Hotel Security Guard / Floor Host

Canad Inns; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Canadvantage Rewards Program

Employee Discounts

Educational Scholarships

Employee Events

Job summary

Canad Inns is seeking a Hotel Security / Floor Host to maintain a safe, welcoming environment across the property. You will patrol guest floors, lobbies, event spaces, and entrances while providing friendly guest assistance and enforcing hotel policies.

Evening and overnight shifts are required. The role emphasizes calm communication, incident documentation, and collaboration with Front Desk and restaurant staff to protect guests and property.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and work independently.
• Comfortable patrolling large hotel areas and standing for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular patrols of the hotel, including guest-room floors, lobby, and public areas.
• Provide guest assistance and enforce hotel policies professionally.
• Respond to incidents, noise complaints, and safety concerns.
• Prepare clear incident reports and communicate with Front Desk and other departments.

Job description

The Hotel Security / Floor Host is responsible for maintaining a safe, welcoming, and orderly environment throughout the hotel. This position combines security responsibilities with hospitality and guest service. The Floor Host assists guests and hotel departments, monitors activity throughout the property, enforces hotel policies professionally, and responds to incidents or concerns as needed.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct regular patrols of the hotel, including guest-room floors, hallways, stairwells, lobby, restaurants and lounges, event spaces, entrances, waterpark areas, and exterior areas.
• Maintain a visible and professional presence throughout the property.
• Assist guests with directions, questions, room deliveries, towels, and other reasonable requests.
• Respond promptly and professionally to noise complaints, disturbances, suspicious activity, safety concerns, and policy violations.
• Enforce quiet hours, alcohol policies, age restrictions, and other hotel rules consistently.
• Check identification when required and assist restaurant or lounge staff with denying entry or service when appropriate.
• Monitor bars and public areas for outside alcohol, intoxicated individuals, disruptive conduct, and unsafe behavior.
• Use calm, respectful communication and de-escalation techniques when handling difficult or upset guests.
• Provide guests with a clear warning when policies are violated and document repeated violations.
• Contact management or law enforcement when a guest refuses to comply, presents a safety concern, or must be removed from the property.
• Security employees do not carry restraints and are not expected to use physical force.
• Communicate incidents and concerns promptly to the Front Desk, management, restaurant staff, and other affected departments.
• Complete accurate and detailed incident reports before the end of the shift.
• Assist during emergencies, evacuations, fire alarms, medical situations, and other safety-related events.
• Monitor entrances and conduct exterior or parking-lot checks when operationally necessary.
• Assist with crowd control and guest flow during football games, hockey tournaments, concerts, weddings, and other major events.
• Protect hotel property and report damage, maintenance concerns, unsecured doors, lighting problems, or other hazards.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding guests, employees, incidents, and hotel operations.
• Perform other reasonable duties assigned by management.

Typical Noise-Complaint Procedure

• Respond to the location and professionally advise the guest of the complaint and hotel quiet-hours policy.
• Provide a clear warning and request immediate cooperation.
• Return if a second complaint is received and advise the guest that further disturbance may result in removal.
• Contact management and law enforcement when removal becomes necessary.
• Document the incident and all actions taken.

Qualifications and Expectations

• Previous experience in security, hospitality, customer service, corrections, law enforcement, healthcare, restaurants, or a related field is preferred.
• Strong communication, judgment, observation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to remain calm and professional during stressful or confrontational situations.
• Dependable, punctual, and able to work independently.
• Comfortable enforcing policies fairly and consistently.
• Able to prepare clear written incident reports.
• Able to work evenings, overnight shifts, weekends, holidays, and special-event dates.
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods and regularly patrol multiple floors and areas of the property.

Typical Shifts

• Evening Shift: 2:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
• Overnight Shift: 10:00 p.m.–6:00 a.m.

The Hotel Security / Floor Host is expected to balance safety and policy enforcement with Canad Inns' commitment to providing guests with friendly, professional, and helpful service.

Our benefits to support your success:

• Employee Canadvantage Rewards Program.
• Employee Discounts, including meal, room rates, and more!
• Educational Scholarships and financial assistance.
• Employee Events including Staff BBQs, Holiday Parties, Sporting Events, Contests, Prize Draws and more!

About Canad Inns:

Canad Inns is Manitoba's premier Hospitality Service Provider, with a presence in Winnipeg, Brandon, Portage la Prairie, and Grand Forks. As a leading player in the hospitality industry, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional service and excellence to our valued guests. At Canad Inns, we operate with dedication to mutual trust and respect, honesty, openness, and the highest ethical standards across all facets of our business. We believe in fostering lasting relationships, both with our guests and within our dynamic team.
Our work culture thrives on the principles of collaboration, a positive environment where employees can achieve success. Valuing the unique talents of each team member, we encourage personal development and growth. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and believe in the strength that comes from embracing unique perspectives and experiences. Carefully selecting our team members, we invest in the growth and well-being of those who become part of our company.

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities following Canad Inns standards.

Thank you for considering a career with Canad Inns. We look forward to reviewing your application and potentially welcoming you to our team.