What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adventure Park Facilitator position at Sandy River Outdoor Adventure?
Assist customers with harnessing, training, and climbing on the 60 obstacle tree top adventure park. Park facilitators would assist with the adventure park, our team building programs, boat rentals, and once trained run our river trips. Must be able to lift 75 lbs, love the outdoors and have a positive outgoing personality!
Responsibilities:
- Greeting guests and providing general park information and direction
- Harnessing guests as well as delivering instructional safety briefings and gear demonstrations
- Observing and assisting guests as they maneuver throughout the park and the attractions, ensuring that guests are using equipment properly and safely
- Performing rescues and providing assistance to guests on the courses, as needed
- Ensuring guests are comfortably and competently able to access age/skill appropriate courses/attractions
- Performing daily course inspections and equipment checks
- Assisting with park grounds and course maintenance, as needed.
- Checking, processing and maintaining park equipment
- Assisting in park event set up and coordination as needed
- Making sure our guests have an amazing experience!
Qualifications:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Comfortable working at heights up to 65 feet
- Have a passion for working outdoors and be able to handle all weather conditions
- Attention to detail and an extreme dedication to safety
- Possess a friendly disposition and professional demeanor at all times
- Strong communication skills and a kind, patient approach to working with people
- Comfortable with public speaking and providing regular presentations to groups of up to 30 people throughout the day
- Reliable with strong work ethic and personal integrity
- Able to quickly and competently pick up new skill sets both in training and on the job while maintaining the highest quality standards of performance
- Have regular weekend availability; ideal candidates will also have flexible weekday availability and be able to commit to the full season
- Candidates should have some work experience
- Climbing experience preferred, but not required
- Candidates with background/experience in one or more of the following areas are preferred: travel/tourism, service industry, customer service, outdoor adventure activities, education, fire/EMT/rescue, rope access construction, arboriculture, zip-line or challenge course industries, and/or general maintenance/construction
- Must be able to lift 75 pounds
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary
Pay: From $13.00 per hour
Expected hours: 8 – 16 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Outdoor Experiential Learning: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Rice, VA 23966: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $13