Youth & Family Event Coordinator

Employer: Turner Enterprises Management, LLC
Supervisory Position:  No
Job Title: Youth & Family Event Program Coordinator
Job Class: Youth & Family Event Program Coordinator Non-Exempt           
Uses Time & Attendance: Yes
Location:  Raton, New Mexico
Division:  Ted Turner Reserves
Home Department:  JPQ 714
FLSA Status:  Non-Exempt
Pay Type:  Hourly             
Position Type: Seasonal / Non-Benefits Eligible
Housing Provided: Yes

TED TURNER RESERVES SUMMARY
Ted Turner Reserves’ (TTR) experiences and journeys are individually crafted and tailored to their specific North American locales: Turner’s Ladder, Armendaris and Vermejo and Sierra Grande Retreat in New Mexico.   These unique adventures are intended to deliver insightful and exhilarating experiences across 1.1 million acres of private ranchlands, while also providing extraordinary guest service.   Ted Turner Reserves is committed to making a difference by inspiring individual action to preserve the integrity of our earth and the creatures that inhabit it.

LOCATION SUMMARY
Vermejo, a Ted Turner Reserve, located in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, spans over 550,000 acres, making it the largest Ted Turner Reserves vacation property.  With its unique location in the southern Rocky Mountains, Vermejo is home to abundant wildlife populations such as elk, deer, pronghorn antelope, bison, black bears, mountain lions, and more.  Through extraordinary guest service and our expert adventure guides, Vermejo provides guests of all ages unparalleled opportunities for outdoor exploration with activities such as hiking, biking, horseback riding, fishing and wildlife viewing for a truly unforgettable getaway.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Youth & Family Event Coordinator job responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Represent Vermejo and Ted Turner Reserves in a positive manner, promoting the Reserves’ sustainability and conservation mission.
• Oversee Guest Experiences for youth and coordinate across all departments to ensure seamless and consistent execution.
• Act as lead guide for youth and family guest experiences.      
• Create clear expectations for the delivery of youth and family experiences, prepare guide training materials, and facilitate guide training and development to ensure the highest standards.
• Partner with department leaders to tailor current Guest Experience offerings to be age inclusive.
• Design materials, including but not limited to: Jr. Trackers Field Guide, Match the Hatch Guide, Coloring Books, and Craft Kits.
• Manage inventory of supplies necessary for all Youth & Family Guest Experiences.
• Participate in planning sessions with Sales & Marketing Team, Rooms Division, and Guest Experience Managers to improve and establish new programming ideas.
• Assist the Reserve Ambassador team building guest itineraries that relate to Youth & Family
• Oversee requests for childcare outside of Guest Experience offerings.
• Assist the Guest Experience Department with projects and guiding opportunities when Youth & Family in house guest count is low.
• Assist with children and family programing for holidays, groups, and special events.
• All other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job does not have supervisory responsibilities.

COMPETENCIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Must demonstrate care and compassion for team members both in and out of the department.
• Must put needs of team members above their own.
• Must be self-directed, energetic, and motivated with multi-tasking capabilities.
• Must be creative and willing to work with existing core resort philosophy and style.
• Must demonstrate attention to detail, congeniality, integrity, and sound judgement.
• Must demonstrate clean work habits.
• The successful employee will always conduct themselves in a professional manner in and out of the work setting.

ACCOMMODATIONS 
Position may require applicant to live on Vermejo headquarters approximately 40 miles from the closest town. Vermejo’s location is approximately 4.5 hours’ drive south of Denver or 4.5 hours’ drive north of Albuquerque.

Vermejo offers single- and double-bedroom dorm room style company housing (subject to availability) and 3 meals per day served in the Employee Dining Room.

Employee may be subject to sharing a room with one other employee depending on the availability of a single dorm room.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
The qualified employee must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in hospitality and a minimum of 5 years’ experience working directly with children.    Experience with writing curriculum and lesson planning, as well as the ability to train and develop staff members is highly preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS 
The employee must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. The employee must be able to write routine reports and correspondence. 

REASONING ABILITY
The employee must be able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. The employee must be able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
If position requires the operation of a vehicle, the employee must possess a valid Driver’s License or be able to obtain one within 30 days of employment. The employee’s driving record must meet the standards and requirements of the Company and the Company's insurance carrier.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

• The employee must adhere to Company and Vermejo policies and procedures, which are included in the Company’s Employee Handbook and the Vermejo Addendum.
• The employee must present documentation establishing both identity and employment authorization within three days of hire, pursuant to federal law.
• The candidate may be subject to undergo pre-employment drug test, (after offer is given but before applicant has commenced work). Random drug tests are given throughout the year.
• The Company operates as a drug free/smoke free workplace. Smoking is not allowed on the Reserve property, to include but is not limited to, Reserve housing, Reserve vehicles, Reserve offices or on Reserve machines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; outside weather conditions and extreme heat and be required to spend long hours outdoors under inclement conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

*In accordance with applicable law, the Company will reasonably accommodate any disabled individual who requests an accommodation that will allow him/her to perform the essential job duties or functions of his/her position. Accommodation inquires must be made to the Company’s Human Resources Department for consideration.”

Turner Enterprises Management, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Smoke Free/Drug-Free Workplace.

For more information, and to apply online, visit www.tedturner.com.