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June 29, 2016Rivers Casino & Resort Announces Hiring for New Management, Specialist and Director Level Positions
Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady announced today the next step in its hiring process, and another milestone in bringing hundreds of jobs to the Capital Region. Interested candidates can now apply for a number of Management, Specialist and Director Level positions.
These positions include:
- Slot Technical Shift Manager
- Slot Operations Shift Manager
- Slot Administrator
- Slot Technician
- Table Games Shift Manager
- Poker Shift Manager
- Poker Manager
- Director of IT
- Executive Host (Experienced)
- Digital and Social Media Specialist
- Payroll Manager
- Director of Facilities
Descriptions for these positions are now posted at www.riverscasinoandresort.com/employment, and resumes are now being accepted.
“These are critical technical and managerial roles at Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady,” said Mary Cheeks, General Manager of Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady. “This represents the next step in bringing on the approximately 1,200 team members who will staff this entertainment destination. I look forward to announcing more opportunities in the coming months, and encourage job seekers to check our website to find descriptions of the various positions that will become available so as to best prepare themselves.”
Hiring for positions at Rivers Casino & Resort will occur in stages. More job opportunities will open later in 2016 and in early 2017. The casino is still in the early stages of the hiring process, and is making plans for upcoming informational hiring events that will outline more about what the process will look like, and highlight necessary skills and training. Rivers Casino & Resort is partnering with several regional workforce development partners on training programs for certain positions, including Schenectady County Community College, the SEAT Center, the Trinity Alliance and Northeast Career Planning.
The operator of Rivers Casino & Resort, Rush Street Gaming, operates three other casinos, all of which have been named a 2015 “Best Place to Work” or “Top Workplace” by their team members.
Rivers Casino & Resort is a $330 million project that will have a 50,000-square-foot gaming floor with 1,150 slot machines, 63 gaming tables and 16 poker tables attached to a 163-room hotel and a 10,000-square-foot banquet facility capable of hosting up to 600 people for conventions and special events, one of the largest spaces in the region. Additionally, the property will have a steakhouse, a marketplace with light fare eateries, entertainment lounge and day spa. The casino will take full advantage of its riverfront position with outdoor patios and pre-function spaces. It is expected to open in the first quarter of 2017.
Rivers Casino & Resort will be located adjacent to a new mixed-use Mohawk Harbor development currently under construction by the Galesi Group, which constitutes an additional $150 million investment in the 60-acre riverfront property. The mix of residential, retail and commercial space will include a 124-room Courtyard by Marriott and a 50-slip harbor on the Mohawk River and Erie Canal.
For more information on Rivers Casino & Resort, visit www.riverscasinoandresort.com.
