Parking Attendant - Winter Season
About The Position
This is a seasonal position at Winter Park Resort, located 67 miles from Denver. The resort offers access to public lands for various adventures and opportunities for both seasonal work and long-term careers. The parking attendant role involves providing parking, traffic, and shuttle services, directing vehicles, maintaining traffic flow, and assisting guests and employees in a friendly and helpful manner. Familiarity with the resort and surrounding areas is desirable, as is experience working with the public in high-volume situations. Applicants must be in good physical condition, able to withstand sub-zero temperatures for extended periods, and demonstrate an ability to work independently. The job requires performing essential duties satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.
Requirements
- Must be an approachable and friendly individual who enjoys conversing with and helping guests.
- Enjoys working outdoors in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to keep a calm, helping attitude with a high volume of guests arriving.
- High School Diploma or GED desirable
- Be at least 16 years of age
- Familiarity with Winter Park Resort and surrounding services; town and valley desirable.
- Experience working with public desirable, with demonstrated ability to remain calm and congenial under stressful conditions.
- Ability to stand, bend and walk for most or all of your shift
- Capable of using a shovel to dig out signage and move signage out of snow bank
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Winter Park Resort, town and valley is desirable.
- Experience working with the public in high volume situations desirable.
Responsibilities
- Direct vehicles into parking lot spaces.
- Maintain traffic flow at intersections, roads, and transportation circle.
- Monitor and assist vehicles and pedestrians in skier drop off zones.
- Perform sign and cone set up/take down procedures including cleaning and repairs.
- Assist guests in loading and unloading town and outlying shuttle buses.
- Assist guests to proper walkways, facilities, and exits.
- Monitor orderly flow of pedestrians through traffic.
- Be alert for potential hazards involving vehicles, pedestrians, and equipment. Take responsible action to prevent accidents.
- Report and/or correct any unsafe conditions.
- Follow, consistently, safety procedures and utilize appropriate safety equipment.
- Assist with vehicle, public, and employee accidents as required. Follow accident reporting procedures.
- Assist guests and employees with directions and information in a friendly, professional manner.
- Effectively handle first-line conflicts and problems.
- Operate resort vehicles (if approved driver).
- Assist grounds crew with general duties, snow removal, and sanding duties around assigned work area including digging out snow around signage and signage itself.
- Pick up litter and remove trash in parking lots, skier drop off, and transportation circle.
- Control special event and VIP parking areas during special events.
- Assist local police or sheriff’s office, security, and/or ski patrol with emergency evacuation and accident response.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Free season pass to Winter Park and all Alterra Resorts
- Discounted friends & family tickets
- Medical, dental, vision, life, paid parental leave and more for eligible employees
- 401(k) plan with 100% company match - up to 4%
- Mental health resources for all employees
- Food & beverage and retail discounts
- Onsite employee childcare based on availability
- Discounted equipment rentals, pro-deals, and more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
