Activities and Events Attendant

Blue Water Hospitality; Town of Grand Island (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company is seeking energetic and enthusiastic team members for recreational activities at their RV Resort. Responsibilities include organizing games, ensuring guest safety, and maintaining activity areas. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a passion for creating engaging experiences for guests.

Qualifications

• Must be enthusiastic, upbeat, and energetic.
• Must work well under pressure and in high-stress situations.
• First Aid or CPR certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Organize and lead recreational activities for guests.
• Follow safety rules and ensure guest safety during activities.
• Maintain cleanliness and order of activity areas.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication

Creativity

Education

High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

Job description

Blue Water is privately held and family-owned by father and son Jack and Todd Burbage.

Founded in 2002, Blue Water invests, develops, and manages RV resorts, campgrounds, hotels, and attractions. Blue Water's integrated approach to marketing, revenue management, and operations has quickly established itself as a hospitality industry leader. With dozens of resort-area properties in East Coast states from Maine to Florida and new additions out west in Texas, Montana, and Oregon, the Blue Water family is committed to creating elite assets, delivering exceptional guest experiences, and enhancing the communities we serve.

INTRODUCTION TO ROLE (MAY-OCTOBER)

Recreative and event team members coordinate and provide activities for RV Resort guests by Company policies and safety regulations.

Who We Are Looking For

Must be enthusiastic, upbeat, and energetic

• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work a diverse schedule, including weekends, holidays, and evening hours.
• Must work well under pressure and in high-stress situations
• Must be able to stay focused on a task for extended periods; be alert
• Excellent communication skills
  
  

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Organize, lead, and promote interest in recreational activities such as arts, crafts, sports, games, camping, and hobbies.
• Be creative and suggest new ideas and games for wacky water and other fun activities.
• Ascertain and interpret group interests, evaluate equipment and facilities, and adapt activities to meet participant needs.
• Greet new arrivals to activities, introduce them to other participants, explaining facility rules, and encourage participation.
• Follow the daily procedure for opening and closing the activities center, including the pool area, locking the right doors, and cleaning up.
• Set up activities before the activity starts time. Clean up activities immediately upon conclusion. Maintain crafts and games neat and in working order; keep activities area orderly and clean.
• Keep inventory of guest participation, equipment, and guest interactions daily. Responsible for sign-out procedures of games and equipment. Keep stock, submit order requests, and inform the manager when supplies are low.
• Conduct and actively participate in water games (in the pool), such as water volleyball and other pool activities.
• Responsible for enforcing safety rules and procedures with guests. Ensure guests' safety during activities.
• Follow proper cash handling procedures, including collecting monies, room/site charging, logging the money into the computer program, obtaining and distributing a receipt with the guest's signature, writing information on the daily room charge ledger, and handing the log to the Front Desk and dropping cash at the close of shift. Performs other duties as assigned
• Reliable attendance is required!
  
  

WHAT YOU BRING

• High School Diploma or pursuit of a high school diploma, GED Equivalent
• Must be able to swim independently
• First Aid or CPR certifications are preferred
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to:

• Stand; use hands and fingers, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The team member frequently is required to walk, occasionally hike, or engage in other outdoor activities with guests.
• The associate will also be involved in some pool activities, where he or she would need to know how to swim and balance themselves in the pool.
• The associate will regularly lift boxes of supplies weighing up to 50 pounds between locations and occasionally lift/move up or over 100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, and the ability to adjust and focus.
  
  

The hospitality environment is fast-paced, and at times you may be required to cover or assist with tasks/job functions outside of the job you were hired for. We require each of our team members to have an All-Hands-On-Deck mindset. This means you may be tasked with other functions and are expected to complete those tasks with the same level of enthusiasm and dedication as expected with your normal job duties.

Blue Water is raising the standard of excellence and innovation in real estate development and hospitality with every entity brought on board.

Blue Water Development Corporation is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and is committed to making employment decisions based on merit. We are committed to complying with all Federal, State, and local laws providing for equal employment opportunities and all laws related to terms and conditions of employment.