Guest Services Event Staff | Part-Time | South Okanagan Events Centre

Oak View Group; Penticton; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading venue management company in Canada is looking for a Guest Services Team member to enhance guest experiences at events. This part-time role involves responsibilities such as ushering, customer service, and maintaining a safe and enjoyable environment for guests. The successful candidate should have a passion for helping people, a positive attitude, and availability during evenings and weekends. The hourly rate ranges from $18.00 to $21.00 CAD.

Benefits

Pension Matching

Qualifications

• Experience in a hospitality or entertainment environment is preferred.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Available to work on weekdays and weekends, especially during evening events.

Responsibilities

• Prepare your assigned section for guests.
• Welcome fans with a great smile and helpful attitude.
• Scan event tickets to ensure proper entry.

Skills

Customer service

Positive attitude

Proactive hazard monitoring

Job description

Oak View Group

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360‑degree solution set for a collection of world‑class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centres, music festivals, performing arts centres, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Position Summary

As a member of the Guest Services Team, you will be an essential part of the Guest experience and help build memories that last a lifetime. In this role, you will wear many different hats and have the potential to work in several different areas of the arena. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to ushering, concourse customer service, and greeter. You will have the opportunity to assist our guests by offering directions and sharing information while creating a World Class experience. Your job will be to keep our guest safe and informed while still maintaining a fun and friendly atmosphere. The employee reports to the Event Coordinator and/or Supervisor, as well as the Director of Events.

This role pays an hourly rate of $18.00‑$21.00 CAD.

Benefits for Part‑Time roles

Pension Matching.

This position will remain open until September 5, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Prepare your assigned section for guests; this could include wiping down seats, looking for potential hazards, reporting any issues to a supervisor
• When gates open, welcome our fans with a great smile and helpful attitude
• Scan event tickets ensuring that the proper ticket is being used to gain entry
• Assist fans in locating their ticketed seats
• Execute stop‑in‑play during hockey games
• Being alert and proactive to potential hazards and reporting incidents when they occur
• Monitor your assigned area for issues and opportunities to make lasting memories for our fans
• Respond to all guest concerns/complaints promptly and in a professional manner
• Assist guests in ADA accessible seating sections
• Enforce all building policies and procedures to ensure a safe environment for all guests
• Manage the foot traffic flow of large crowds
• Check identification of guests to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol
• Be knowledgeable about arena emergency evacuation plan in order to safely assist guests during the unlikely event of an emergency
• Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

• Experience in a hospitality or entertainment environment is preferred
• You must love working with and helping people
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• You must be able to maintain a POSITIVE attitude while handling difficult situations
• Available to work home hockey games, both on weekdays and weekends, generally evenings and afternoons, and as needed for special events

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference
At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.