Interim Multi-Property People & Culture Lead

Amara Cay Resort; Islamorada (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental/Vision

Teledoc

Pet insurance

Hotel discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

401K match

Job summary

Amara Cay Resort in Islamorada, Florida is seeking an Interim People & Culture Manager to cover a one-year leave. The role oversees HR operations for Amara Cay, Three Waters Resort & Marina, and La Siesta Resort & Villas, ensuring compliance, employee relations, and program continuity across properties.

You will partner with complex leadership, manage LOA and workers’ compensation, and drive engagement and culture initiatives while maintaining confidentiality and professional standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 years equivalent experience.
• Business communication skills.
• Read, write and speak English fluently.
• Public speaking experience.
• Working knowledge of word processing software.
• One year’s experience in service related field.
• Ability to deal with diversified workforce.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the public and other employees.
• Type 55 wpm (corrected).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary day-to-day People & Culture resource for Amara Cay Resort, providing guidance and support to leaders and team members on employee relations, policies, performance management, and general HR matters.
• Provide People & Culture support across Three Waters Resort & Marina, Amara Cay Resort, and La Siesta Resort & Villas, traveling between properties as business needs require.
• Oversee compliance and required training across all three resorts, including monitoring completion, maintaining training records, following up on outstanding requirements, and supporting leadership and compliance training initiatives.
• Manage and track Leaves of Absence (LOA) across the resort collection, including applicable FMLA, medical, military, personal, and other approved leaves, ensuring appropriate documentation, communication, confidentiality, and return-to-work coordination.
• Coordinate Workers’ Compensation administration for all three resorts, including injury reporting, medical treatment coordination, claims follow-up, work restrictions, return-to-work processes, and required documentation.
• Support employee relations and workplace investigations, providing guidance on coaching, counseling, disciplinary actions, performance improvement, policy violations, workplace concerns, and appropriate documentation.
• Support HR compliance and recordkeeping, including personnel documentation, OSHA-related records, record retention, audits, and consistent application of company policies and applicable employment requirements.
• Coordinate and support key aspects of the team member lifecycle, including onboarding, orientation, transfers, promotions, status changes, offboarding, and other People & Culture processes.
• Partner with resort leadership and the People & Culture team on team member engagement, recognition, communication, retention, training, and workplace culture initiatives across the collection.
• Perform additional general People & Culture responsibilities as assigned by the Complex Director of People & Culture, providing flexible support across all three resorts based on operational and organizational priorities.

Skills

Business communication

English fluency

Public speaking

Word processing

Service experience

Diversified workforce

Effective communication

Typing 55 wpm

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 4 years equivalent experience

Job description

Amara Cay Resort in Islamorada, Florida is seeking an Interim People & Culture Manager to cover a one-year leave. The role oversees HR operations for Amara Cay, Three Waters Resort & Marina, and La Siesta Resort & Villas, ensuring compliance, employee relations, and program continuity across properties.

You will partner with complex leadership, manage LOA and workers’ compensation, and drive engagement and culture initiatives while maintaining confidentiality and professional standards.