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Facility Assistant, NSDC (Part-Time)

Vancouver, BC
On-site
Posted Aug 21, 2026
1 position

$19–$23 / hour

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Employment type: Part-time
Experience level: Entry, Junior · 0+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

The Facility Assistant is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness, safety, and operational efficiency of the National Soccer Development Centre. This role involves supporting facility operations, managing inventory, and performing routine maintenance and repair tasks.

Job details

Vancouver Whitecaps FC is seeking a dynamic, proactive, and hands-on Facility Assistant to support the daily operations of our training facility, the National Soccer Development Centre (NSDC). This role plays an important part in ensuring the NSDC is clean, safe, organized, and operating efficiently for our athletes, coaches, staff, and visitors. The ideal candidate is reliable, resourceful, and comfortable taking initiative in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Key Responsibilities Support the Coordinator, Facilities with the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the NSDC. Ensure the facility, grounds, equipment, and common areas are clean, safe, organized, and well-maintained. Conduct regular inspections and identify maintenance, repair, or operational issues, escalating concerns as required. Assist with addressing recurring maintenance and repair issues and support preventative maintenance activities. Maintain accurate inventories of facility supplies, equipment, and other operational materials. Complete routine facility logs, checklists, reports, and documentation. Assist with facility setups, takedowns, deliveries, and other operational requirements as needed. Perform driving duties, including transportation of supplies and equipment, as required. Respond to changing priorities and support additional facility and operational tasks as needed. Demonstrate initiative in identifying opportunities to improve the cleanliness, organization, safety, and efficiency of the facility. Work collaboratively with internal departments, vendors, contractors, and other facility users to support a high standard of service. Qualifications & Experience Previous experience in facilities, building operations, maintenance, hospitality, recreation, sports, or a similar operational environment is an asset. Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to remain calm and effective under pressure. Highly reliable, organized, and proactive, with a strong attention to detail. Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of a team. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities. Physically capable of lifting up to 30lbs and performing hands-on, physically demanding tasks. Valid and clean BC Class 5 driver's license. Availability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and occasional holidays, as required. Why Join Us? Join Vancouver Whitecaps FC and play a hands-on role in supporting the people and environment behind one of Canada’s premier professional soccer organizations. You’ll be part of a passionate team committed to creating an exceptional experience for our athletes, staff, and community. The Club Vancouver Whitecaps FC is the longest-running professional soccer club in Canada and the United States. Since its inaugural season in 1974, the club has united generations of loyal fans in British Columbia and beyond. With academies in eight out of ten provinces, a network of partner clubs, and hundreds of camps and clinics every year, Whitecaps FC provide a foundation for Canada’s soccer future. We are also strongly committed to providing opportunities to Canadian athletes, both male and female, with the largest soccer development structure in Canada. This includes academy programs in eight of ten provinces across the country. In addition to building a winning team on and off the pitch, the Club places great importance in giving back to our community, harnessing the power of sport to create a stronger, more equitable & inclusive society through three key community goals: helping meet critical needs, using soccer to build life skills and creating soccer participation opportunities in Indigenous communities. Inclusion Statement Vancouver Whitecaps FC believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. This includes but is not limited to people of colour, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Should you require any accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our People & Culture department. "Within these walls, you are welcomed, accepted, and respected. Here, no matter who you are or where you come from, you are home. And you’re part of the team regardless of your age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, marital or family status, disability, or religious belief or non-belief. All we ask is that you be ethical and inclusive in all that you do. Be respectful of all players, fans, and staff, and remember to cheer loudest for the ones wearing the blue and white. Go ‘Caps!" We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must be able to perform physical tasks, including lifting up to 30 lbs, and possess strong problem-solving skills. A valid BC driver's license and the ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, are required.