We will be hiring for multiple positions, with flexible start dates from June 25th. When asked please indicate your preferred start date on your application. We will also be offering roles both with and without staff accommodation. Please outline your current housing situation in Banff and confirm whether you would require staff accommodation. We will do our best to accommodate your request and can be flexible for the right candidate.

HI Banff Alpine Centre

Banff is a world-class destination, it’s on every backpacker’s bucket list, both for the unspoiled wilderness and outdoor opportunities the National Park has to offer. The town is internationally renowned for being a great place to work, live and party with young travel driven people from all over the world and there’s no better place to do this than at our hostel.

We’re a team of avid travellers who’ve chosen to work in this place, and this hostel, because we want to be immersed in a culture of other like-minded people who believe in respecting each other, learning about other people’s cultures, making meaningful connections, and getting the best out of their Canadian experience.

What's in it for you ?

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, ... or borrow one of the mountain bikes, canoes, paddle boards, or camping gear and head out with your teammates for your own adventure!
Chance to win a Sunshine Village ski pass for the 2026-2027 season during our summer HI-MAZING RACE.
Free stay at other HI properties 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.

What you will be doing as a Line Cook

Our Line Cooks work the back-of-house and the front-of-house in our fast casual restaurant. So, you’ll not only be preparing and cooking meals in a timely, standardized, and professional manner, but will also be directly serving our customers, handling payments, and sharing your knowledge of Banff to our curious guests.
If you love working in a restaurant environment and can handle high volume workloads, this could be the job for you.
There is no front-of-house payout, the tips you earn through your great customer service are the tips you get to take home. At most, you will be sharing tips with your co-worker when there is two of you on. Regardless, your Sunday-Funday fund will grow quickly!
You’ll also be able to enjoy the fact that you are part of a not-for-profit organization that embraces sustainable tourism.

What we look for

We’ll train you up to be a great line cook in time, but some previous commercial kitchen experience is desirable.
You’ll need to bring your positive energy and humour to work every day, because as well as working with teammates you’ll also be dealing with our guests directly – you're the face of the hostel!
You’ll need to be able to handle some stressful times with a smile when it’s busy and be interested in learning more. Our team learns how to be line cooks, servers, bartenders and handles large catering for a significant part of the year – and you’ll be involved in all of these if you stay with us long enough! Having some front-of-house and extensive back-of-house experience will make you a great candidate.

Join our community

If everything you read above got you excited, you'll be a great fit for our team. Whether you're on a working holiday and this will be a short stop on a longer trip, or you're looking to stay connected to the hostel lifestyle by working among travellers, HI Banff is the right place for you.

Our team is made up of people from all over the world who are bound by our shared desire to discover new places, meet new people, and keep living the traveling life. You recognize that what draws you to Banff is what draws our guests here, and you're committed to working with a team of like-minded people to create a unique experience for everyone that comes through our doors.

Wondering what working for us would look like? Check out @hibanff on Instagram for a sneak peek and visit www.hihostels.ca/workinbanff for more info.

Background Checks

As part of our standard hiring procedure, successful candidates will be subject to comprehensive background checks. These checks may include employment verification, reference checks, educational qualifications verification, and criminal record checks where applicable.

About HI

We love travelling. To us, travel isn’t just about going to places, it’s also about meeting people, discovering cultures, eating new food and most of all, learning how people do things differently than we do back home.

We believe that through hostelling, we become more conscious of the world around us; and we can even make the world a better place. Our mission is to build a community of conscious travellers who share a greater understanding of people, places and cultures through our network of hostels and people.