Concessions Worker

**Department**: Food Services - Dining Services

**Position Type**:**Seasonal

**Contract Start Date**:08/20/2025

**Contract End Date**:**01/02/2026

**Hourly Rate**: $15.50

**Hours**: Varies

**What we offer**:

- Flexible work arrangements where no one day is similar
- Working in a beautiful park setting
- Free entrance to the Park, including to our many public special events
- Employee discounts on food and retail items and free parking

**Who We Are**:
Heritage Park is Canada's largest living history museum and offers visitors a chance to experience life in Western Canada from the 1860s to the early 1950s. The Park features historical buildings, costumed interpreters, working antiques, and various exhibits that provide insight into the region's past.

**Job Overview**:
Under the direction of the Dining Services supervisory team, prepares and serves food from concession outlets according to standardized procedures.

**Responsibilities**:
Concession Operation
- Opens and closes the outlets according to standard procedures
- Accurately takes and fills customer food and beverage orders to ensure guest satisfaction
- Process payments accurately and efficiently using POS systems
- Handles monetary transactions in accordance with accounting procedures as well as counts and reports daily sales
- Maintain organization, cleanliness and sanitation of the concession area, adhering to Alberta Health Services (AHS) standards to ensure a safe and hygienic environment
- Prepares food, cleans utensils and equipment, reports equipment malfunctions and follows Alberta Health Services (AHS) standards and AGLC guidelines
- Assists in managing product and supplies requisitioning to maintain optimal stock levels
- Provide an exceptional visitor experience through friendly and courteous interactions with guests, staff, and volunteers, using polite greetings, actively acknowledging guests, and handling situations positively
- Create a welcoming atmosphere for visitors with a customer-focused approach, providing courteous and friendly answers to inquiries and valuable information to enhance the overall visitor experience
- Perform other duties as required

Organizational Excellence and Wellbeing
- Contribute to inspiring and immersive experiences at the Park through your roles and responsibilities by engaging in Heritage Park initiatives that align with the overall mission and vision of the Park
- Demonstrate commitment to workplace health and safety by complying with Heritage Park's Health, Safety and Environment Management System (HSEMS), following safe work practices, reporting work-related incidents, injuries and hazards, participating in employer training, and adhering policies including the Code of Conduct and the Workplace Violence and Harassment Policy
- Actively support a positive work environment through creating an atmosphere of inclusion, engagement and fulfillment in line with Heritage Park values
- Demonstrate responsible stewardship of our people, collections and financial assets by ensuring that they are handled with integrity, sustainability, and a focus on long-term benefits for the organization and its stakeholders

**Required Qualifications**:

- Previous experience in a food services or customer-service role would be an asset
- Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Attention to detail to accurately take orders and fulfil guest requests
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a positive attitude
- Ability to work independently as well as a team
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills in a client-faced setting

**Special Clothing and Equipment**:

- Appropriate costuming and safety equipment will be provided by Heritage Park; and
- Footwear, as designated by the Heritage Park Costume Department, will be provided by the employee.

**Special Working Conditions**:

- The position will be exposed to weather extremes and will work both indoors and outdoors; and
- This position is physically demanding, and the incumbent must have the ability to lift heavy items, stand for long periods of time and walk throughout the Park for extended periods

**Hours of Work**:

- Hours vary, but schedules with up to 37 hours of work are available
- Flexibility is required to work holidays, evenings, and weekends