Aspiring Innkeepers Wanted - Harrisonburg, VA
Aspiring Innkeepers Wanted - Harrisonburg, VA
Posted: 2/3/2012 - 10:13 am
The Stonewall Jackson Inn ~ B&B is looking for a mature full time person or couple to assist in the operation and management of this thriving 10 room Inn. While I am looking for an experienced assistant(s) Innkeeper, a mature inexperienced person(s) with good allied experience to train would be considered, however, they must have the aptitudes and personal qualities that match the profile of successful B&B Inn Keepers.In most cases a two week voluntary try-out qualifying work sample/probationary period is required as part of the post interview successful application process. This will insure that the applicant and the Inn will have an informed basis for any employment contract and level of compensation package that is negotiated. Only serious career oriented persons need to apply for this professional position. For the inexperienced “Aspiring” persons Innkeeping Internships are available which would qualify you for this or any B&B Professional Position.
On-site lodging is required and is provided as part of the compensation package in a new apartment on the first floor of the Inn. Free Lodging will be provided to all applicants who are doing their voluntary work sample during the probationary period. If hired, monetary compensation will be in the form of a salary at the management level for assistant Innkeepers or at a training level for inexperienced innkeepers. Salary levels will be negotiated depending on your interview and work sample qualifications and will be competitive with the going rate for B&B cottage industry using PAII 2010 Comparable Research Data.
Initial work sample duties involve mastery of housekeeping procedures, taking telephone and on-line reservations, serving breakfast on our outdoor patio/deck, checking guests in and out, interacting with and assisting the guests, helping with luggage, giving directions and/or making reservations at one of the local restaurants, concerts, or University functions. Working smoothly with our Inn keeping Interns and myself as the Owner/Innkeeper as a Hospitality Team Member is critical. In general, you will be presented with typical Inn keeping task performance in different situations with all the different team members. As you can see from our website, as the owner I am the on-site Master Innkeeper and Manager of this beautiful Inn located in the Downtown Historic District of Harrisonburg, in the center of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. If you have dreamed about working in upscale surroundings with other well-trained and easy going staff, this may be a dream-come-true for you. As the entire hospitality team interacts with the Guests, we want only smiling faces that project “I love this job!” & I want to make you happy!
So, the initial qualities you need are: excellent “people & management skills”, cook a gourmet breakfast, possess good judgment, be well-groomed, good health, agile, energetic, and eager to work; be able to lift 40lbs, negotiate 4 flights of stairs easily, clean with attention to detail, have a “green thumb”, make windows shine, feel at home doing all the tasks of a well run Inn as a responsible team player.
You must be drug free, pass an intensive background and financial review, and demonstrate stability and maturity in personal, health, and occupational history. Character, financial and occupational references will be interviewed. If you wish to apply, please send me your portfolio which would consist of: an appropriate resume, a helpful narrative personal history and description of your situation, why you think you would like living and working at this B&B. A picture would be helpful. I will respond to all such applications with a telephone interview. Remember, you must be willing to invest in a non-paid, qualification “try-out” two week work-sample at the Inn at your convenience, unless other alternative arrangements can be made to accomplish a performance based mutual assessment of compatibility. Then, if selected you will be offered a position contract commensurate with your skills and abilities.
We have a beautiful place and have a winning Hospitality team. If you are mature, like responsibility and have the personal qualifications, we would be happy to have you as an Innkeeping team member. We enjoy what we do. You won’t get rich, but you will have a good job and lots of fun! Be advised that, being an Inn Keeper is a position and professional career, not just a job. If you have the dream and the “Right Stuff” The Stonewall Jackson Inn can make things happen for you! We are located in the Historic District adjacent to James Madison University which has a strong baccalaureate Hospitality degree program. I am Professor Emeritus at that University looking to become Emeritus Innkeeper as well.
Email your resume portfolio (include picture) to
Wayne or send by post.
We will answer all inquiries!
