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Lodge Manager Team Needed for Awesome Off-Grid Property - No City Specified, ID
Lodge Manager Team Needed for Awesome Off-Grid Property - No City Specified, ID
WHY DO WE SHOW EXPIRED LISTINGS?
Working at the Lodge will be memorable because 2019 will be the first full season of operation since a devastating 2008 internal fire burned our 1930s lodge to the ground. It's a unique operation because it is served primarily by a backcountry airstrip (that's how supplies are delivered too), is off the grid, and is operated by an aviation nonprofit, Idaho Aviation Foundation, which also painstakingly rebuilt it over a 5 year period.
If you like to work hard and play hard off the grid in a rugged setting--then this job may be for you!
The ideal Host/Manager Team are good friends or a couple who work well together, can share accommodations, like to wear many hats and think on their feet. They love being where seasonal visitors number in the hundreds not millions--and enjoy delighting those guests whether they are on a day trip arriving via aircraft or a week-long stay on ATVs.
Amenities are simple: we generate our own electricity via hydro, there is no cell service nor landline, we have slow but working wifi, the nearest town of 3,000 is more than a 3-hour drive away...but the lodge's huge fireplace and spruce log construction welcomes those who truly want to disconnect. Visitors are thrilled to visit the 2.3 million acre Wilderness a stone's throw away, yet enjoy the hospitality and safety Big Creek Lodge provides to those who cannot or do not wish to camp.
Managing the Lodge has a variety of duties shared by two people (and volunteer help), including:
- Understanding and embracing the Lodge
- Cheerfully greeting/serving guests, answering questions, help coordinate activities, relate area history
- Planning, preparing and serving meals and drinks (including wine/beer)
- Ordering and storing/handling food and drink, supplies, & merchandise
- Cleaning lodge & guest rooms, including small cabin and yurt, & maintaining clean linens
- Planning for guests via reservation data from website
- Collecting payments for services and goods, basic record keeping
- Mowing and watering lawn; irrigating pasture
- Maintaining buildings and equipment, performing minor maintenance as needed
- Cutting/splitting firewood as needed
- Disposing of garbage
- Assist in collecting donations for the Foundation on-site
- Promoting Big Creek Lodge via website/social media posts
- Delegating appropriate work to volunteers when available
- Understanding and meeting operational requirements of USFS Special Use Permit
- Maintaining productive relationships with USFS, neighbors, outfitters, etc.
- Managing controllable costs
- Assisting customers with emergencies and other issues as needed
- Must be over 19, have a valid drivers' license and be able to lift 50 lbs
The Lodge has 4 comfortable rooms for rent to the public, and will normally accommodate 6-8 people with up to 20 possible via a backcountry yurt and small cabin nearby. It is known as a special 'fly in' breakfast spot, so weekends can be busy in the morning with slower times mid-week. The Host/Managers will run the Lodge with a fair amount of independence while working cooperatively with a Supervisor located in Boise, Idaho