Housekeeper
About The Position
This job is more than changing beds and doing laundry; it’s about being part of a team that is proud of the high standards we set to ensure our hostel is clean and welcoming for our guests. The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness around the entire property, ensuring a comfortable and welcoming environment for guests. This role offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic and customer-focused environment, emphasizing efficiency and excellent service. Basic English is required. You’ll also be able to enjoy the fact that you’re part of a not-for-profit organization that embraces sustainable tourism and values a healthy work-life balance. There’s also room for growth and professional development. Want to learn about leadership, risk management, and service recovery? No problem, we are always keen to help people acquire valuable skills and give them the opportunity to put them in practice.
Requirements
- Prior housekeeping experience in hostels or hotels is ideal, but not a requirement.
- Ability to spend 6-7 hours on your feet every day.
- Attention to detail.
- Great energy and ability to fit into a positive, supportive workplace culture.
- Ability to balance professionalism with personality.
- Basic English is required.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining cleanliness around the entire property.
- Ensuring a comfortable and welcoming environment for guests.
- Changing beds and doing laundry.
- Upholding high standards to ensure the hostel is clean and welcoming.
Benefits
- Staff accommodation: $6.50 per day for a shared room in one of our seven on-site staff apartments.
- Constant events to join in on with other guests and staff, such as karaoke, pub crawls, BBQs, campfires, learn-to-rock-climb days, spikeball tournaments, yoga classes.
- Borrow mountain bikes, canoes, paddle boards, or camping gear.
- Chance to win a Sunshine Village ski pass for the 2026-2027 season during our summer HI-MAZING RACE.
- Fully furnished units with access to WIFI, and include all utilities/cable TV provided.
- Free stay at other HI properties (13 other hostels in the Banff/Jasper/Yoho area alone!) and 50% for your friends and family.
- 40% off any meals in our restaurant, and great deals in our bar: “The Storm Cellar”.
- Free Hosteling International Memberships.
- Meet like-minded travellers everyday and become their local guide.
- A laid-back atmosphere where the uniform’s a T-shirt and the motto is to have fun.
- Employee & Family Assistance Program.
- Opportunities for growth and professional development.
- Support for acquiring valuable skills and putting them into practice.
- Sustainable tourism practices.
- Healthy work-life balance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
