What it is like to work at the Bar W

Title: Kids Program Lead
Reports To: General Manager
Pay Range: $16-$18/hour
Seasonal Position

At the Bar W our core focus is connection. We want our guests to have an experience not just a vacation, so we want them to connect to our staff, the people they came with, the other guests, nature, and to themselves. You would be integral in facilitating connection with guests by eating meals with them, sharing your story, listening to them, and spending time engaging at the evening activities.

General Responsibilities:
Lead the Bar W Guest Ranch Kids Program for ages 2 – 6 (Cowpokes) and 7 -12 (Outlaws) to provide an enjoyable western experience for the kids visiting the Ranch. This person will lead, manage, and hold their team members accountable to provide this experience for the guests in our Kids Program. Our Kids Program runs from June to mid-August.

The Bar W prioritizes safety so operating and acting with safety as a priority is crucial.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide each guest; big or small with an unforgettable adventure by sharing stories, eating with the guests, joining in activities during the day and in the evening. These interactions will help make our Core Values come to life: Connections, Doing What We Say and proving a Positive Environment.
• Manage the Process and Procedures of this department and train team members accordingly.
• Execute the approved Kids schedule.
• Communicate with parents as needed about the Kids Program and activities.
• Facilitate a great kid and parent experience.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of children’s behavior and basic needs.
• Troubleshoot issues during activities.
• Check equipment for safety and functionality prior to activities scheduled.
• Prepare, set up and participate in daily activities and delegate tasks as needed to staff.
• Keep an accurate inventory of all Kids Program equipment - repair, organize, and clean as needed.
• Maintain and clean Kids Room and play area.
• Manage children’s behaviors for safety of themselves and others.
• May work in other departments during non-active times.
• Other duties as assigned.

Personal Requirements:

• Be engaging, energetic, and enthusiastic.
• Enjoy working with children of all ages.
• Experience working and teaching kids of all ages in group settings preferred.
• Must have excellent communication skills.
• Able to problem solve on the spot.
• Have excellent time-management skills.
• Physically able to be active throughout day.
• Must be able to lift to 40 pounds.
• Maintain presentable image in front of guests.
• First aid and CPR certifications preferred.
• Live by the Bar W Core Values.

Title: Kids Program Counselor
Reports To: Kids Program Lead
Pay Range: $14-$16/hour
Seasonal Position

At the Bar W our core focus is connection. We want our guests to have an experience not just a vacation, so we want them to connect to our staff, the people they came with, the other guests, nature, and to themselves. You would be integral in facilitating connection with guests by eating meals with them, sharing your story, listening to them, and spending time engaging at the evening activities.

General Responsibilities:
Facilitate activities within the Bar W Kids Program for ages 2 – 6 (Cowpokes) and 7 – 12 (Outlaws) to provide an enjoyable western experience for the kids visiting the Ranch. Our Kids Program runs from June to mid-August.

The Bar W prioritizes safety so operating and acting with safety as a priority is crucial.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide each guest; big or small with an unforgettable adventure by sharing stories, eating with the guests, joining in activities during the day and in the evening. These interactions will help make our Core Values come to life: Connections, Doing What We Say and proving a Positive Environment.
• Follow the Process and Procedures for all activities within the Kids Program.
• Help to set-up, execute, and clean up each activity.
• Facilitate a great kid and parent experience.
• Teach kids how to do each activity safely, while having fun.
• Encourage kids to join in activities.
• Assist in keeping Kids Room clean and organized.
• Assist Kids Program Lead with daily tasks as needed.
• Manage children’s behaviours for safety of themselves and others.
• May work in other departments during non-active times.
• Other duties as assigned.

Personal Requirements:

• Be engaging, energetic, and enthusiastic.
• Self-starter who can lead by example.
• Experience working and teaching kids of all ages in group settings preferred.
• Must have excellent people and communication skills.
• Maintain presentable image around guests.
• Able to problem solve on the spot.
• First aid and CPR certifications preferred.
• Physically able to be active throughout day.
• Must be able to lift to 40 pounds.
• Live by the Bar W Core Values.

Title: Housekeeping Staff / Kitchen Staff
Reports To: Housekeeping Manager
Pay Range: $14-$16 Seasonal Position

At the Bar W our core focus is connection. We want our guests to have an experience not just a vacation, so we want them to connect to our staff, the people they came with, the other guests, nature, and to themselves. You would be integral in facilitating connection with guests by eating meals with them, sharing your story, listening to them, and spending time engaging at the evening activities.

General Responsibilities:

The Housekeeping Staff will make connections with our guests while providing a clean, comfortable environment for our guests throughout the Ranch. The Housekeeping Staff is responsible for the day-to-day cleanliness of the ranch, including all guest accommodations, common areas, porches and decks, and staff common areas. On an as needed basis, the Housekeeping Staff will assist in the Kitchen.

The Bar W prioritizes safety so operating and acting with safety as a priority is crucial.

Housekeeping Staff Duties:

• Demonstrate a full commitment to providing the best possible positive experience for guests.
• Example of duties, but not all-inclusive:
  • Making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms, bathrooms and hallways, vacuuming, mopping, and wiping of surfaces, etc.
  • Cleaning windows
  • Laundry, including stain treatment
  • Restocking and filling paper products and toiletries
  • Notifying Housekeeping Manager when supplies are low
  • Trash removal
  • Tidiness of Ranch property
• Using equipment and cleaning chemicals appropriately and safely.
• Follow Housekeeping Process and Procedures
• Report any housekeeping concerns or issues to the Housekeeping Manager.
• Assisting in the Kitchen includes kitchen and dining area cleaning and stocking.
• Other duties as assigned.

Personal requirements

• Be outgoing, engaging, energetic, and enthusiastic.
• Must have good people and communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Maintain presentable image around guests.
• Live by the Bar W Core Values.

Title: Equine Program Manager
Reports To: General Manager
Pay Range: $51,000 - $57,000
Full time Position

At the Bar W our core focus is connection. We want our guests to have an experience not just a vacation, so we want them to connect to our staff, the people they came with, the other guests, nature, and to themselves. You would be integral in facilitating connection with guests by eating meals with them, sharing your story, listening to them, and spending time engaging at the evening activities.

General Responsibilities:
Oversight of the Bar W’s Wrangler team, guest equine activities & venues as well as our horses. The Bar W prioritizes safety so operating and acting with safety as a priority is crucial.

The Bar W prioritizes safety so operating and acting with safety as a priority is crucial.

Wrangler Duties:

• Lead, manage and hold accountable the members of your team.
• Execute and maintain equine department Policies and Procedures
• Management of Ranch Horse Trainer and Head Wrangler.
• Assist General Manager and Owners in developing and executing equine activities and rides for guests.
• Ensure Wrangler team is properly hired and trained in guest safety.
• Responsible for the maintenance of health records for all horses, including vaccinations, medical treatments, and hoof care needs.
• Source and maintain inventory of hay and feed to ensure the quantities for the ranch herd and other livestock.
• Responsible for managing and continuously improving the ranch herd in conjunction with Owners.
• Oversight of the corral, fencing, pastures, and arenas.
• Ability to drive truck & trailer as well as horse drawn wagons and sleighs.

Personal Requirements:

• The ability to engage in conversations with the guests.
• Basic computer skills – Excel, Word
• Maintain a presentable western cowhand image around guests.
• First Aid and CPR certification preferred.
• A skilled rider with a working knowledge of horses, tack, and ranch work.
• Be a self-starter and team player who can lead by example and capable of providing clear direction to wranglers, staff, and guests.
• Live by the Bar W core values.

Title: Assistant Head Wrangler
Reports To: Head Wrangler
Pay Range: $15-$17/hour
Seasonal Position

At the Bar W our core focus is connection. We want our guests to have an experience not just a vacation, so we want them to connect to our staff, the people they came with, the other guests, nature, and to themselves. You would be integral in facilitating connection with guests by eating meals with them, sharing your story, listening to them, and spending time engaging at the evening activities.

General Responsibilities:
The Assistant Head Wrangler provides enjoyable and safe rides for the guests as well as instructing lessons and other arena riding. The Assistant Head Wrangler is also responsible for assisting in the day-to-day care, organization, and cleanliness of the corral, horses, tack, equipment, arenas, catch pens, hay and manure clean up.

The Bar W prioritizes safety so operating and acting with safety as a priority is crucial.

Wrangler Duties:

• Demonstrate a full commitment to providing the best possible experience for guests.
• Assist in Lead, managing, and holding the members of your team accountable.
• In the absence of the Head Wrangler, you will help oversee the guest package horse program.
• Teach wranglers and ranch staff our policies for working with horses, conducting rides, feeding, corral maintenance.
• Inform the Head Wrangler or Equine Director on needed feed, issues with horses and tack as well as any veterinary, dental or farrier services.
• Understand the daily riding schedules and make sure they are carried out on time and in a professional manner.
• Portray a good example of team work to guests and other workers.
• Maintain a gentle, professional, and educational tone when working with both animals and people.
• Ensure that wranglers are following the set of procedures and guidelines provided by the ranch and keeping wranglers on task.
• Maintain safety of all tack, fences, feeders, corrals, arenas, and other equipment and facilities primarily used by the wrangler staff.
• Make sure all tasks are completed by the end of the day (feeding, watering, etc.)
• Follow up with guests after rides to ensure that everything went smoothly. If there were any issues, escalate issue to Head Wrangler.
• Follow the process and procedure for horse incidents.
• Catch, groom, feed, and saddle horses.
• Conduct fun and safe rides for the guests. Assist Wranglers with questions regarding activities.
• Be in control of your ride and stay alert for any safety issues.
• Portray a good example of team work to the guests and other team members.
• Hook up trucks, inspect truck and trailer, and drive a truck and trailer.
• Other duties as assigned.

Personal Requirements:

• Good people and communication skills. A self-starter. We need you to communicate to guests how to ride safely and we need you to engage in conversations with the guests, both on and off the ride.
• Maintain a presentable western cowhand image around guests.
• First Aid and CPR certification preferred.
• Be a confident rider and comfortable around horses. Have working knowledge of horses, tack, and ranch work.
• Live by the Bar W core values.

Title: Wrangler
Reports To: Equine Department
Pay Range: $14-$16/hour
Seasonal Position

At Bar W our core focus is connection. We want our guests to have an experience not just a vacation, so we want them to connect to our staff, the people they came with, the other guests, nature, and to themselves. You would be integral in facilitating connection with guests by eating meals with them, sharing your story, listening to them, and spending time engaging at the evening activities.

General Responsibilities:
Wranglers provide enjoyable and safe rides for the guests as well as instructing lessons and other arena riding. Wranglers are also responsible for the day-to-day care, organization, and cleanliness of the corral, horses, tack, equipment, arenas, catch pens, hay and manure clean up. Wranglers will lead guests in Ranch activities when not riding.

The Bar W prioritizes safety so operating and acting with safety as a priority is crucial.

Wrangler Duties:

• Provide each guest; big or small with an unforgettable adventure by sharing stories, eating with the guests, joining in activities during the day and in the evening. These interactions will help make our Core Values come to life: Connections, Doing What We Say and proving a Positive Environment.
• Demonstrate a full commitment to providing the best possible experience for guests.
• Catch, groom, feed, and saddle horses.
• Conduct fun and safe rides for the guests.
• Be in control of your ride and staying alert for any safety issues.
• Follow the process and procedure for any horse, guest, or staff incidents.
• Portray a good example of teamwork to the guests and other team members.
• Maintain a gentle, professional, and educational tone at all times when working with both animals and people.
• Assist in maintaining fences and corrals as needed.
• General ranch chores: cleaning stalls, cleaning and caring for tack. Hauling and stacking hay, etc.
• Assist with minor veterinary care as needed: worming, vaccinating, minor wound, or injury care.
• Follow and enforce riding guidelines and policies for staff and guests for working with horses, conducting rides, and feeding.
• Lead guests in various activities during the day and participate in evening activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Personal Requirements:

• Be outgoing, engaging, energetic, and enthusiastic, with good communication skills.
• Physically able to get on and off horses of varying heights multiple times during a ride, without the use of a mounting block.
• Maintain a presentable western cowhand image around guests.
• Ability to lift over 50 pounds repeatedly.
• First Aid and CPR certification preferred.
• Be an experienced rider that is confident and comfortable riding a lot of very different horses, and riding at all 4 gaits. Able to be on offsite rides for more than three hours with little to no cell coverage.
• Possess ability to lead guests in activities, i.e. skeet shooting, 3D archery, singing, storytelling, western dancing, guitar playing, etc.
• Able to hook up trucks, inspect trucks and trailers, and able to drive a truck and trailer preferred. Will need to be 21 to drive truck and trailer off ranch, with a valid driver’s license.
• Possess a working knowledge of horses, western tack, and ranch work.
• Live by the Bar W core values.

*In order to be considered for the position please submit a video (no more than two years old) demonstrating the following. (Any additional riding footage or equine skills is always appreciated).

• Short intro telling us who you are.
• Catching, leading, and grooming a horse
• Saddling and bridling
• Mount and dismount the horse from the ground.
• Riding the horse at a walk, trot, and lope (canter).

Title: Head Cook
Reports To: Director of Operations
Pay Range: $23 - $25
Seasonal Position

At the Bar W our core focus is connection. We want our guests to have an experience not just a vacation, so we want them to connect to our staff, the people they came with, the other guests, nature, and to themselves. You would be integral in facilitating connection with guests by eating meals with them, sharing your story, listening to them, and spending time engaging at the evening activities.

General Responsibilities:

The Head Cook is responsible for providing a positive dining experience through delicious meal options in a timely manner. The Head Cook is also responsible for the execution of day-to-day kitchen operations. This includes inventory management, organization, cleanliness of the kitchen and dining room and supervision of the other members of the kitchen team.

The Bar W prioritizes safety so operating and acting with safety as a priority is crucial.

Head Cook Duties:

• Lead, manage, and hold the members of your team accountable.
• Must be able to work within the framework and manage the Process and Procedures of the Kitchen.
• Execute the Bar W approved menu and oversee the recipes ensuring highest overall quality of food.
• Manage Kitchen team to follow the Serv Safe and sanitary practices of the kitchen.
• Accommodate guests that have special dietary needs (food allergies, gluten free, etc.)
• In charge of food ordering and procurement.
• Expense management and record keeping of receipts/invoices.
• Manage inventory of food, supplies, and kitchen items.
• Monitor guest and staff meal counts to prepare appropriate amount of food.
• Monitoring food waste and managing the use of leftovers.
• Oversee cooking and general cleaning of kitchen.
• Instruct team members in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, and presentation of food.
• Manage kitchen team scheduling.
• Manage the routine cleaning and maintenance of kitchen appliances.
• Other duties as assigned.

Personal Requirements:

• Ability to prioritize and organize details in a fast-paced environment.
• Good decision-making, strong leadership and communication skills.
• Maintain a presentable image in the kitchen and around guests.
• Must have a ServSafe Food Handler Certification.
• Live by the Bar W Core Values.

Title: Assistant Head Cook
Reports To: Head Cook
Pay Range: $18 - $20
Seasonal Position

At the Bar W our core focus is connection. We want our guests to have an experience not just a vacation, so we want them to connect to our staff, the people they came with, the other guests, nature, and to themselves. You would be integral in facilitating connection with guests by eating meals with them, sharing your story, listening to them, and spending time engaging at the evening activities.

General Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for assisting the Head Cook in providing a positive dining experience thru delicious meal options in a timely manner. This position is also responsible for assisting in the execution of day-to-day kitchen operations. This includes inventory management, organization, cleanliness of the kitchen and dining room and supervision of the other members of the kitchen team.

The Bar W prioritizes safety so operating and acting with safety as a priority is crucial.

Assistant Head Cook Duties:

• Provide each guest, big or small, with an unforgettable adventure by sharing stories, eating with the guests, joining in activities during the day and in the evening. These interactions will help make our Core Values come to life: Connections, Doing What We Say and proving a Positive Environment.
• Assist the Head Cook on the execution of the Bar W approved menu.
• Follow the Serv Safe and sanitary practices of the kitchen.
• Follow and assist in training other kitchen staff in the Process and Procedures of the Kitchen.
• Plan, cook, and direct food preparation and culinary activities as assigned.
• Assist in monitoring food waste and the use of leftovers.
• Assist the Head Cook in managing kitchen inventory and food ordering.
• Help with kitchen and dining room clean up and dishes as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Personal Requirements:

• Ability to prioritize and organize details in a fast-paced environment.
• Good decision-making, leadership and communication skills.
• Maintain a presentable image in the kitchen and around guests.
• Must have a Serv Safe Food Handler Certification.
• High school graduate or GED equivalent.
• A Team Player who lives by the Bar W Core Values.

Title: Cook
Reports To: Head Cook
Pay Range: $17-$19 Seasonal Position

At the Bar W our core focus is connection. We want our guests to have an experience not just a vacation, so we want them to connect to our staff, the people they came with, the other guests, nature, and to themselves. You would be integral in facilitating connection with guests by eating meals with them, sharing your story, listening to them, and spending time engaging at the evening activities.

General Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for assisting in providing a positive dining experience through delicious meal options in a timely manner. The Cook assists in the day-to-day organization, preparation, and cooking of meals as well as the day-to-day care, maintenance, and cleanliness of the kitchen, food storage areas, food prep stations, and kitchen equipment.

The Bar W prioritizes safety so operating and acting with safety as a priority is crucial.

Kitchen Assistant Duties:

• Assist the Head Cook or Assistant Head Cook as directed with timely preparation of the approved Bar W menu.
• Assist cleaning the kitchen and dining room.
• Assist in restocking the kitchen communicate low inventory to Head Cook.
• Follow Serv Safe and other sanitary practices.
• Follow the Process and Procedures of the kitchen.
• Other duties as assigned.

Personal Requirements:

• Ability to prioritize details in a fast-paced environment.
• Good observational and communication skills.
• Maintain a presentable image in the kitchen and around guests.
• ServSafe Food Handler Certification preferred.
• Live by the Bar W Core Values.

Title: Kitchen Assistant / Housekeeper Assistant
Reports To: Head Cook
Pay Range: $14-$16
Seasonal Position

At the Bar W our core focus is connection. We want our guests to have an experience not just a vacation, so we want them to connect to our staff, the people they came with, the other guests, nature, and to themselves. You would be integral in facilitating connection with guests by eating meals with them, sharing your story, listening to them, and spending time engaging at the evening activities.

General Responsibilities:

Assist in providing a positive dining experience thru delicious meal options in a timely manner. The Kitchen Staff works with the cooks to assist in the timely preparation of all meals as well as the cleaning of the kitchen and dining area. On an as needed basis, this position will assist in Housekeeping duties.

The Bar W prioritizes safety so operating and acting with safety as a priority is crucial.

Kitchen Assistant Duties:

• Assist in getting food out to the dining room, monitor the food in order to keep food hot and plentiful for diners.
• Bring in dirty dishes and bring out clean dishes.
• Follow the Kitchen Process and Procedures.
• Assist the cooks with food preparation.
• Assisting with the dining area cleaning and stocking.
• Assist with dishes, cleaning of kitchen and trash removal.
• Assist with Housekeeping duties on an as needed basis.
• Other duties as assigned.

Personal Requirements:

• Must have good people and communication skills.
• Maintain presentable image in the kitchen and around guests.
• Live by the Bar W Core Values.