Once in a lifetime summer job opportunity. Live, work, and explore at YMCA of the Rockies in Colorado! Housing, meals, and laundry facilities are available through our Rocky Mountain Living Package. Adventure awaits. Apply today for a once-in-a-lifetime summer adventure in the mountains!
Dates: Summer 2024. Apply with your available dates. Work agreements available up to 8 months.
- Opportunity to opt-in to our Rocky Mountain Living Package which includes lodging in dormitory style housing, all meals (3 meals per day, 7 days per week), utilities, internet, laundry, cleaning supplies, free or discounted gear rentals for outdoor adventures, hiking and Nordic skiing trails right outside your dorm, access to all YMCA of the Rockies facilities, and access to the Resident Assistant office that offers individual support to you.
- This is a great opportunity to experience summer in Colorado while working in a supportive work environment that wants to see you explore, adventure, and have fun!
Location: Estes Park, Colorado (Estes Park Center) or Granby, Colorado (Snow Mountain Ranch)
Position Summary: Housekeeping Staff and Laundry Attendants are responsible for having assigned cabins and lodge rooms cleaned by check-in time and to meet the expectations of the supervisors and guests. This includes cleaning fireplaces, vacuuming and dusting, stripping linens and making beds, washing windows, cleaning toilets, sinks, and showers, emptying trash, mopping and sweeping floors, and cleaning ovens. Applicants may choose to work as a Housekeeping Staff Member or as a Laundry Attendant.
Housekeeping Essential Functions:
- Clean cabins and lodge rooms
- Clean lobbies and public areas
- Must be able to take direction and work independently
- Efficiently clean guest accommodations including the following tasks: clean fireplaces, vacuum and dust, strip linens and make beds, wash windows, clean toilets, sinks and showers, empty trash, mop and sweep floors, and clean ovens, etc.
- Work with various types of cleaning chemicals
- Complete maid service in required rooms
- Lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
Laundry Attendant Essential Functions:
- Sort, fold, shrink-wrap, and stack laundry
- Load and empty washers and driers
- Operate washers and driers at proper time, temperature, and cycle settings
- Serve customers at the linen exchange door
- Assist with Linen Driver functions; transports laundry to guest accommodations
- Follow safe practices while handling chemicals, biohazards, and machinery
- Move, replace, and connect laundry chemical drums using a wheel dolly
- Maintain and repair window coverings in guest accommodations as needed
- Lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
General YMCA of the Rockies Requirements:
- Possess excellent customer service skills; for example, friendly, personable, helpful, patient, and professional
- Bilingual preferred
- Support the Association safety program. Promote safe work practices and a safe environment for guests, members, and staff
- Promote a cooperative, positive, and flexible atmosphere while working with others in a diverse environment
- Attend required abuse risk management training and report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism is required.
- Must meet acceptable criminal background check standards.
About Us: YMCA of the Rockies is a year-round family resort and conference center located on both sides of Rocky Mountain National Park. Estes Park Center is located on the eastern entrance in the town of Estes Park, Colorado and Snow Mountain Ranch is located on the western front in the town of Granby, Colorado. Our commitment to serving others guides us in everything we do and inspires us to positively impact those around us. With nature to be explored and friends to be made, we offer more than a work experience; it’s the opportunity of a lifetime.
How to Apply:
Visit jobs.ymcarockies.org and apply for Housekeeping - Staff. Questions? Reach out to us at HR@ymcarockies.org. View more information on our Career Site about working and living at YMCA of the Rockies.
Job Type: Seasonal
Pay: $14.42 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunities for advancement
- Referral program
- Wellness program
Physical setting:
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Ability to Relocate:
- Estes Park, CO: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person