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The Huts Field Coordinator conducts field visits throughout the full-service season to ensure that AMC hut crews are offering a high level of hospitality, food and cleanliness to all that pass through the huts during the year. This requires an eye for detail during visits and the ability to provide constructive feedback while maintaining a positive relationship with the hut crews.
The Huts Field Coordinator will take the information gained from field visits and work with huts management to develop trainings, inform hiring decisions and revise operations manuals. The Field Coordinator manages inventory levels of retail goods, food, and supplies. Their field presence will be used to ensure the accuracy of these inventories.
What you’ll be doing at AMC
Serve as the primary link between front country operations and the eight backcountry huts by visiting and providing employees with the guidance and support necessary to maintain each facility, ensure high quality guest service, and function as efficient and effective teams.
Work with the Field Supervisor and Retail Manager to closely monitor retail inventories and follow up with hut crew when there are discrepancies. Hike product to huts when inventory is low.
Maintain a running inventory of food and supplies used at the huts throughout the full-service season. Ensure the accuracy of inventories when they are submitted and provide corrections through field visits or radio contact as is deemed appropriate.
Work in coordination with the Huts Manager to develop and deploy trainings for staff. This includes training of full-service staff in the spring and in the late summer as well as training of self-service staff in the late fall and spring. This also includes developing in-service trainings to be delivered to staff throughout the full and self-service seasons.
Ensure smooth transitions between full-service and self-service seasons. Ensure that huts are properly cleaned during opening in the spring and closing during the fall.
Prepare and print operations manuals and cookbooks for the spring airlift. Prepare and print transition manuals and closing manuals throughout the season. Communicate with crews and huts management about needed revisions to these manuals.
Work with Huts Management and Huts Education Coordinator to maintain high quality educational programming at backcountry huts. Assist in providing constructive feedback for educational programs during field visits. Assist in maintaining inventories of hut libraries.
Manage daily hut operations, including: assisting in writing the weekly hut newsletter (Saturday Update); maintaining close communications with huts; and assisting with airlifting in spring and fall
Support huts management with planning, decision-making, and responding to operational challenges and opportunities.
Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties, as may be required by their supervisor.
What AMC is looking for
A close knowledge of hut operations.
Minimum of two seasons of experience in the AMC Hut System or a closely related work environment.
Two to three nights in the field during the summer and fall months.
Comfort traveling alone in the backcountry for long distances in all weather conditions.
Wilderness medical response certifications are desirable.
Strong communication skills, management skills, attention to detail, and a high level of organization are required.
Discretion, composure, and maturity in handling unusual situations
This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position.
What AMC Can Offer You
Salary range: $15.00 / hour
We are committed to equitable compensation practices, and we encourage qualified candidates to apply. The initial salary represents our starting point, and our compensation philosophy is designed to reward and recognize the contributions of our employees as they grow within the organization. External candidates typically begin their journey with us at the starting point of the salary range. The final compensation offer will be based on factors such as experience, education, skills and geographic differential relevant to the position, and will be discussed during the interview process.
Benefits
- Room & Board: Dorm-style room for $45/week – meals included, too!
- Insurance: Available with positions that are 6 months or longer and when working greater than 32 hours per week
- Retirement: VOLUNTARY 403(b) with 4% matching employer contributions
- Paid Time Off: earn up to 10 days of Paid Time Off depending on length of service
- Other Team Member Perks:
- 30% discount on AMC Merchandise
- Free Annual AMC Membership
- 4 Free nights at AMC locations
- Prodeals discounts on equipment & gear and more!
To Apply:
Please include a resume and cover letter. No phone calls or agencies please.
AMC welcomes all qualified candidates to apply and we invite the full participation of all individuals currently underrepresented in the outdoor community. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals from racially and/or ethnically diverse communities, individuals with disabilities, individuals from LGBTQ+ communities, and individuals who experience intersectionality with one or more of these identities.
The Appalachian Mountain Club has zero tolerance for child abuse or placing children in danger. The AMC requires all employees who work in a program or facility which serves children, disabled persons, or the elderly to have a criminal background record check performed on their name annually with employment contingent upon satisfactory results.
