He was the mayor of Heiderscheid from 1994 to 2009, and has been the mayor of Esch-sur-Sûre, into which Heiderscheid was merged in 2011, since 2017. Prior to that, he was a councillor in Heinerscheid (1982–1993).[1]
Schank is the President of the Upper Sûre Natural Park, and was President of the National Tourism Office from 2000 to 2009. He was the Secretary-General of the CSV from 2006 to 2009, having first joined the party in 1994.[1]