General Appearance Guidelines


Due to the great number of park visitors we serve daily, all of our employees are expected to be well groomed and appropriately attired. Your supervisor may inform you of additional requirements, depending on your department and employment locations.

  • All employees are required to maintain the highest standards relating to personal hy­giene including regular bathing, clean hands and fingernails. Clean uniforms and bodies are essential.
  • Hair should be neatly styled and combed. No extreme hairstyles or hair colors.
  • A clean-shaven appearance is required. In most positions, facial hair is permissible in the form of a mustache, closely groomed beard and sideburns.
  • Tasteful, conservative jewelry is permissible when it will not interfere with your safety or job performance. During work, no visible body piercing with the exceptions of ears.
  • Because of frequent contact with customers, personal items such as pins, badges, emblems or buttons may not be worn on uniforms or work attire during business hours unless they are company issued.
  • The use of colognes for both men and women, and cosmetics for women (including hair coloring, nail polish, face makeup) should be subtle and in good taste.
  • Restaurant employees whose jobs require customer contact may not have any visible tattoos. In other departments, tattoos must be discreet and non-offensive.
  • Additional guidelines may be required in foodservice positions.

UNIFORM INFORMATION

SHOP EMPLOYEES

We provide shirts (2) to be worn while on duty in our shops.  You will need to bring khaki pants or skirts to complete your uniform.  Pants and skirts should be a plain, basic, simple style with no extraneous pockets, buckles, snaps, etc. No cargo pants, please. Please bring comfortable working shoes.  Because of the nature of our shops and the nature of your work, high heels and open toed shoes are not permitted at any location. We will supply a nametag for all shop employees. If your position includes scooping ice cream, sanitation regulations require employees to wear a hat, which we will supply

KITCHEN AND MAINTENANCE / HOUSEKEEPING EMPLOYEES

We provide two work shirts for maintenance employees and two work shirts, an apron and a cap for kitchen employees. Please bring suitable work clothes. You will need decent work pants or shorts (no rips or holes) and sneakers or work shoes. No open toed shoes or sandals allowed. While on duty in the kitchen, health and/or sanitation regulations prohibit wearing fingernail polish or bracelets. Necklaces should be worn inside shirts. Additional guidelines may be necessary to comply with sanitation requirements.

OFFICE EMPLOYEES

Please bring casual blouses or shirts, skirts and/or casual slacks, and comfortable shoes. Because of the nature of your work, high heels and open toed shoes are not recommended. Jeans without holes or rips are allowed.

JORDAN POND HOUSE RESTAURANT "FRONT OF THE HOUSE" EMPLOYEES

SHIRTS

All waitstaff, dining room workers and information people will receive 2 light blue oxford shirts with the Jordan Pond logo on them. If you would like to wear a T-shirt under your uniform, it must be white and have no visible design on it.

Men must bring a conservative tie to wear at dinner. (No loud colors, cartoon characters, or whimsical designs)

SKIRTS / PANTS

Male restaurant employees will be given khaki pants to wear during all shifts. You must wear our uniform pants, other khaki pants are not acceptable.

Female restaurant employees will be given a khaki skirt to wear during all shifts. Again, you must wear our uniform skirts, others will not be accepted.

SHOES

White or off white sneakers or dark brown or black low heeled shoes may be worn in the daytime, while dark brown or black low heeled shoes must be worn for dinner. Running sneakers or cross trainers are acceptable during the daytime but they must be white. Please keep stripes to a minimum. No open toed shoes, no sandals, and no hiking boots.

SOCKS

White socks are to be worn with skirts. Men should bring dark socks to wear with pants. White socks with shorts when applicable. Socks should be plain white with no logos or stripes, and must cover your ankles. It should be obvious to guests that you are wearing socks.

BELTS

A plain brown or black belt is to be worn during all shifts.

APRONS / NAMETAGS

We will supply a nametag for all restaurant employees. Dining room workers and waitstaff will all receive black aprons.

HAIR AND JEWELRY

WOMEN

In order to comply with sanitation standards, shoulder length hair or longer must be tied back. Nails should be properly cared for with no “loud” colored nail polish. Jewelry and makeup, if worn, should be tasteful and conservative.

MEN

Again, in order to comply with sanitation standards, shoulder length hair or longer must be tied back. Nails should be properly cared for and jewelry should be tasteful and conservative. Earrings should be small and conservative. Beards will be permitted only with the approval of the dinning service manager.  If allowed, beards must be grown in and neatly trimmed.  Grown in mustaches are allowed. 

TATTOOS

Restaurant employees whose jobs require customer contact may not have any visible tattoos.


The Acadia Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and hires without regard to race, color, ancestry, sex, religion, national origin, age (except where age is a bona fide occupational qualification), physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status.
Acadia Corporation    Personnel Department     Post Office Box 24     Bar Harbor, Maine 04609