Recreation Assistant Onsite Manager

The Recreation Department’s Assistant Onsite Manager will work closely with the Recreation Department Manager to ensure that the recreation activities and sales desk will run smoothly from guest, business and staffing levels. Specific responsibilities include ensuring that Recreation Sales Desk Staff are knowledgeable, empowered, and excited in regards to their duties, and recreation reservation procedures and processes run smoothly and efficiently. This position will allow the Assistant Onsite Manager to be exposed to and learn all aspects of the business while maintaining consistent guest contact, providing guests information and to arrange their guided recreation.

Qualifications

The ideal individual is excited to support the development of an exceptional, professionally run, inclusive and fun recreation program and embraces working in a rustic environment in a relationship-oriented business.

Ideal qualifications include:

• Education: BA/BS in Recreation Management, Natural Science or other pertinent field and/or extensive experience with program development in an outdoor or resort setting
• Minimum 2 years of management and/or leadership experience.
• Valid driver’s license required
• Able to pass mandatory initial drug test and random periodic drug tests as dictated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
• Exceptional group leadership skills
• Minimum First Aid and CPR certified
• Excellent communication skills
• Independent thinker with great initiative, but comfortable working within a defined framework
• Knowledge of Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada is ideal but not required
• Outdoor experience including extensive personal trips and general outdoor knowledge
• Knowledge of “Leave No Trace” ethics and wilderness regulations

Key personality traits:

• High integrity
• Guest service oriented and staff-focused
• Self-motivated
• Mature, personable leader with a relaxed nature
• Execution oriented; enjoys hands-on implementation
• Leading a healthy, drug-free lifestyle
• Dynamic, fun, and responsible
• Flexible

Essential Job Functions:

• Works with Recreation Manager on fulfillment of onsite department needs & goals
• Participation in departmental strategy discussions and determination of annual goals & priorities
• Recreation Sales Desk Staff relations, meetings & team development