Game Attendant
This position is not for the faint hearted, an extrovert personality with a keen sense of confidant is required. Microphones are utilized to attract the attention of the general public in order to persuade them to play your game. While playing you are responsible for encouraging the patron to win his prize. For this reason you will need to speak fluent English, multi task orientated and focus on customer satisfaction. You get water games, ball games, gun games – all in all – FUN GAMES, which you will assemble, and disassemble at the end of the "spot" ( the town or city the fair is playing in), and operate while everything is running. You will be the one responsible for handing out the prizes to the winner, and when everything closed down for the night, you will have to re-stock the game so it's ready for tomorrow. As with any job, you will sometimes have to attend meetings, so everybody is on par with the day's schedule, including break times and periodic re-stocking of the game during operating hours, which will sometimes have to be done in YOUR break time.
Please ensure that you meet the following requirements; you must be drug and alcohol free. You must be clean and well groomed. Since you are going to the United States of America, you must have a firm understanding of the English language, which includes speaking and writing. Being fit will count as a plus, as you will sometimes work in severe weather conditions, lift heavy objects, and stand on your feet for hours at a time. Being an extrovert, reliable and dependable will count in your favour. Oh, and you can count money.... can't you?
The duties of a Game Attendant include, but are not limited to:
- Assembly of the game, together with your team, as well as laying the electrical cables (lead lines) from the generator or power box.
- Maintenance of your game, including greasing, washing and sometimes polishing or waxing, and changing light bulbs.
- Stocking of your game and sometimes co-worker's games should they be too busy.
- Packing of stock trucks when new stock arrives from the suppliers, sometimes in bad weather and in your break time.
- Operating the game honestly and ethically.
- Be a sales consultant for the game, which means talking to people over a microphone, calling them in to play the game, and then awarding a prize to the winner.
- You will be responsible for cleaning up around your assigned game during and after the show. Remember cleanliness is next to godliness!
- Disassembly of the game to ensure that it is ready to move to the next location.
