Boat Attendant

We have concluded hiring for this position for the 2024 season. However, our needs often change in our volatile, high alpine location. Applications received from qualified candidates will be kept on file for such an occasion.
 

Boat Attendants spend most of their days on the beach of Lake Alpine assisting with kayaks, rowboats, outboard motorboats, paddleboards, and pedal boats. Boat employees are active, energetic individuals who enjoy busy days talking with many people, often in the water. 

Boat employees work in teams of 2-3, and are comfortable engaging with many customers simultaneously. For example, a group of three and a group of four return on kayaks, a group of two is departing on paddleboards, a family of five needs help with life jackets, a man is asking about boat prices and rental process, and the store is radioing down to double-check inventory. It is, of course, impossible to help all these people at once, but it is a simple process for the right candidate to quickly engage with each of these customers individually, assuring them they aren’t ignored or forgotten. 

Boat Attendants help customers in and out of watercraft, assuring they understand and obey safety regulations. Boats staff does minimal paperwork and maintains continuous radio contact with the store, which processes all transactions.

Boat employees work unsupervised and need to keep themselves busy by maintaining an impeccably clean area, inspecting and cleaning watercraft, making small repairs on watercraft (patching small holes, tying straps, etc.).

The Marina is located within a large Day Use Area that Boats employees are in charge of. Boats employees clean this entire area multiple times throughout the day: picking up trash, cleaning/restocking the restrooms, and assisting guests throughout the area.

Boat employees will also learn the basics of operating the store, which is the primary department they assist when boats are not busy.

Boat Attendants Basic Duties include:

• Is able to perform physically demanding tasks such as lifting, dragging, pulling, squatting, high stepping, and balancing on unstable surfaces
  • All completed outside, at 7200 ft elevation, continuously throughout a shift
• Greets all incoming and outgoing guests and assists with watercraft
• Makes sure all guests understand safety regulations (eg wear life jackets)
• Reports to and takes direction from store staff by radio
• Continuously inspect all watercraft
• Basic repairs on watercraft (eg identify and plug leaks)
• Keep a clean and presentable area
• Performs cleaning duties for the entire area, including cleaning bathrooms and trash pickup
• Spends downtime working in store

Requirements for all positions:

• Takes direction, works well as part of a team
• Able to work unsupervised
• Frequently takes on duties that are “outside” of official position
• Punctuality, consistency, positive attitude, a desire to learn and improve 
• Comfortable at high volume business levels
• Well groomed, professional appearance and demeanor
• Able to work all weekends during season (June 15th-Labor Day, exceptions made when school starts, but must be available for Labor Day weekend)