NICHOLS (WENY) - With the new expansion coming to Tioga Downs, the casino is looking to build a full house. Monday, the casino hosted a career summit for potential employees to get a first hand look at what jobs may soon be available.
As Tioga Downs Casino is preparing to get its full gaming license, a $195 million expansion is already underway. By July, they're anticipating 445 new jobs will need to be filled. "If you're looking for a fun job. People are coming here for entertainment and they are going to come here for a good time. Come on in and apply," says the Tioga Down Director of Human Resources, Karen Shelp.
Monday afternoon, the casino hosted a career summit to announce what specific jobs might be available. Everything from table game dealers, guest services, technicians, security, wait staff for the new restaurants and more. The staff at Tioga Downs said they saw people from all over New York and Pennsylvania at the career fair. "I just moved here with my wife and am looking for a job. I saw this was posted so I thought I would show up and see what careers are available. I'm more interested in security because that's my background but I'm open to anything," explained perspective employyee, Christian Larrabee. …show more content…
The casino will offer a four to six week free dealer school. Shelps says as soon as the casino gets the fuill gaming license they will be start the dealer school. "It's new to us. We need as many people as possible so why should we make you pay to fulfill a need that we have and we want to have it. We've been wanting this for a very long time so we're excited," says
As Tioga Downs Casino is preparing to get its full gaming license, a $195 million expansion is already underway. By July, they're anticipating 445 new jobs will need to be filled. "If you're looking for a fun job. People are coming here for entertainment and they are going to come here for a good time. Come on in and apply," says the Tioga Down Director of Human Resources, Karen Shelp.
Monday afternoon, the casino hosted a career summit to announce what specific jobs might be available. Everything from table game dealers, guest services, technicians, security, wait staff for the new restaurants and more. The staff at Tioga Downs said they saw people from all over New York and Pennsylvania at the career fair. "I just moved here with my wife and am looking for a job. I saw this was posted so I thought I would show up and see what careers are available. I'm more interested in security because that's my background but I'm open to anything," explained perspective employyee, Christian Larrabee. …show more content…
The casino will offer a four to six week free dealer school. Shelps says as soon as the casino gets the fuill gaming license they will be start the dealer school. "It's new to us. We need as many people as possible so why should we make you pay to fulfill a need that we have and we want to have it. We've been wanting this for a very long time so we're excited," says