There are many ways to join the Stehekin Valley Ranch family of employees. Check out the positions below to see how you can best join our team!
Massage Therapist
Grab this chance of a lifetime while you can! We are looking for one or two qualified Massage Therapists (licensed in WA state) to join us in providing a quality experience for our guests. This is a small operation, focused on improving the overall experience and health of our clientele. If you are a self starter who likes to have some control of your own destiny, this could be a perfect opportunity for you!
Skills: Must be licensed to do massage therapy in the state of Washington.
Duties: Perform massages for guests at the Ranch. Swedish and Deep Tissue massages are the most common requests. A heated cabin with bathroom facilities is provided for massage. We have a quality massage table, and will provide sheets/blankets, but you will want to bring your own supplies (oils & lotions, music, etc). You will also be responsible for doing your own massage related laundry (we provide laundry facilities), and keeping the massage cabin clean, tidy, and stocked with necessary items.
While we have other employees who are responsible for promoting activities and getting guests signed up for massages, we do find that a Therapist who is willing to interact with people and promote themselves tends to get more customers. You are your best asset, and a smile goes a long way towards success!
This is most likely a part time position (20-30 hours/week) in terms of massage, due to the amount of client traffic we see. However, this position may be combined with other jobs to create a full time position.
Compensation / Room & Board:
We strive to keep our wages as competitive as possible. Starting wages for massage therapists are $50/hr + tips + room & board, and could be higher depending on your experience. Housing is a private cabin or room, and meals are the same great food we serve to our guests.
Dishwasher/Server/Cleaning
Shift hours: 8:00 AM till 11:30 or 12:00. Split shift includes 4:30 till 8:00 or 8:30 in the evening helping with serving and cleanup. 30 hours per week minimum and can be combined with other jobs for more hours.
Skills: To be able to “see dirt” and efficiently clean.
Duties: Washing breakfast dishes, cleaning restrooms and showers, preparing dining room for dinner, washing pots and pans before dinner, helping serve dinner and helping with dishes and cleanup after dinner.
This is one of our most important positions since the quality of this person’s work will make our customers first impressions. With time off in the afternoons to do other things this is a great position if you like to break up your day with a variety of duties.
Housekeeper/Dinner Helper
Shift hours: 9:00 AM till 12:00. 4:30 PM till 8:00 or 8:30.
Skills: Efficient housekeeping practices.
Duties: Cleaning ranch cabins, doing ranch laundry, cleaning public restrooms and shower rooms. This is a split shift and evening duties include: Helping serve dinner, cleaning up after dinner, which will include washing dishes, general kitchen cleanup and mopping floors.
This requires a person who is able to work independently for the housekeeping/laundry position and to work as a part of a team for the dinner helper portion.
Maintenance
Shift hours: 8:00am-4:30pm or variable.
Skills: General knowledge in areas of mechanics, carpentry, plumbing, and electrical. Ability to operate related equipment as well as some heavy machinery is essential. An insurable driving record and a valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with passenger endorsement or the ability to get one is highly desirable. We can assist the right person in getting a CDL, but it will still be up to you to go through the process, pay the fees, set up and take the tests.
Duties: Responsible for the general maintenance of the Ranch facilities and vehicles. Some training will be provided, but previous experience with all or most of the above listed trades a must. A qualified applicant will be able to trouble-shoot and come up with solutions. Applicant may also drive our shuttle bus as part of his/her daily shift.
Since we are a small company all staff is required to do whatever is necessary to make things work efficiently. The principle responsibility is general and emergency maintenance, but the remainder of the duties to fill a 40 hour work week will involve labor, driving and other duties such as hauling of groceries and garbage. This employee will carry a radio and be on call for duties that may not be able to wait until the next scheduled shift.
Breakfast/Lunch Cook
Breakfast consists of a buffet line, with items stocked in a steam table. Short orders are taken for other items.
Shift hours: 5:30 AM till 1:30 or 2 PM
Skills needed: Baking biscuits, muffins, coffee cakes, and cookies. Cooking standard breakfast fare: eggs, omelets, hash browns, breakfast meats, pancakes. Making soups, cooking burgers, slicing lunchmeats and cheese and other details for setting up lunch bar.
This position will clean up after themselves, which will include dishes. During the busy season a helper is assigned to do breakfast dishes.
This position requires good public relations skills as the cook takes the orders as well as cooking them. This is a great position for a self motivated person who enjoys early mornings, people, and afternoons off.
Swing Cook
This position is a combination of the Breakfast/Lunch Cook job and either the Prep Cook or Dinner Cook jobs. Please refer to those job descriptions for more information.
Applicants for the Swing Cook position should be willing to work 2-3 days per week at each of those shifts (total of 4-5 days/week), and have skills appropriate for both.
Dinner Cook
The ranch serves all three meals to our guests. Dinner is primarily served on a buffet line, off of a menu that is set with a different special every night. Our kitchen is in open view of the public and all employees must enjoy interaction with guests and other employees.
Shift hours: 1:00 PM — 8:30 PM
Skills: This position is responsible for preparing and serving dinner to approximately 75 people and must be skilled in all phases of cooking including prepping main meat course, vegetable, starch, bread baking, and some dessert preparation. The menu is set and the recipes supplied but there is plenty of room for variation and creativity, for the person with adequate skills. This person oversees one prep cook who does the salad bar preparation. Keeping track of food inventory will also be a part of this position.
Prep Cook
Shift hours: 1:00 PM till 8:00 or 8:30 PM
Skills needed: Salad making and broiler cooking.
Duties: Make salads from recipes provided, helps set up buffet line for dinner, helps with serving and cleanup after dinner. Cleanup duties may include putting away food, helping with dishes, cleaning kitchen and floors. Works under main dinner cook.
Like all positions at the ranch, this position requires public relations skill and a genuine desire to help make peoples stay enjoyable. You will be working with ranch guests to answer questions, serving food on the buffet line and taking grill orders.
Bus Driver
Skills: An insurable driving record and a valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with passenger endorsement or the ability to get one is required. We can assist the right person in getting a CDL, but it will still be up to you to go through the process, pay the fees, set up and take the tests. This is a physically demanding job, since the driver will be handling freight as well as humans. Friendly customer service skills are also a must, given that the driver is the first impression of the Ranch for our guests.
Duties: Responsible for transporting guests throughout the Stehekin valley on a scheduled bus. Also required to load/unload luggage, haul freight, and do daily errands such as picking up the mail. The driver will also provide a commentary about the surrounding area, activities, and community on the way up the road.
Kayak Guide
Stehekin Valley Ranch runs guided kayak tours on Lake Chelan. Trips are 1.5 – 2 hours in length. The guide is responsible for picking up guests at the Ranch or at the Landing and transporting them to and from the put-in. Guide will provide basic instruction for operation of the kayak as well as paddling technique. During the tour the guide will give a running commentary on the local history and environmental points of interest. The guide is also responsible for the safety of all participants and will be required to demonstrate the ability to perform a rescue and other emergency procedures prior to being signed off to lead trips. First Aid and CPR certifications required.
This is a part time position, and will be combined with other position(s) in order to make enough hours for a full time job. We will not hire a guide who is not willing to work additional jobs, as we do not have sufficient housing to accommodate part time workers.
Gardener / Grounds Maintenance
Here at the Ranch we love using fresh produce from local gardens. We are looking for someone to tend to our own gardens so that we can grow as much of our own foods as possible.
Shift hours: variable
Skills needed: Some basic knowledge of plants is required. The gardener will be expected to plant, maintain (water, weed, prune, etc) and harvest vegetables and flowers. Will also maintain and harvest various established berry bushes and fruit trees. Will need to communicate with the kitchen staff to coordinate and maximize the use of fresh produce and limit waste. Responsible for maintaining all flowerbeds throughout the property as well. May also be asked to do general grounds maintenance such as lawn care and raking. This person will be in the public eye, and must also have good communication skills and enjoy talking with guests.
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