FEATURED JOB OPENING: Working couple to share all duties associated with the day-to-day operations and management of idyllic 3,000-acre Ranch Resort in Central Idaho - Kamiah, ID

Seeking working couple to share all duties associated with the day-to-day operations and management of idyllic 3,000-acre Ranch Resort in Central Idaho. This opportunity is full-time and paid.

This is an opportunity for a couple to share all the responsibilities associated with running the resort. Responsibilities include hands-on daily operations of the main lodge, guest cottages, barns, commercial kitchen, restaurant, bar, dining room and banquet planning, preparation and service, insuring guests’ expectations are consistently exceeded.  You will also share responsibility of the management and delivery of all on-site activities. Specific duties include, yet are not limited to, maintaining and operating all roads, trails, utility infrastructure, harvesting of game animals, shooting ranges and skeet, gardening, landscaping, irrigation systems, main lodge, guest cottages, housekeeping, barns, livestock, vehicles and equipment, and purchasing & inventory of equipment/supplies. We expect that from time to time you will also contract, manage and direct local employees when additional staff is needed to successfully execute for large parties and high occupancy. We expect that meal/menu planning and all purchasing, cooking, cleaning and service to be the sole responsibility of the couple selected for this unique opportunity, except for those times when you will be asked to contract local staff, when needed for larger partiers/higher occupancy.

Are you interested in the hands-on management of a private luxury lodge/ranch resort that can only be described as a private National Park? Do you love the serenity of the great outdoors? Our property consists of two canyons, 6.5 miles of pristine creeks and streams, 25 miles of adventure trails and well over 20 all-inclusive activities including horseback riding, white water rafting, fishing, jet boat trips, canyon and ranch tours on our fleet of All Terrain Vehicles and Utility Terrain Vehicles, shooting ranges, hunting, archery, wildlife tours and most importantly a respite from the hustle and bustle of urban living. The Scotlyn Ranch Resort has been selected for corporate retreats, weddings, anniversaries, private family getaways, hunting and fishing, and for those that love the great outdoors.

We pride ourselves in being stewards of the environment, we focus on sustainability and employ practices that reduce our carbon footprint. We use solar power, have our own well and water filtration plant, an organic greenhouse and utilize state-of the-art sustainable organic animal care and gardening.

We are looking for a couple that collectively have the following skills:

• Administration and management; knowledge of business and management principles involved in planning, resource allocation, and coordination of people and resources.
• Fiscally responsible, spends resources frugally.
• English language & communication; effective written, oral and electronic communications. Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Excellent Guest Services Skills. This includes customer needs assessment before, during and after visits, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Oversees the operations of the kitchen and front-of-house (dining room and bar), ensuring that food and beverages are prepared safely, efficiently, and according to specifications, standardized recipes or guest request.
• Creates and maintains standardized recipes for all food and beverage offerings.
• Sources and establishes positive relationships with local farmers and ranchers in order to offer as much sustainably locally grown and raised products to promote Farm-to-Table menu and beverage offerings.
• Hires (through approved vendors) and manages contract/temporary housekeeping and front and back of house staffing as needed.
• Ensures kitchen, lodge and cottages run in accordance with all applicable health, safety, and hygiene codes and standards.
• Creates and modifies the Lodge’s menu based on food trends, food costs, guest requests, and seasonal availability. Pursues Farm-to-Table offerings.
• Oversees stocking, ordering, inventorying, and purchasing of ingredients, ensuring that necessary ingredients are available and as fresh as possible while also minimizing spoilage and waste.
• Oversees all dishes and utensils inventory and stocking.
• Maintains and inspects kitchen equipment and utensils, recommending repairs or replacements as needed. Manages Preventative Maintenance (PM) for all kitchen and dining room equipment (ice machines, hood, fire suppression system, ovens, dish machine, fryers, all refrigeration/freezers, ice machines, HVAC, tables, chairs, lighting, etc.
• Maintains and achieves all budgets.
• Designs, develops and creates all food and beverage menus.
• Sets prices for all food & beverage items on the menu.
• Operating and maintaining a large ranch (>1,000-acres) or resort is a definite plus.

Past Experience:

We are searching for a couple where at least one has 5+ years of hands-on hospitality/resort management experience and the other at least 5+ years of successfully planning, organizing, cooking and serving groups up to 25 guests. Collectively the couple must have a love for the environment and sustainability. Must possess an entrepreneurial spirit and a “make it happen” aptitude. Must have a passion for hospitality, entertaining and being guest centric.  Mechanically inclined, enjoying figuring out how things work and the challenge of keeping them running smoothly. Must thoroughly enjoy working outdoors and hands-on work.

This is a full-time opportunity and compensation includes housing and board on-site in a furnished one-bedroom home.

Scotlyn Ranch is a beautiful place to play, stay, recreate, live and work. If this is an opportunity that sounds like something you have always dreamed of, we want to hear from you!

Work Camper, Seasonal - 2nd Shift - Hershey, PA

Job Description:

This position is responsible for cleaning, grounds keeping, and providing maintenance to all areas of the Camping Resort.

This is a seasonal position which can start as soon as mid-March 2020 (and as late as May 2020) and last thru mid-December 2020 (or as early as September 2020). Applicants can expect to work limited hours mid-March 2020 thru early May 2020, and full hours (40 per week) May 2020 thru mid-September 2020. Limited working hours are then available again from mid-September 2020 thru December 2020. Working hours are 3:30 pm to midnight, and will include weekends and holidays. Schedule is based off business demand and will vary week to week.

Work campers receive an hourly wage plus a Full Hook Up Site w/ 50 AMP electrical service, water, sewer, cable & WiFi

Job Functions:

• Detailed cleaning of cabins, bath houses and public spaces
• Picking up trash
• Cleaning fire pits
• Operating lawn equipment to include lawn mowers, string trimmers, chain saws, and hedge saws
• General Maintenance
• Washing dishes and doing laundry
• Other duties as assigned by manager/supervisor
• Provide guest site escort as needed by front desk team 

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age or older
• Must have a valid driver’s license

 
Additional Qualifications:

• Organizational skills
• Positive, professional employee and guest relations skills
• Capable of working alone and as a team.  Must be a self starter
• Ability to handle multiple priorities at once
• Ability to understand instructions, both written and verbal
• Must be able to clean 6 to 8 cabins within a specified time period

 
Working Conditions:

• Physical requirements include complete mobility and good physical conditioning, good hearing and vision, and ability to tolerate heat
• Proper footwear must be provided by employee
• Must be able to push/pull/lift a maximum of 50 lbs
• Exposure to machinery and lawn equipment
• Ability to safely use chemicals in and around the work place meeting OSHA standards
• This is a seasonal position which can start as soon as mid-March 2020 (and as late as May 2020) and last thru mid-December 2020 (or as early as September 2020). Applicants can expect to work limited hours mid-March 2020 thru early May 2020, and full hours (40 per week) May 2020 thru mid-September 2020.  Limited working hours are then available again from mid-September 2020 thru December 2020.  Working hours are 3:30 pm to midnight, and will include weekends and holidays.  Schedule is based off business demand and will vary week to week.

 Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time
 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Work Camper, Seasonal - 1st Shift - Hershey, PA

Job Description:

This position is responsible for cleaning, grounds keeping, and providing maintenance to all areas of the our Camping Resort.

This is a seasonal position which can start as soon as mid-March 2020 (and as late as May 2020) and last thru mid-December 2020 (or as early as September 2020). Applicants can expect to work limited hours mid-March thru early May, and full hours (40 per week) May thru mid-September.  Limited working hours are then available again from mid-September thru December.  Working hours are 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, and will include weekends and holidays.  Schedule is based off business demand and will vary week to week.

Work campers receive an hourly wage plus a Full Hook Up Site w/ 50 AMP electrical service, water, sewer, cable & WiFi.
 

Job Functions:

• Detailed cleaning of cabins, bath houses and public spaces
• Picking up trash
• Cleaning fire pits
• Operating lawn equipment to include lawn mowers, string trimmers, chain saws, and hedge saws
• General Maintenance
• Washing dishes and doing laundry
• Other duties as assigned by manager/supervisor
• Provide guest site escort as needed by front desk team 

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age or older
• Must have a valid driver’s license

 
Additional Qualifications:

• Organizational skills
• Positive, professional employee and guest relations skills
• Capable of working alone and as a team.  Must be a self starter
• Ability to handle multiple priorities at once
• Ability to understand instructions, both written and verbal
• Must be able to clean 6 to 8 cabins within a specified time period

 
Working Conditions:

• Physical requirements include complete mobility and good physical conditioning, good hearing and vision, and ability to tolerate heat
• Proper footwear must be provided by employee
• Must be able to push/pull/lift a maximum of 50 lbs
• Exposure to machinery and lawn equipment
• Ability to safely use chemicals in and around the work place meeting OSHA standards
• This is a seasonal position which can start as soon as mid-March 2020 (and as late as May 2020) and last thru mid-December 2020 (or as early as September 2020). Applicants can expect to work limited hours mid-March 2020 thru early May 2020, and full hours (40 per week) May 2020 thru mid-September 2020.  Limited working hours are then available again from mid-September 2020 thru December 2020.  Working hours are 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, and will include weekends and holidays.  Schedule is based off business demand and will vary week to week.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time
 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Guest Relations - Assistant to the Manager - Templeton, CA

Work Kampers 2020 - Checotah, OK

FEATURED JOB OPENING: FT/PT Staff & Apprentice Positions on Small Diversified Fruit & Vegetable Farm - Cochranville, PA

One or two couples wanted to help in various farm tasks, from production to direct marketing. Housing is available if needed/desired. Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Positions Available at North Star Orchard in 2020 and beyond: 

FT Orchard Apprentice

FT Vegetable Apprentice

PT/FT Retail Marketing Assistant

PT/FT Well-Rounded Farm Helper

Previous farming or marketing experience is not necessary, but demonstrating experience, strong interest, or education along those lines is preferred.

Positions start in spring and continue until Thanksgiving, with opportunity for continuing long term employment for the right person/people (although winter work may be very limited or nonexistent)

About us: North Star Orchard is a 20-acre farm where our focus is on unique and heritage varieties of fruit (over 300 varieties of apples alone!) and a wide selection of vegetables. We operate a large fruit CSA, sell at area farmers’ markets, and have an on-site farm store, so there is a lot going on for you to enjoy being involved in. We grow non-certified organically-grown vegetables on 5 acres and IPM tree fruit on about 12 acres. We also have an extensive, multi-year apple breeding program and have been developing new varieties of certain vegetables as well.

We have a great team of folks who are passionate about farming and sustainability issues. If you’re someone like that, we’d like to learn more about you.

MORE INFO

Positions at North Star are not internships, but employment for a reasonable wage. There are certainly opportunities to learn while working, especially for motivated individuals who are willing to read industry-specific material, ask questions of the farm owners, and attend area grower-specific meetings. Many of our staff have gone on to further education in sustainable topics/agriculture or to their own farming projects. All positions start in spring and continue until sometime in November, and may have the potential for long-term and year-'round employment for the right people.

Regular on-farm work hours for FT staff are M-F from 7AM to 3:30PM. Work schedules will vary somewhat depending on position and whether a staff member is working in marketing activities. Most staff may be required to work from time to time on any project on the farm, be it gardening, orcharding, grounds maintenance, fruit thinning, fruit/vegetable breeding projects, CSA & market prep, or helping with special building projects. All full-time staff must be willing and able to help with direct marketing activities in summer and fall (farmers’ market, CSA, farm store)

Applicant Requirements:

1. Be highly motivated, efficient, and detail-oriented with strong work ethics and the ability to work well with both staff and customers.

2. Be physically fit: able to repeatedly lift 40-50 pounds, climb a short ladder on a frequent basis on orchard work days, squat and bend repeatedly on garden work days, and work in all weather conditions. (All employees, regardless of specific role, may have to help in various tasks all around the farm, depending on need)

3. Have a license with a good driving record.

4. Supply own work boots, clothing, gloves, and sunscreen.

5. Not smoke or chew tobacco on the farm premises.

Pay and Benefits:

1. See pay scale for various positions in description on website. Pay raises are based on performance, taking on more responsibility, and longevity.

2. All staff working more than 20 hours a week receive a 50% price discount on first-quality produce and free second-quality produce. Staff working under 20 hours a week receive a 20% discount on first-quality produce.

3. On-farm shared housing in a large house at reasonable rent is a possibility if there is space available. Rent includes heat, A/C, trash, water, and wifi.

4. Enjoy free classes from those offered to the public on the farm during the growing season (kitchen arts, creative arts, etc.)

5. 401(k) plan with matching employer contributions is available for staff who work a minimum of 1000 hours and are employed for at least a year.