Directory of Semiskilled Trades

Sector : 03 - Food Services and Tourism Info

8827 Wicket Clerk

M827
Field of application Wicket clerks work at wickets located at the entrance of amusement parks, trade fairs, drive-in movie theatres, cinemas, museums, etc.
Other job titles Clerk, ticket clerk, ticket taker

832701 - Control access to the site 2

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Courtesy
  • Relevant, accurate and clear information provided
  • Concern for client satisfaction.
  • Patience
  • Courteous service
  • Friendliness
  • Appropriate attire
  • Wearing of identification badge

Tasks

  • Prepare the workstation.
  • Greet customers.
  • Check customers’ ages to see whether they are entitled to special rates, where offered
  • Give each customer a ticket, an admission bracelet, an adhesive lapel tag, a bar-code card, etc.
  • Explain to customers how to use the admission bracelet or card. Optional task or competency
  • Stamp each customer’s hand with an ink stamp so that customers can come and go as they wish. Optional task or competency
  • Ask customers to drop a section of their coupon in the designated slot, where applicable. Optional task or competency
  • Activate the turnstile giving access to the premises. Optional task or competency
  • Inform a superior in the event of problems (i.e. a user who contravenes the rules or refuses to pay the fees, etc.).

10 - Receive payment from customers 2

Performance criteria

  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Courteous service
  • Honesty
  • Accurate calculations and data entered
  • Proper use of computerized equipment

Tasks

  • Receive money and give change.
  • Use a cash register, computerized sales equipment or a point-of-sale terminal to receive payment by credit or debit card.
  • Charge amounts to customers’ accounts. Optional task or competency
  • Give receipts, sales slips, transaction records, etc.

832702 - Monitor customers at the entrance 2

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • staying within the limits of the occupation
  • Demonstration of a keen sense of observation
  • Appropriate judgment
  • Vigilance
  • Appropriate attire
  • Wearing of identification badge

Tasks

  • Greet customers.
  • Ask customers for their tickets.
  • Tear the ticket in two. Give one part to the customer and deposit the other in the designated slot.
  • Keep an eye on people who may be likely to create problems (people who look sick, drunk, etc.) and quickly inform the person in charge.
  • Keep an eye out for people who try to get in without paying.
  • Inform a superior in the event of problems.

832703 - Assist customers 2

Performance criteria

  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Courteous service
  • Attentiveness
  • Relevant, accurate and clear information provided
  • Concern for client satisfaction.
  • Appropriate attire
  • Wearing of identification badge

Tasks

  • Greet customers.
  • Inquire about the customers’ needs.
  • Provide information on rates (for adults, children, senior citizens, families, etc.), opening and closing hours, rules, special events, etc.
  • Help people to find their way around by pointing out the numbers and locations of various rooms, stands, fairground attractions, etc.
  • Offer brochures to customers.
  • Direct customers toward the person in charge for more complex questions or complaints.

714 - Take action in the event of a minor incident or problem Optional task or competency 2

Performance criteria

  • Observation of occupational health and safety rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • staying within the limits of the occupation
  • Self-control
  • Promptness

Tasks

  • Recognize that the incident or situation is problematic.
  • Notify the person in charge or call the emergency number (310-4141 or 911).
  • Reassure the person and stay with them until help arrives.
  • Help maintain order. Optional task or competency
  • Help disperse a crowd.
  • Intervene while being mindful of your own safety.
  • Write an event report.

711 - Keep the entrance booth or wicket clean and orderly 1

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Compliance with the stocking or storage plan
  • Order and cleanliness

Tasks

  • Pick up the trash.
  • Put away the forms, tickets, materials, etc.
  • Check the condition of the price signs, schedule posters, etc.
  • Dust the workstation (pay station, surveillance monitor, computer, counter, etc.).
  • Sweep the floor.
  • Wash the windows.
  • Empty the wastepaper baskets.
  • Remove the snow from the space around the entrance booth or wicket. Optional task or competency
  • Detect any problems and notify the person in charge.
Info Optional competency or task. Competencies or tasks marked with this symbol are not required in all workplaces. They could be included in a student’s training plan if the practicum setting offers the opportunity for the student to apply them.