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Job Overview: Walker Wellness Retreats is seeking a highly motivated Retreat Chef to join our team. The Retreat Chef will be responsible for menu planning, grocery shopping, cooking, and cleaning at each assigned retreat. The ideal candidate will have strong culinary skills, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with a team. The Retreat Chef will collaborate directly with the General Manager to deliver a five-star retreat experience to our guests. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan menus and create healthy, delicious meals for guests.
• Shop for groceries and maintain inventory of food and beverages.
• Cook meals for guests using fresh, healthy ingredients- buffet style.
• Clean and maintain kitchen equipment and utensils.
• Work collaboratively with the General Manager and Retreat Facilitator(s) to ensure the smooth operation of the retreat.
• Communicate effectively with guests to address dietary restrictions, preferences, and requests.
• Monitor guest feedback and suggest process improvements to enhance the guest experience.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Manage and train additional team members on best practices (as needed).
• Drive to and from the retreat home. May be needed to drive guests in a 15-passenger van.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Proven culinary skills with the ability to prepare healthy, delicious meals for large groups.
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written. Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to take direction and work collaboratively within a team.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proactive, intellectually curious, self-starter with a strong desire to continually learn and grow.
• Food Handlers Permit.

Supplemental Requirements:

• Prior experience in the travel or wellness industries.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, and reach.

This position requires the ability to work weekends, holidays, and flexible hours as needed to accommodate retreat schedules.

Walker Wellness Retreats is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Job Overview: Walker Wellness Retreats is a wellness company offering a unique vacation experience to revitalize your mind, body, and soul. As the Lead Retreat Facilitator, you will play a critical supervisory role in planning, coordinating, and delivering a premium wellness retreat experience for every guest that attends. You will collaborate directly with the General Manager, fellow Retreat Facilitators, and the Chef for each retreat to address guest requests, lead daily yoga sessions, solve problems, and deliver a five-star retreat experience to every Walker Wellness Retreats guest.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direction to all onsite team members and serve as the primary point of contact for all guests throughout each retreat.
• Oversee the organization, fulfillment, and delivery of domestic wellness retreats. This includes managing guest room assignments before arrival, leading pre-retreat video conference calls to meet guests, answering questions about each retreat, and delivering exceptional customer service.
• Supervise and or lead daily yoga sessions, hiking with the group, and other appropriate guest requests. Yoga instruction also includes setup, take down, and overall cleanliness of the designated yoga space.
• Monitor guest requests and feedback to identify opportunities to improve processes and overall guest retreat experience.
• Energize the company internally and each retreat guest with compelling process improvements and ways to make each guest's experience exceptional.
• Support the General Manager by providing timely updates on the execution of each retreat and guest throughout each endeavor's planning, delivery, and follow-up stages.
• In between retreats, this role will also be responsible for additional duties, including managing guest bookings, guest correspondence and follow-up, communicating with hotels and tour guides about upcoming retreats, and other related retreat duties as assigned.
• Pick up the guests in SLC, UT and drive them in a 15-passenger van to and from the retreat home and to and from the daily hiking excursions.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Yoga Teaching Certificate and experience leading beginner, intermediate, and advanced yoga sessions to guests of all ages (18+) and experience levels.
• Proven leadership skills, including providing direction and solving problems for onsite team members.
• Excellent communication skills – both spoken and written.
• Polished presentation and writing skills, with the ability to influence guests and fellow team members.
• Outstanding follow-through, time management, and project management skills to deliver results.
• Proactive, intellectually curious, self-starter with a strong desire to continually learn and grow.
• Valid driver's license that is in good standing
• Experience with outdoor activities such as hiking.

This is a traveling position, and requires the ability to work weekends, holidays, and flexible hours as needed to accommodate retreat schedules.

This position is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Living in Utah is not required, but any transportation and lodging expenses incurred traveling to and from Salt Lake City will be at your own expense unless previous arrangements are made.

Walker Wellness Retreats is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.