Sho-Ban Casino Hotel seek new employees at job fair
Participants turn in job applications at the
Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel hiring event on Februray 1.
By ROSELYNN YAZZIE
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel (SBCH) hosted an internal hiring event on Thursday, February 1 where over 100 people attended.
This event provided job seekers the opportunity to meet one on one with supervisors, ask questions about potential jobs, and turn in applications with the option to interview the same day.
SBCH Human Resource Recruiter, Hovia Edwards, explained usually applicants have a waiting period, but events like this speed up the process.
Job seekers fill out applications and wait for interviews.
Two employment coordinators were available for assistance, including Toni Johnson (casino) and Josie Tuell (hotel).
Departments present at the fair were food & beverage, environmental services, public safety, security, casino cage department, bingo and compliance department.
Both hotel and casino positions are open, with an estimated 30 total positions in different areas. However, only casino positions are available to Shoshone-Bannock tribal members because of the gaming license requirement. Anyone else may apply for hotel positions as long as they meet the minimum requirements in the job description.
“We are a 24-hour operation. We do need a lot of help,” Edwards said. Currently they have about 500 employees within the operation.
Security Manager Frank Wadsworth greets potential hirees.
Edwards started at SBCH in October 2022 and says it’s a good place to work because everyone is like family.
“We’re really close connected. We work as a team, all of us,” she said, adding they offer wonderful health benefits, employee incentives and it’s always changing.
Security Manager, Frank Wadsworth, has been employed at the casino for over 15 years.
Wadsworth said they had about seven security officer positions and a couple dispatcher positions available. Their security department is made up of 55 employees.
Wadsworth said a good security officer is someone who can make it to work on time and is willing to work well with others. Their training program consists of verbal de-escalation and some self-defense.
He enjoys working at the casino because of the competitive pay and the benefits.
“And, you know it’s my tribe. It’s your business too, you know. We want to make sure our business succeeds and it’s good to be part of that,” he said.
Compliance Dept.'s Wendy Dixey talks about her job.
Wendy Dixey from the Compliance Department said their job is to regulate all the employees and make sure they stick to their Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and procedures. Their main focus is Title 31, which has to do with trying to stop money laundering, drug trafficking and even elderly abuse.
They’re working towards having six people on staff, They were looking to hire two compliance officers and a supervisor.
Dixey said the casino has a lot of jobs to offer and encouraged people to apply to get their foot in the door by getting their gaming license.
Sho-Ban Casino Employment Coordinator Toni Johnson.
Participants received swag bags filled with promotional items and brochures.
SBCH hosts job fairs in the spring and fall. A survey was conducted afterwards to determine ways the event can improve in the future.
