Student Work Experience Program (SWEP) - Spring/Summer 2025 - Culinary

Embrace your passion for hiking, skiing, snowboarding and many other outdoor activities in Banff National Park while pursuing a fulfilling career at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Take a risk, make a change and experience a new adventure while further developing your career. To live and work in a National Park is a once in a lifetime opportunity.  Our team is a network of empowered individuals with a strong sense of themselves and the hospitality industry. Work hard, play hard and receive extraordinary benefits including subsidized onsite accommodations, which make saving money very easy to manage. Join our Fairmont family today!

Student Work Experience Opportunities (SWEP) - Spring/Summer 2025

Combine valuable work experience with an energetic, fun lifestyle! If you are talented, motivated and enrolled in a hospitality, tourism, culinary or hotel and restaurant management program, our Spring/Summer student positions are your opportunity to relate your classroom study to the day-to-day operations of Canada’s most breathtaking resorts. 

 Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is now recruiting for the following student opportunities: 

• Housekeeping Opportunities
• Stewarding/Dishwashing Opportunities
• Culinary Opportunities
• Food & Beverage Opportunities
• Guest Services Opportunities
• Front Office Opportunities

Successful applicants will be matched to available positions based on previous relevant work experience, area of studies and the hotel’s operational requirements.

What is in it for you:

• Subsidized staff accommodation provided on-site for full time status employees
• One complimentary meal per shift in our staff cafeteria (additional meals can be purchased for $5/meal)
• Employee travel program with discounts on room rates as well as on food & beverage at Fairmont & Accor properties world-wide
• Access to the Mountain Explorer Travel Program - Discounted room rates including 50% off all food & beverage at Fairmont Resorts in Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper & Whistler (subject to availability)
• Comprehensive wellness platform (GreenShield+) for employee mental health and wellbeing support
• Discounts while using our resort’s Food & Beverage Outlets and Spa 
• Automatically added to our resort’s Colleague Lifestyle Program which includes access to staff activities and events
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and over 5,000 properties with Accor

Food & Beverage Positions
•    Currently enrolled in a hospitality, tourism or hotel and restaurant management program
•    Must have ProServe certification 
•    Previous Food & Beverage experience preferred 

Room Division Positions
•    Currently enrolled in a hospitality, tourism or hotel and restaurant management program
•    Previous front office/reservations/ hospitality/housekeeping experience preferred 
•    Previous Property Manager (Opera) experience an asset

Culinary Division Positions
•    Currently enrolled in a culinary program
•    Previous experience as a cook an asset 
•    Must be able to lift, carry and pull up to 50lbs
•    Standing and walking throughout shift and exposure to kitchen equipment including large and small ovens, stoves, steam kettles, mixers, sheeter, fryers, rational ovens, steamers, tilt skillets, fridges and freezers as well as blast freezers 

Housekeeping/ Stewarding Division Positions: 
•    Currently enrolled in a hospitality, tourism or hotel and restaurant management program
•    Previous similar experience an asset
•    Must be physically fit and able to stand and walk throughout shift and lift, carry and pull up to 50+lbs.

Visa Requirements: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

APPLY TODAY: We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about living and working in Lake Louise! www.lakelouisejobs.com

Why work for Accor? We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

About Fairmont Hotels & Resorts: At Fairmont Hotels & Resort we offer our guests the finest hospitality experience in each of our destinations. And we know that, to offer our guests the best, we first need to offer our employees the best. That's why you'll find exceptional work opportunities - throughout North America and the Caribbean, Europe and Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific - as well as industry - leading training, career development, recognition and rewards. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is a celebrated collection of hotels that includes landmark locations like London's The Savoy, New York's The Plaza, and Shanghai's Fairmont Peace Hotel. Our teams are guided by values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork and Empowerment; we employ the highest ethical and quality standards, treating all colleagues with fairness and dignity. A community and environmental leader, Fairmont is also regarded for its responsible tourism practices and award - winning Green Partnership program. An exciting future awaits!

At Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, we believe that the strength of our team lies in its diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that respects the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of the individual. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are dedicated to providing equal access to opportunities. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

If you are contacted by a Recruiter, kindly inform them at any stage of the recruitment process if you will need support or accommodations.

Persons who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application or interview process may contact, in confidence: cll.careers@fairmont.com

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