Fripp Island is a private island along the coast of South Carolina. Its development began in 1961 when you could only get to the island by boat. Now it is an up and coming tourist destination for many travelers.
Mission Statement: To provide a positive, friendly service to guests and Fripp Island’s community through exciting, entertaining, and educational activities and programs that better the lives of wildlife and mankind. |
Job: Recreation Intern
Description:
-Assisting the Recreation Director and other recreation staff members with daily operations in the Fripp Island Activity Center.
-Responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating all activities and special events for children, resort guests, and club members.
-Gains exposure to resort operations and properties and offers correct information to guests about the island.
-Participates in the marketing and promoting of all recreation related events including Camp Fripp, arts and crafts, night programs, and sports tournaments.
-Generates enthusiasm through guest contact to promote recreational programs and island amenities on a daily basis.
-Tracks daily revenues and expenses, documents daily events, reviews supply of inventories, and keeps accurate retail sheet of daily sales.
-Follows all Fripp Island policies regarding conduct, dress, and on-property living arrangements.
-Assists with office and clerical duties required by the department such as answering phones and taking reservations.
-Recreation staff have a 40 hour work week with the probability of working weekends and holidays. Additional time off and guests can be accommodated. Perform additional duties upon request
Qualifications:
-This internship may fulfill part of the graduation requirements of students currently enrolled in an accredited university (for credit hours).
-Excellent customer service skills and a positive, professional work demeanor
-Proficient in Word, Excel, and Power Point
-Must be able to work in a variety of weather conditions
-Previous programing or planning experience
-Able to swim
-Able to lift 30-50 pounds
-Valid driver’s license
Benefits and Opportunities:
-hourly wage of $7.25
-on island housing with rent deducted from your paycheck bi-weekly
-free access to all resort amenities
-two days off per week and off every other weekend
Achievements:
-completion of planning and implementing an intern project. We created the Fripp-o-lympics, a weeks worth of events that families competed in to win the "olympics".
-gain knowledge on resort operations and customer service
-exposed to many different types of events
-worked with a variety of guests, meeting new people every week and learning how to tailor programs to each wave of guests
Description:
-Assisting the Recreation Director and other recreation staff members with daily operations in the Fripp Island Activity Center.
-Responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating all activities and special events for children, resort guests, and club members.
-Gains exposure to resort operations and properties and offers correct information to guests about the island.
-Participates in the marketing and promoting of all recreation related events including Camp Fripp, arts and crafts, night programs, and sports tournaments.
-Generates enthusiasm through guest contact to promote recreational programs and island amenities on a daily basis.
-Tracks daily revenues and expenses, documents daily events, reviews supply of inventories, and keeps accurate retail sheet of daily sales.
-Follows all Fripp Island policies regarding conduct, dress, and on-property living arrangements.
-Assists with office and clerical duties required by the department such as answering phones and taking reservations.
-Recreation staff have a 40 hour work week with the probability of working weekends and holidays. Additional time off and guests can be accommodated. Perform additional duties upon request
Qualifications:
-This internship may fulfill part of the graduation requirements of students currently enrolled in an accredited university (for credit hours).
-Excellent customer service skills and a positive, professional work demeanor
-Proficient in Word, Excel, and Power Point
-Must be able to work in a variety of weather conditions
-Previous programing or planning experience
-Able to swim
-Able to lift 30-50 pounds
-Valid driver’s license
Benefits and Opportunities:
-hourly wage of $7.25
-on island housing with rent deducted from your paycheck bi-weekly
-free access to all resort amenities
-two days off per week and off every other weekend
Achievements:
-completion of planning and implementing an intern project. We created the Fripp-o-lympics, a weeks worth of events that families competed in to win the "olympics".
-gain knowledge on resort operations and customer service
-exposed to many different types of events
-worked with a variety of guests, meeting new people every week and learning how to tailor programs to each wave of guests