Cafe Assistant

Role Responsibilities

We are looking for front-line Café Assistants for the 2024 – 2025 winter ski season to work in the café located in the onsite Day Lodge at the Hidden Valley Ski Hill.

Reporting to the Cafe Supervisor, Cafe Assistants work as part of a team to provide ski hill guests with a positive, effective and efficient interaction and experience.

Cafe Assistant duties include, but are not limited to:
•    Preparation, sale, and serving of food and alcohol while adhering to approved Food Safe practices
•    Taking cash/credit card payments; using the POS system
•    Sanitizing kitchen and lounge areas, as well as utensils and equipment 
•    Ensuring excellent customer service and positive guest experiences
•    May be required to assist in other departments as needed
 
Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Competencies relevant to Maintenance Worker positions include:

Agility – Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.

Build Collaborative Environments – Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.

Systems Thinking – Understands how the work done is part of a larger integrated environment. Looks beyond own area and considers how own work impacts the work and success of others.

Creative Problem Solving – Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Develop Self and Others – A commitment to learning and the desire to invest in the development of the capability of yourself and others.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:
•    High School Diploma
•    Equivalencies will be considered based on one year of experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Additional Assets to be successful in the role:  
•    Ability to stand for long periods of time; ability to lift 25 kg
•    Excellent customer service, interpersonal and team work skills
•    Ability to problem-solve in a fast paced environment 
•    Customer service and point-of-sales experience strongly preferred
•    Previous experience in the food service industry 
•    Food Safety and ProServe certification
•    Knowledge of Hidden Valley Ski Resort facilities and surrounding areas

Notes

Terms of Employment:
•    Shifts are 8 hours a day, up to 40 hours a week.
•    Candidates must be willing to work weekends and holidays, varying start dates from December 1, 2024, until March 31, 2025, pending end of ski season and operational needs. 
•    Multiple positions are available.
•    Various low-cost accommodations are available for rent in Elkwater.
•    There is no public transportation to the Ski Resort. You must have reliable transportation to and from work. The Ski Resort is located about 10 min from Elkwater and about 40 min from Medicine Hat.

In your resume:
•    Include date ranges (month and year) associated with all education and work experience
•    Indicate whether your work experience was casual, part-time (PT) or full-time (FT) 
•    Example:  Legal Assistant: Jan 2016 – June 2019 (PT 3 eight hour  shifts per week)