Job Opportunities

The Shaw Festival is committed to ensuring a professional work environment where all employees are treated equally with respect to all conditions of employment.

 

Executive Director

The Shaw Festival is seeking to hire an executive director. Please click here for details.

Auditions

The Shaw Festival is now casting the role of Jack in A Man and Some Women, please click here for details.

Cook

Full-time (35+ hours) seasonal position (mid-February to October)
The Shaw’s onsite dining facility provides food service for staff and the public. The cook’s responsibilities include food preparation, cooking, reordering and supervising evening staff. The successful candidates will be enrolled in, or have graduated from, a Culinary Program or have applicable previous kitchen experience. Skills required include cooking, butchery, basic baking skills, ability to read and interpret a recipe and maintaining inventory levels. All food is prepared and baked or cooked in-house to a high standard for the menu that changes daily.

Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work independently and as a member of a team are essential. All members of our kitchen team assist in all areas and appreciate the respectful and creative environment, learning opportunities, the modern, open kitchen, the unusually good hours for a culinary facility and complimentary tickets to Shaw performances.

Please submit resume and cover letter prior to February 8, 2012.

Please address or email to:
Director Human Resources
Shaw Festival
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
L0S 1J0
dlg@shawfest.com

Housekeeper

SEASONAL POSITION, March – October 2012
Reporting to the Head of Housekeeping, the incumbent will be responsible for a variety of light cleaning at our festival theatres. As the position includes operating various cleaning equipment ( i.e. vacuum cleaner and other manual and power cleaning equipment), experience is an asset, but willing to train. The ideal candidate must have good written and oral communication skills, as well as the ability to work as part of the team in our busy housekeeping department. (30 hour work week, 4 am – 10:30 am) Must be able to work weekend shifts as required.

Please submit your cover letter and resume prior to 5pm February 8, 2012.

Please address or email to:
Director Human Resources
Shaw Festival
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
L0S 1J0
dlg@shawfest.com