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used to support certain stages of the OMERS recruitment process. While AI assists us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain central to our candidate experience.