Responsibilities
- Maintain a safe environment at the Boat Dock and Lake for all guests.
- Rent boats and fishing equipment to guests.
- Answer guest questions.
- Operate cash register and handle vouchers.
- Process payments and implement data into a software program using a PC.
- Maintain a clean Boat Dock and ensure boats are in working order.
- Complete and record daily sanitation protocols.
- Maintain fishing equipment, including making basic repairs.
- Handle, package, and sell bait.
- Assist guests with baiting fishing hooks and handling fish.
- Fill out Boat Dock Allocation Chart and process room charges.
- Empty trash and maintain a neat work environment.
- Fill out cash summary accurately at the end of the shift and turn in money and vouchers.
- Assist guests in and out of boats.
- Explain boat rental rules and regulations clearly to guests.
- Rescue victims of overturned boats in a timely manner.
- Remain calm and collected in emergency situations.
- Demonstrate a friendly, outgoing personality and be available to guests.
- Row a boat quickly.
- Manipulate personal floatation devices (PFDs) and Shepard’s crook.
- Identify safety hazards and inspect the work of others, ensuring hazards are corrected.
- Analyze problems and develop and implement action plans.
- Demonstrate patience with children and adults.
- Learn and maintain familiarity with various watercraft.
- Work in a manner that will not endanger self or others.
- Work in other areas of Activities, such as Bike Shop, Kids’ Club, Information, Tennis, Campfires, and special events.
- Present a neat, clean, and well-groomed appearance.
- Work flexible or changing days and hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, and occasionally up to 14 hours per shift.
Requirements
- Experience or potential in a people-oriented job preferred.
- Valid Driver’s License.
- At least 21 years of age, or 20 years of age with at least two years of licensed driving experience.
- CPR/First Aid certification strongly preferred.
- Ability to see close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjust focus.
- Ability to speak clearly to groups of 1-30 people.
- Ability to speak, read, and write the English language and communicate clearly and congenially.
- Ability to hear verbal instructions and give warnings.
- Ability to reach with hands and arms, bend, kneel, stoop, twist and flex arms, walk up and down stairs/inclines, sit, climb up/down ladders or stand for up to 5 hours at a time.
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds from ground level to waist level and carry a distance of up to 75 feet with or without assistance.
- Ability to walk up to 10 miles per day.
- Ability to handle adversity, change or emergency situations calmly.
- Comfortableness with lake ecology, including snakes, frogs, turtles, and fish.
- Knowledge and appreciation of nature and the outdoors.
Skills
- Customer service
- Cash handling
- Data entry
- Basic equipment repair
- Bait handling
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Patience
- Boating
- Kayaking
- Canoeing
- Stand up paddleboarding (SUP)
- Paddle boating
- First aid
- CPR
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-time
