Cooper Spur - Caretaker

Mount Hood Meadows•Mount Hood, OR

About The Position

The Caretaker helps keep Cooper Spur safe, welcoming, and well-maintained by protecting resort facilities, supporting guests, and promoting a peaceful environment for team members and visitors. This is a part-time, year-round role that involves working independently and maintaining the comfort and security of the mountain community. The role combines guest service, property inspections, and hands-on problem-solving. The Caretaker conducts nightly resort rounds, secures buildings and facilities, responds to guest calls and concerns, and helps address emergencies and unexpected situations. The position also monitors resort property, documents incidents, communicates with the leadership team, and helps ensure resort rules and quiet hours are respected. The successful candidate is dependable, resourceful, level-headed, communicates well, and responds professionally to challenging situations, including during evenings, weekends, holidays, and winter weather.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Must successfully pass a background check.
Must be able to work evenings, weekends, and holiday periods.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to be insured to operate company vehicles.
Excellent communication and guest service skills.
Independent judgment, problem-solving ability, and resourcefulness.
Basic MS Office proficiency.

Nice To Haves

First Aid, CPR, and DPS certification.
Previous caretaking experience.

Responsibilities

Conduct nightly rounds of the resort.
Secure buildings and facilities.
Respond to guest calls and concerns.
Help address emergencies and unexpected situations.
Monitor resort property and document incidents.
Communicate with the leadership team.
Help ensure resort rules and quiet hours are respected.
Perform additional tasks as requested by the leadership team.

Benefits

Local housing resources, subject to eligibility.
Ski/snowboard season pass for employees and qualifying dependents.
Option for employees who do not ski or snowboard to gift lift access to a family member.
Free ski/snowboard group lessons and discounts on rental gear.
Three discounted buddy tickets to share.
Resort discounts on food, retail, rentals, lessons, and daycare.
Mountain Exchange Program, with the ability to request free lift access to regional resorts.
Industry professional deals, including ExpertVoice, Outdoor Prolink, and Helly Hansen.
Affordable employee daycare; ERDC eligible.
Special invitations to Columbia Employee Store, Adidas, and other industry retailers.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Free employee transportation from Hood River and Sandy.
Summer seasonal job connections with local businesses.
Access to team wellness programs.
Team appreciation events and dinners.