We are looking to recruit a chalet helper & airport driver to be based at our largest catered chalet, Cairn Lodge.

Due to regulations in Switzerland and French employment rules we can only employ:
EU passport holders
OR
British passport holders/other nationalities with French residency (a Titre De Sejour, which allows them to work in France ) and who can prove they have been working in France for the last 12 months.

AND in addition to one of the above:
You will also need to have 2 years professional driving experience. This can be transporting people or goods or even just using a company car for the purpose of work. We need letters from previous employers to justify this. The total amount of experience needs to add up to 2 years driving experience within the last 10 years.

Key responsibilities:

• General help in the chalet (help laying the table, cleaning, hot tub checks, snow clearing etc)
• Transportation of guests to and from the slopes in the morning and afternoons
• Occasional airport transfers (1 - 2 a week)

Our in resort service involves shuttling the guests from the chalet to the slopes in the mornings from 8.30 to 10.00 & afternoon pick ups from the slopes from 3.30pm onwards. You will need to be organised to ensure the service runs as smoothly as possible for our guests.

A Typical Day

Morning:

• Help hosts lay out & serve breakfast
• Check hot tub & add chemicals/water if needed
• Defrost van, clear snow
• Restock honesty bar
• Clean fire, set new fire
• Run guests to the slopes and/or ski hire shop
• Update guests with weather/ski conditions
• Clean communal areas in chalet

Evening:

• Pick up guests from slopes/town from 15:30 onwards
• Assist with serving aperitif & canapes, three course dinner followed by cheese & coffee
• Organise & serve wine
• Help hosts wash and tidy up, clean kitchen
• Help hosts lay table for breakfast

Standard weekly tasks

• Refuel & clean van, check oil/ washer fluid
• Complete driver/van report
• Communicate transfer times to guests day before departure
• Take guests to ski hire shop, assist in the shop
• Hand out ski passes, collect back used passes
• Manage guest requests, questions
• Airport transfers (on average 3 a week)
• Pick up the shopping for the hosts

What kind of person are we looking for?

Essential:

EU passport holders
OR
British passport holders/other nationalities with French residency (a Titre De Sejour, which allows them to work in France ) and who can prove they have been working in France for the last 12 months.

AND in addition to one of the above:
You will also need to have 2 years professional driving experience. This can be transporting people or goods or even just using a company car for the purpose of work. We need letters from previous employers to justify this. The total amount of experience needs to add up to 2 years driving experience within the last 10 years.

A clean driving licence & be over 23 years for insurance purposes

Key Attributes

• Hard working & have stamina
• Excellent organisational & time management skills
• Outgoing personality, enjoy dealing with people
• Good sense of humor & maintain a smile and cheery disposition at all times
• A competent & courteous driver
• Have a “can do” & “no problem” attitude

Hours/ Package

• Competitive monthly salary paid through the French system (in euros)
• All food while working
• Full area Portes Du Soleil ski pass
• Ski hire for the season
• Uniform
• Return transfers from Geneva ( pick up at start or season and drop off at the end)
• 2 days off a week and 2.5 holiday/sick days accrued per month that will be paid at the end of the season
• Team events in the season, typically night sledging, cross country skiing and or a meal in a mountain restaurant, an important way for us to say thanks, come together as a team and just have fun!
• We also have high standard, well located accommodation that is available for rent though our sister company at a lower rate than the market average.

Training

Successful candidates will join our training week in early December