Seeking Maintenance/Management Couple for Resort in 1000 Islands - Clayton, NY

We are looking for an ambitous, personable, hands on couple to maintain and operate resort for the summer seasons.

Job positions for the summer of 2018 start March 15th and end November 15th or later.

Our Cottages and Campground, located directly on the St. Lawrence River, is dedicated to making your stay in the Thousand Islands a memory you can share with family and friends for years to come.

We are open from May 1 through October 12.We have twenty motel units and sixteen one, two, and three bedroom cottages. We also have a 60 site full hook-up campground, a boat launch and dockage. For your enjoyment there is an inground swimming pool, a playground, beach front bonfire pits, sandy beach on the premisis. We also provide a beach front picnic area with barbeque grills and a 70' riverfront deck that offers panoramic views of the St. Lawrence River.

The St. Lawrence River boasts many activities. Museums, beautiful golf courses, a go kart track, wineries, distilleries, restaraunts, pubs, basketball and tennis courts are located within a three mile radious. New to Clayton in 2006 is Clayton Island Tours , a two and a half hour two-nation narrated cruise of the islands located in and near Clayton with stop overs at Boldt Castle on Heart Island. Clayton Island Tours also offers Sunset cruises, an Island Picnic cruise, and charters. Uncle Sam Boat Line also offers a two-nation narrated tour with stop overs at Boldt Castle on Heart Island or Singer Castle on Dark Island. A visit to these famous castles featured in 2005 on the Travel Channel is a must for any visitor of the area. A trip across the Thousand Islands International Bridge ( 5 miles from us)  into Canada is sure to bring pleasure to your vacation. Leisure boats, fishing boats and wave runner rentals can be arranged in advance or you are welcome to bring your own watercraft or boat. Don't forget your water skiis! And for the diving enthusiast, some of the best fresh water scuba diving in the world exists in the St. Lawrence River.

Duties include, but are not limited to, office tasks like taking reservations, checking guests in/out, handling cash/credit card transactions, cleaning rest rooms, motel rooms, and cottages, do motel laundry, mowing, trimming, landscaping, watering flowers, trash clean up, grounds maintenance.  Must pay attention to details, multi-task, able to lift 40 to 50 lbs, have some basic knowledge of plumbing, electical, carpentry, and willing to live on site.  You can bring your own trailer and live free, or if you don't have one,  we have a small apartment open.

Thank you, John

Work Camper Couple needed for Summer Season 2018 - Hot Springs, SD

Enjoy the 2018 season in this beautiful campground nestled in the Southern Black Hills and located near many popular attractions such as the Mammoth Site, Wild Horse Sanctuary, Angostura Reservoir, Wind Cave National Park, Custer State Park, Crazy Horse, and Mount Rushmore.

We are looking for a friendly couple to work side-by-side with the owners and one other work camper couple in a relaxed and scenic environment.  Must be able to look at what needs to be done then take the initiative to take care of it.

General Duties:  short order breakfast cooking; opening or closing store; cleaning and restocking store; store sales; registrations and reservations; pool maintenance; cleaning bathrooms, cabins, laundry room and recreation room; mowing, weeding, plant care; pumping propane. 

We are seeking a couple who can cook at the breakfast cafe on two mornings per week and assist with the store and cleaning and maintenance, cover cleaning and maintenance on the third morning, and cover evening shift two days per week.

40 hrs/wk per person from May through mid-September.

Physical requirements: must be able to hear and respond over the telephone; long periods of standing, walking, bending, and possibly kneeling; some lifting up to 50 lbs. may be required.

Job qualifications: general knowledge of computer operations.  Knowledge of KOA Kampsight software a plus! Short order cook experience. Cleaning, maintenance experience.

Hourly wage paid $8/hour.  Full-hook-up RV site and all utilities provided.  Free WiFi, laundry allowance, daily breakfast, movie rentals, and coffee.  Store discount.  Uniform shirts provided.

Houseparent Couples - Oklahoma City, OK

A Christian married couple is needed to serve as houseparents at a Children's Home in Oklahoma City. These are full-time positions with training, benefits and housing.

Workamper Couple needed at Florida Resort - Welaka, FL

Welaka Lodge & Resort will need one more workamper couple beginning about April 8, 2018 and staying through November 1, 2018.  (Dates are negotiable) WE DO NOT HAVE NEED OF WINTER HELP AT THIS TIME.

The Lodge is a small, pleasant “Old Florida” resort with a pool heated during chilly weather and cooled during hot spells, a huge community spa, 8 gorgeous cottages and 19 full hookup RV sites in the rural town of Welaka. 

In exchange for working, we offer a full hookup site with paid electricity, free wi fi and ½ price at our Boathouse Bar on the river.  (Please note that we do not offer monetary compensation).

On Sunday afternoons from March through October, we have the grill open serving chicken & fish sandwiches, hamburgers, fries, brats & hot dogs. The bar is also open for beautiful sunsets on Friday & Saturday evenings when we serve light snacks such as pizza, hummus and toasted pita bread, salsa & chips or fish dip and crackers.  

Schedules are made on Friday based on the number of cottages we need to clean, so there are not set work days, but we are always off on Saturdays. Some weeks we work fewer hours & others more, but hours would average 20 hours per week per couple, so there is plenty of time for shopping, touring the area or just floating in the pool. Since we are normally finished working by 2pm, many afternoons are spent at the pool with other workampers and guests.

In most cases, the gentlemen handle outdoor light maintenance such as pool cleaning, blowing leaves off cottage porches, checking hot tubs, etc. Ladies spend most of their hours cleaning our beautiful cottages.

Full-Time Houseparents - Hershey, PA

Do you love working with children and youth to shape their lives in a positive direction? Do you enjoy working with your spouse?  Would you enjoy managing a large-scale home and creating family traditions for those in your care? Consider Flex Houseparenting.

Our Houseparents live and work in homes on campus with 8 to 12 children.  Houseparents are care-givers and role models for the students - living with them in campus homes.  Houseparents oversee the children's daily lives including the start of their day (prayer/devotions, healthy breakfast, appropriate dress & to school on-time) as well as upon their return from classes (healthy dinners, homework, chores, driving to/from extra-curricular in school vans, & to bed in a timely manner). Also responsible for administrative duties, home management, Sunday chapel attendance with students, meeting participation & training attendance. 

 Houseparents actively engage with the students as they oversee the students and the home so the children live & learn in caring well-structured homes.  Houseparents also partner with the students, teachers, health professionals, administrators, & students' parents/guardians to ensure students reach their full potential.

You will work in a “flex arrangement”, working in a variety of homes until placed in an assigned home or quad of homes. This position is a year round position. Flex Houseparents work 12 days on & 3 days off.  Private apartments for the Flex House-parents are provided, NO PETS permitted. Houseparent couples are permitted to have up to two of their own children residing with them.

Minimum starting salary per married couple is $71,238.00. Housing, utilities & meals are provided by nature of the job.  Additionally, there is an excellent benefits package.  Paid training and relocation assistance is provided. For more details about this position, view the link “careers as a houseparent” on the employment page. The hiring process takes up to 4 months. Apply now for classes slated to start in January, March or September of 2018.

Qualifications:

• To apply, married couples must complete separate on-line applications & provide different individual e-mail addresses.
• Couples should be legally married for at least 3 years.
• Both spouses must be at least age 27.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent as a minimum.
• Candidates should demonstrate a high degree of integrity, as all MHS staff are considered to be role models for MHS students.
• Demonstrated successful experience (paid or volunteer) working with children, preferably children from poverty.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with children, youth & adults.
• Organizational & budgeting skills.
• Demonstrated success independently managing dynamic environments.
• Flexibility required.
• Must be willing and able to work in student homes of either gender or various age ranges.
• Capable of handling emergency responses including medical.
• Each spouse must have a valid driver's license in good standing & willingness to learn to drive a 10-passenger van.
• No more than two dependent children in residence.
• No pets permitted
• Fluency in English required & fluency in Spanish a plus.
• Please note the selection/hiring process is extensive including on-line application & assessment, phone screens, on-campus interview, reference checks, in-depth background checks & medical clearances, which includes a 50 lbs. lift test.
• U.S. Work Authorization required.

FEATURED JOB OPENING: Farmer/Mechanic Couple or Small Family - Ten Sleep, WY

We are looking for a long term couple to help with alfalfa production on our 27,000 acre guest ranch.

Responsibilities will include all aspects of hay production on 550 irrigated acres, as well as vehicle and equipment maintenance, fence and road repair and other ranch related duties. We provide housing (2-3 Bedroom appartment), retirerment and healthcare package and recreational access to the ranch and its facilities. Ten Sleep is a beautiful small and safe community with an excellent puplic school and friendly hard working people.

I'm looking for someone with experience with alfalfa, capable of working on your own or running a crew if needed and has a mature work ethic!

Salary is DOE with regular pay increases and yearend bonus. Start date any time before March first 2018. Also this is a tobacco free ranch.