CO, White River, Eagle-Holy Cross, Camp Hale, Camp Host at American Land & Leisure – EAGLE, Colorado

Host Site is:

• Camp Hale Memorial Campground, #5

Anticipated Weekly Hours are:

• 30-35 hrs./ week (hours may be split by a couple).

Anticipated Dates of Employment are:

• May 15th - October 5th

Amenities:

• Water: Not Provided
• Electricity: No Satellite
• Sewer: Macerator to Vault

Anticipated Weekly Hours are:

• 30-35 hrs./ week (hours may be split by a couple).

Assigned Facilities:

• Camp Hale Memorial Campground, 21 sites, 2 vaults
• East Fork Group Campsite, 1 site, 2 vaults

Elevation Range of Facilities:

• 8,300 - 10,000

Overview of the Position:

Our hosts are a guest's first point of contact when they arrive at a facility. They greet the public, assist them with questions, finding a site, or providing guidance about the forest and local area. A Host's goal is to provide excellent, memorable customer service during a guest's use of a facility.

Prior to a guest's arrival, the Host prepares the facility, sites, and amenities for the clean, operable, and safe use. This entails cleaning, landscaping, inspection, and maintenance of the grounds, sites, restrooms, amenities, and additional facilities. A short list of examples of hosts maintenance and landscaping duties may include painting buildings, repairing picnic tables, walking the entire length of the campgrounds assigned as part of the daily inspection, mowing, trimming, clearing brush and weeding.

During a guest's visit, a Host continues cleaning, landscaping, inspection, and maintenance as well as additionally collects fees, fulfills reservations, upholds rules, and sells approved items.

When a guest leaves, the Host promptly attends to the site and makes it ready for the next guest. Additional duties and projects are assigned by managers as needs arise.

Cleaning and maintenance duties will account for at least 50%- 75% of a host's scheduled work hours.

TOOLS USED

Common tools used to complete a Camp Host's duties may include

Cleaning tools: Toilet brush, toilet plunger, scrub brush, paint brush, various cleaning products and chemicals.

Maintenance tools: Ladders, hammers, screw drivers, levels, various wrenches and rachets, various common powered saws and hand saws. Powered drills and screw drivers are also commonly used.

Painting and staining tools: paint brushes, paint rollers, staining brushes, masking tape, drop cloths, scrapers, various paints and varnishes, and chemical paint remover.

Landscaping tools: Various lawn mowers (push mower, rider mower, Zero-turn mower), loppers, shears, powered edger's, hand saws and chainsaws.

Personal Protection Equipment will be provided. Depending on the task, these may include, Non-latex cleaning gloves, leather gloves, eye and/ or face protection, ear protection, aprons, and chaps.

SKILLS / ABILITIES NEEDED TO BE A SUCCESSFUL HOST

Customer Service and Smiling skills

Leadership and Communication skills to effectively influence and educate guests while treating them with kindness and respect.

Problem solving and conflict resolution skills.

Ability to bend over, turn side to side, and kneel to clean toilets, bathrooms, and fire pits.

Ability to safely climb and work on a ladder.

Cash-handling and cash reconciliation skills.

Basic Computer operation skills and experience.

Email and electronic spreadsheet skills and experience.

Driving skills

Time Management skills.

Schedule

The employment schedule in this area is stated below. These are approximate seasonal employment dates. Weather, conditions and closures may affect this schedule as well as final job assignments. The manager will contact hosts with updates to the employment schedule.

Location: Camp Hale Memorial Campground has 21 sites with site #5 dedicated as the host site. It is located in the Camp Hale Continental Divide National Monument about 15 miles south of Minturn, CO in a wide, flat, open valley sparsely forested by lodgepole pines. It is near the headwaters of the Eagle River with the East Fork River close by. The Colorado Trail crosses within walking distance and the forest roads in the Camp Hale area provide easy walking and biking. The area is open to off highway vehicles as shown on the Motor Vehicle Use Map. Fishing is also available in the East Fork of the Eagle River and small pond west of the group site. Camp Hale Memorial Campground sits at an elevation of 9,200 feet, offering guests a wonderful setting for recreation and relaxation. There is no drinking water, electrical or cellular service in the area.

Camp Hale is historic because the 10th Mountain Division, a unit of 15,000 men, trained here in mountaineering and skiing techniques during WWII. Some saw combat in Italy during the war. Most of the buildings have been torn down, but foundations and other "footprints" remain. The 99th Infantry Battalion (Viking Battalion) also trained at Camp Hale. There are interpretive signs along US Route 24, explaining the history and accomplishments of Camp Hale.

The area surrounding the campground was recently included in the new Camp Hale Continental Divide National Monument. The White River National Forest will begin a management planning process soon to determine the potential uses, development, and management of the monument. This plan may include improvements or re-development of this site.

Since the area was used a military training area there are use restrictions outside the campground for health and safety reasons