Activities Attendant (S-PT) - The Westin Desert Willow Villas, P - Palm Desert, CA

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 1000 properties in over 100 countries, is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Sheraton®, Westin®, Four Points® by Sheraton, W®, Le Méridien®, Aloft®and ElementSM. Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., is one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com or www.starwoodvacationownership.com.

Location

The Westin Desert Willow Villas: 75 Willow Ridge Rd., Palm Desert, CA 92260

This all-villa, desert retreat is surrounded by lush golf courses and offers an array of amenities, including swimming pools, an outdoor whirlpool spa, lighted tennis courts, basketball and volleyball courts, an activities program and much more.

Department

Westin Desert Willow Villas – Activities/Fun Department

Job Description

The Westin Desert Willow Villas Activities Attendant (Seasonal, Part-Time) coordinates a comprehensive program of recreational activities for children and adults. Primary responsibilities include:

• Responsible for leading all adult and children’s activity programs.


• Helping guests with the implementation of special activity events.


• Promoting guest activities and events.


• Interfacing with resorts departments concerning programs which require their assistance.


• Planning and implementing activities within the resort which include children’s programs, adult activities, special events, conference recreation and holiday programs.


• Assisting the marketing department in preparing the recreation brochure.


• Maintaining an ongoing inventory of all games, equipment and supplies.


• Ordering supplies when needed.


• Assuming accountability and responsibility for any and all other functions delegated to the Activities Coordinator that will better serve our guests.


• Perform any or all duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

Education : High school or equivalent education required.

Experience: Previous Hospitality experience required.

Grooming: All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Starwood standards.

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace.


• Must be able to read and write to facilitate the communication process.


• Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written.


• Must possess basic computational ability.


• Must possess basic computer skills.


• Knowledge of computer accounting programs, math skills as well as budgetary analysis capabilities required.


• Knowledge of hotel operations.


• Working knowledge of federal, state and local laws governing equal employment opportunity and civil rights, occupational safety and health, wage and hour issues, and labor relations, including, but not limited to the following statutes and their comparable state and local laws (where applicable): Title VII, ADEA, Equal Pay Act, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, FLSA, ADA, OSHA, FMLA, and NLRA.

Physical Demands

• Most work tasks are performed outdoors.


• Position requires walking; must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 4 hours in length. Length of time of theses tasks may vary from day to day and task to task.


• Must be able to exert well-paced ability to reach different outlets and other departments of the hotel on a timely basis.


• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill cleaning and stocking tasks.


• Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs. On a regular and continuing basis.


• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.


• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and other employees.


• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.


• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.


• Must have finger dexterity to be able to operate office equipment such as computers, printers, 10-key adding machine, electric typewriter, multi-line touch tone phone, filing cabinets, FAX machines, photocopiers, dolly and other office equipment as needed.