Employment at Stage Harbor Sailing School Please find below some information about working at Stage Harbor Sailing School. Stage Harbor Sailing School (SHSS) hires summer staff each year based solely on programmatic need and applicant qualifications. There is no established progression from participation as a student at SHSS to serving as a staff member. The decision to hire an employee necessarily involves a range of considerations. To help possible applicants assess whether working at SHSS might be a good fit, we set forth below some general considerations in the hiring process. Please note that the considerations below are not intended to serve as a check list that will result in the hiring of an applicant; they are intended to get at the core issue involved in most any hiring decision: does the applicant have the skills necessary and the passion needed to carry out the job with excellence. Hiring considerations:
The first step in the hiring process is the completion of a job application. The hiring process typically begins with the completion of an application in the summer or early fall preceding possible employment and, if the Club has hiring needs, is followed by an interview. For more information or to get a copy of the application, candidates should contact our Program Director here. Employment at SHSS is often one’s first “real” job. Therefore, we ask that the candidate, and not his or her parent, take the initiative to gain employment at SHSS. Not unlike obtaining a job on Main Street, the applicant should express interest and pursue employment at the Club. Applicants who contact the Club after December 1, will not be considered unless there are extenuating circumstances. SHSS also hires a limited number of stewards to help in the maintenance of the Club and its boats. Applicants interested in this position should contact the Program Director. The steward position requires detailed knowledge of boats, boat repair and maintenance and comfort using a range of tools. From time to time, SHSS provides some volunteer opportunities for those individuals not yet eligible for employment for any number of reasons. Volunteering at SHSS is, like employment, not guaranteed simply by nature of a student’s participation in the Club’s sailing program. Volunteering is typically reserved for those outstanding sailors who the Club may want to hire in the future but for whom there is not space in the staff at a particular time. For more information about volunteering, please also contact the Program Director.
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