Full-time · NY, United States
If you love working outdoors with people in an exciting environment, we have a job for you! WildPlay Jones Beach seeks enthusiastic, fun-loving people to guide our guests through our beach-side zip line adventure park. Get paid to play down at Jones Beach with us!
Hey, What's In It For Me?
$17/hour base
Free zip lining
Free parking at Jones Beach anytime
Full and part-time hours are available and can change depending on your needs
Fantastic opportunities for career progression, many of our Supervisors and Managers were guides!
Incredible team- guides at WildPlay build lifelong friendships
Great staff parties
Did we mention free zip lining?
Extensive training potential
Helping people conquer their fears and enjoy the beach in a completely new way
Job Purpose
Adventure Course Guides provide excellent customer service for our guests on suspended obstacle and zipline courses. Guides are knowledgeable, friendly, passionate, and able to put others at ease.
Adventure Guides:
To excel as a Guide, you have an outgoing and confident personality, think on your feet, and demonstrate the good sense in all decisions. Able to listen and identify others' needs, you provide encouragement and advice based on best practices. When necessary, you can be assertive to ensure that guests minimize their risk while participating in Elements. When working in a team environment and engaging with guests, clear and positive communications are a must. Prior experience leading or teaching outdoor recreation is an asset.
Principal Accountabilities
Consistently provides service that exceeds the guest's expectations through guest engagement, observing needs, providing encouragement, and escalating issues to the Team Lead when necessary
Ensures guests enjoy safe, positive, enriching experiences
Teaches and assists guests in the use of safety equipment
Ensures the correct fit, adjustments, and use of equipment before and during Element participation
Reports incidents outside standard operating procedures to the Team Lead or Park Management
Reports equipment malfunctions or abnormalities to Team Lead or Supervisor
Performs site maintenance, such as landscaping or grounds-keeping, along with other duties assigned by Team Lead
Ensures Park rules are followed without compromise
Monitors for risk management, as well as assessing and intervening when situations require (according to certified WildPlay methods)
Learns guest assistance/rescue techniques and implements in advance of need
Participates as a positive and self-driven member of the WildPlay team
Executes additional tasks from the Team Lead, Element Supervisor or Park Management as needed
Work Schedule
Works a flexible schedule of full or part-time seasonal work, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Knowledge/Experience/Skills/Attributes
Knowledge
No academic or professional level of qualification is required; however, tourism, recreation, or business schooling is a bonus
Knowledge in adventure recreation is an asset (either as a participant or through previous employment experience)
Successful completion of WildPlay's Element Guide training is required
Experience
Proven experience in delivering excellent customer service
Skills Needed
Ability to consistently deliver high standards of work in outdoor, all-weather conditions
Unfailing attention to detail
Excellent communication skills
Sound judgment and strong decision-making skills
First-Aid and CPR is required for higher-level training
Attributes and Behaviors
Ability to act independently and as part of a team
Actively seeks to improve the guest experience
Develops and maintains positive working relationships with others
Assists team members unprompted
Self-motivated
A positive attitude and openness to feedback
Context
This role impacts the guest experience more than any other based on the amount of time spent with the guest. A successful Element Guide is friendly, cheerful, and energetic, using the opportunity to engage with the guest and create an excellent guest experience.