Come work & play in beautiful Muskoka! Taboo Muskoka is a privately owned Resort and Golf Operation whose mandate is to ‘Create happiness by offering incredible Muskoka experiences to our guests and team.”

Recreation Attendant

If your friends were to describe you, would they say you’re FUN, OUTGOING and CREATIVE?! Are you into fitness, the great outdoors and want to get paid to do what you love through delivering exceptional customer service? If the answer is YES, YES and YES, come work & play in beautiful Muskoka!

Taboo Muskoka is a privately owned Resort and Golf Operation whose mandate is to ‘Create happiness by offering incredible Muskoka experiences to our guests and team” and our Recreation Department is looking for Recreation Attendants to help do exactly that! Promoting a fun and relaxing environment, you will lead guest events/activities (adult and children) including nature walks, bon fires, canoe/kayak trips etc.

The health and safety of our staff, condo owners and guests is paramount and only candidates fully vaccinated and willing to comply with the new Covid-19 policies and protocols will be considered.

If this sounds like it’s right up your aisle, keep reading! The Recreation Attendants assist guests with recreation needs and requests including leading guest activities, equipment rentals, lead adult and children’s events/activities, maintain cleanliness and proper working order of the recreation/adventure centre, pool areas, tennis courts, beach area, summer and winter trails, ice skating rink, camping site.

KEY SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

• Encourage, recruit, register and schedule guests to participate in recreation activities;
• Possesses thorough knowledge of all dates, times, pricing and descriptions of all resort activities, events offered, as well as those of off property;
• Possess a clear understanding of all operations and procedures that take place at the Recreation/Adventure Centre desk, including but not limited to: taking and verifying guest activity reservations, issuing and filing liability waivers; verifying guest room and other guest information;
• Detailed preparation of incident reports and other required resort documentation;
• In the summer, collecting used/soiled pool and beach towels & folding and replenishing clean pool and beach towels;
• Promote and sell retail items & clearly understand and perform cash, credit/debit transactions;
• Ability to use creativity and quick thinking to handle and accommodate rare or difficult guest requests;
• Ability to effectively to record and distribute departmental communication to other resort outlets, specifically Front desk/guest services

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Valid Ontario G class Driver’s License;
• Completion of high school or equivalent – Minimum age 16;
• Dynamic and positive personality interested in working with families with young children;
• Previous guest service experience an asset;
• Certified in 1st Aid training as asset;
• Experience in handling cash, credit and debit transactions

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Indoor and outdoor environments: Trails, water, heat, cold, dirt, bugs, rain.
• Ability to lift upwards of 30 pounds, carrying ice buckets or stumps of wood. This would be less than 10% of the time. Most lifting is with another person and transport is usually done by golf cart;
• Ability to lead and participate in physical activities, such as, but not limited to hiking, biking, tennis;
• Bending, twisting, crouching, using hand, arm, leg, and back muscles for cleaning, folding towels, distributing rental equipment, shoveling, helping guest to put on rental equipment. .

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT TABOO MUSKOKA

• Great people, beautiful location, safe, inclusive, diverse and fun work environment!
• $1000 bonus for completing your contract
• $500 for referring fellow team members and earn $ for bringing in business
• Complimentary 2-night stay (off season)
• Complimentary use of resort amenities including trails, bikes, beach, pools, tennis, golf, gym
• Staff housing available (located in town of Gravenhurst – short 7kms or 5 mins from the resort)
• Shuttle services to and from staff housing and the resort
• 50% rebate on housing costs upon completion of your contract
• Paid training
• Potential room for career advancement
• Staff (and friends and family) discounts on meals, rooms, merchandise and golf
• Staff parties, Staff appreciation days, Trivia Nights, $$ rewards and recognition program
• Employee Wellness Program

To be eligible to apply for this position you must be legally entitled to work in Canada. We are not accepting International applicants without a valid work permit. We thank all applicants for their interest. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Taboo Muskoka is committed to providing a fair and equitable work environment and encourages applications from qualified women, men, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. As per the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Taboo Muskoka will accommodate the needs of applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection process. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise Human Resource.

Taboo Muskoka is committed to protecting the health and safety of our employees, suppliers, and our customers and visitors. Employment with Taboo Muskoka is conditional upon you having received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine series approved by Health Canada at least 14 days prior to your start date. You must provide a copy of your Ministry of Health COVID-19 Vaccine Dose. If you have a medical reason, or any other reason pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code, for not being fully vaccinated now or in the future, you may submit a written request for accommodation with an explanation of the ground and/or any supporting documentation to assist in the determination of exemption from this condition.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: From $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company events
• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift