Welcome to the River Inn recruitment Page.  We hope the information contained on this page will help you if you are thinking of applying for a position at River Inn.

River Inn Lodge is multifaceted, with 52 guest rooms, award winning restaurant, new modern bar, bistro, massage and beauty centre and situated right next to The Friday Flat ski area and at the bottom of the Gunbarrel Express chair lift.

River Inn is looking for people with a fantastic attitude, a fun personality and the ability to work in a team. We need people who are full of animation and have a strong commitment to unsurpassed guest service. Sound like you ??

If so you may be suitable to join our team at the River Inn - Thredbo for the coming winter season.  Some live in accommodation may be available with employment to start approx. end of June.  Some of the available job positions may overlap.  If multiskilled work sounds unattractive to you please do not apply. 

All of our positions require experience in a similar role, a professional outlook, an exceptional commitment to customer service & flexibility to work around a 24-hour operation.  Multi talented/skilled individuals with own local accommodation and transport should apply.  

Other skills which would be advantageous to an application would be:  Pianist & Qualified Primary/Infants teacher.

Preference will be given to applicants who also have the following skills: Pianist & Qualified Primary/Infants teacher, neither of these skills would give you adequate hours, however combined with another position would.

The following is a list of current job vacancies.

These positions are permanent part-time positions from approx mid-late June through mid Sept – October.

Accounts/Front Office Receptionist & Reservationist

Previous experience with RMS, Excel & MYOB Premier would be advantageous.

Greeting Hotel guests on arrival. Check-in and check-out of guests in Hotel and/or apartments, taking telephone reservations and confirming bookings using the computer system. Previous Hotel Front Office and cash handling experience essential.

Second Chef

We require a second chef or CDP to assist the Head Chef is managing kitchen operations. This is a small kitchen brigade and therefore this is a "hands on" position. As 2nd Chef you will be responsible for Managing the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef. Ideally you will have a strong a la carte background and be a team player.  You will be jointly responsible for overseeing the smooth operation of four diverse food & beverage outlets encompassing a fine dining restaurant, bistro, BBQ Bar and lounge bar catering.

Chefs

We serve breakfast, bistro lunch, up to 475 children’s lunches, some buffet dinners plus evening fine dining, as one of our chefs you are expected to work in all aspects of our kitchen.  Excellent interpersonal communication skills and a commitment to guest satisfaction imperative.  Must be personable and willing to work with other chefs

Quality sous chef familiar with fine dining, previous experience in a similar position or an a la carte restaurant is vital. Extensive experience in a hotel/restaurant kitchen environment essential.

Pastry/Dessert Chef.  Must have extensive experience in similar fine dining roles.

Qualified Chefs - Appropriate chef qualifications & experience in a similar role, a professional outlook, an exceptional commitment to customer service & flexibility to work around a extended hours of operation.

Job Requirements: 

6 Days /up to 48 hours per week 

Uniforms provided?:        No

Footwear provided?:       No 

Footwear requirements:  Black Steel Capped Boots or Wooden Clogs are acceptable. 

Other tools or equipment required:           Knifes

Restaurant & Bistro Supervisor

River Inn Lodge seeking a highly motivated hands on, experienced dedicated Fine Dining Restaurant and Bistro Supervisor to work in a new team environment and supervise both our restaurant & bistro.

The successful candidate will ensure exceptionally high service standards of this restaurant & bistro are not only maintained but improved by the constant training, motivating and developing of their team. Our candidate will be extremely well groomed and spoken with a strong background in supervision, enthusiastic, flexible in attitude, adaptable to new and challenging situations. A sense of humour is a must.

This position requires an experienced hands on supervisor for the operation of a 100 seat restaurant and 200 seat bistro.  Applicants would ideally have knowledge of the local industry, experience as a supervisor of an up-market fine dining establishment and/or have owned and operated their own business.

This is a unique opportunity for a dedicated individual ready for the challenge of leading our team in our busy Restaurant and bistro.   NSW RSA Essential.

Ideal attributes will be:

Strong leadership ability

Hard Working and Committed

Customer Oriented

Outgoing Personality

Logical thinking

Time management

Strong leadership ability

Hard Working and Committed

Applicant must be willing to travel to Thredbo for an interview

Breakfast/Lunch Chef/Cook

Responsible for breakfast served buffet style as well as prep as instructed by head chef.  Other duties include but are not limited to cooking of bistro lunches.

Waiting and bar staff 

Waiting and bar staff to assist in areas from fine dining to bistro service and/or bar.  Keen, well presented, enthusiastic people with previous experience and references. NSW RSA certificate essential.  Must be flexible and willing to work in housekeeping if necessary.

Kitchen Hands

Assisting in kitchen, cleaning, washing up and storing orders. Some heavy work involved. Health & safety awareness essential.

Store Person

Job is a combination of stores, cleaning & data entry. Need good keyboard skills, some knowledge or experience of data entry. Warehouse work is pick & deliver internal orders, put stock away, maintain stock. Able to assist with cleaning of public areas.

Work is to receive items in bulk & place in correct store areas within River Inn Lodge premises. Some heavy lifting, up to 40 kgs. 

Move frozen & refrigerated goods between refrigerators and freezer.  

Clean River Inn Lodge areas, clean toilets, sweeping, dusting, vacuuming and floor polishing. 

Ensure standards are adhered to in relation to Code of Conduct, Hotel mission statement and Health and Safety regulations.

Reception / reservations

Greeting Hotel guests on arrival. Check-in and check-out of guests in Hotel and/or apartments, taking telephone reservations and confirming bookings using the computer system. Previous Hotel Front Office and cash handling experience essential.

Porters

Handling guests' luggage to and from rooms, and general cleaning and front office duties. Heavy work involved. Must be keen, enthusiastic and service oriented

Room attendants

All aspects of cleaning hotel rooms and apartments. Friendly and courteous disposition required

Cleaners

Clean and maintain Lodge public areas, restaurants and bars. Some heavy lifting required.  Must be friendly, reliable and courteous. 

Head Housekeeper

The successful applicant will have good interpersonal skills with previous experience as a supervisor, be able to train, coach and counsel staff and have an eye for detail. Previous experience in a similar environment desirable.

Laundry Attendants

Re-stock the guest service attendants’ floor closets with linen and room supplies

Look after linen once it reaches the laundry (on-site laundry)

Launder, Fold and Iron lined to set standards

Most of our positions are based on full time employment usually commencing sometime in June or early July, depending on snow and business. Our terms and conditions of employment are in accordance with the MOTELS, ACCOMMODATION AND RESORTS (STATE) AWARD, Award Code: 550.

Some accommodation is available for the cost of approx. $27 per day which often includes 2 meals a day and a bed in a share room. The rooms can be shared with up to 5 or 6 others, but mostly 4 share.  Accommodation is a separate agreement to any employment agreement but is conditional of employment with us ie. If you cease employment with us you also cease to be able to occupy the accommodation.  The rooms are not large, but are warm and usually have a television. More information will be given at interviews.  You need a security bond which is approximately four (4) weeks rent, plus payment of two weeks rental in advance, you will be required to have your rent paid via pay deduction.

You can expect to work for about 3 months, this is once again subject to snow and business. Mostly you will work between a five and six day week with a mix of shifts.  You may be asked to work in other areas if necessary as we always work as a team here. You must be prepared to work hard – this may be a winter resort and everyone else is on holidays, but you are working and we expect a good day's work for a good day's pay.  Skiing and boarding are encouraged as a healthy activity, but your first commitment will need to be to your job.  We also ask that you commit for the entire season and that you have a mature and logical outlook on life.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you are adequately covered for hospital and ambulance insurance. If you injure yourself and you need ambulance transport the closest hospital is in Cooma, this will cost you over $800! We strongly recommend that you take out adequate medical and ambulance cover. 

Human Resources

River Inn, 

P.O. Box 83

Thredbo Village NSW 2625

or email jobs@riverinn.com.au

By Amanda Vaughan

The Sydney Morning Herald

Wednesday May 30, 2001

Packing up and heading to the slopes for the winter to work, ski and party requires some foresight. According to Max Isaacs, a six-year "veteran" of Thredbo, there's an "amazing" lifestyle at the snow, but it's important to plan ahead.  "Some people don't realise how much it costs to live up here and how hard it 
is to find accommodation during the ski season," he says. "If it is your first season and you haven't planned, you'll blow money so easily. You won't save a thing."

Some of these positions may give you a chance of snapping up employment opportunities elsewhere in the World especially US, for example during Australia's off-season. The major resorts, such as Thredbo and Perisher Blue, have reciprocal agreements with ski villages around the world.  "The US has real trouble filling its front-line positions so it means our staff get the opportunity to earn US dollars and get more experience, which is great," says Maureen Roberts, the personnel manager at Thredbo.  

Hours range from 25 to 40 a week. "It is a real job," says Roberts and often people can have unrealistic expectations of how much free time they will have to ski or snowboard. "People come down here to play, but if people are playing all the time ... you couldn't live in the Snowies if you don't do at least 25 hours a week."  For those who do want to ski or snowboard all day, bar or restaurant work at night is ideal.

Note from River Inn: We advise staff to have at least $1,000 saved, you should have extra money  to guard against a slow start to the season. If it dumps there is plenty of work for everyone, but if the snow is no good, we might not have as many  hours to offer, so you need cash to fall back on.  Work is snow-dependent and there is no defined start or end date. If you  have been hired, be ready to leave immediately for the mountains if there  are heavy snow falls early, as there were a few years ago. Conversely, if the snow  holds off you may not be required for weeks after the start of the season.