Fly Fishing Guide - Summer 2024

To provide a Montana Fly Fishing experience that will focus on safety, fun and learning. Each trip is an opportunity to showcase appreciation of outdoors available to YC members. The environmental education of fly-fishing presents a unique opportunity to catch a rare indigenous West slope cutthroat trout. Teaching is the foundation of the Outdoor Pursuits and the safety of the guests is the goal.

Major Responsibilities

• Ensure that each member and guest receives outstanding guest service in a guest friendly environment which includes greeting and acknowledging every member and guest, maintaining outstanding service standards, solid product knowledge and all other components of guest service.

• Empowered to guarantee total guest satisfaction, display hospitality and professionalism to our guests at all times, take pride in representing Yellowstone Club professionally with our members and guests and assure that all transactions with guests are handled in a legal and ethical manner.

• Understand and apply all property safety and security procedures to maintain a secure and safe environment for employees, members, and guests at all times. In the event of an accident or emergency, seek medical attention if necessary and contact the General Manager or Human Resources immediately.

• Maintain a favorable working relationship with all company employees to foster and promote a positive working environment.

Essential Job Functions:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Clock in 1 hour before first trip time (this varies with season)

• Fill coolers with ice and water make sure UTV's have gas

• Make sure UTV's or personal vehicles are clean

• Help with setting up rods in the shop and making sure waders and boots are clean and ready

• Make sure clients have current fishing licenses or get License information

• Manage trip times so in event of more than one trip guide is on time

• Day ends only after last scheduled trip time

• Clean boots and make sure rods are in good shape for next person

• Clean UTV's and make sure they have gas

• Fill out Outfitters Log and have all names for checkout

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform all duties and responsibilities in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with established Club policies, procedures, and standards of service to achieve the overall objectives of this position.

• Meet departmental productivity, organization, punctuality/attendance and consistency standards.

• Maintain a positive and respectful attitude.

• Treat Members, guests, vendors, customers and co-workers with professionalism and respect at all times.

• Maintain privacy of our Members at all time.

• Maintain a clean and neat appearance at all times.

• Facial hair will be trimmed beard to 1/4" or clean shaven

• Communicate regularly and effectively with all employees, supervisors, managers and directors.

• Perform work in a safe and high quality manner.

• Project a favorable image of Yellowstone Club to Members and guests at all times.

• Must be able to work flexible work hours/schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays. Long hours may be required due to business demands.

• (add any other duties done less than several times a week here)

• Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties, work hours and/or responsibilities for this job at any time.

Disclaimer:

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of this position and should not serve as an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all the possible duties, tasks and responsibilities being performed by people assigned to this classification. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Experience/Education Required

3 Years of extensive on-water experience using fly rods and methods. Background in understanding entomology and how life cycles of insects affect time spent fishing.

Certificates & Licenses

Valid State Driver's License

Language Ability

Able to speak clearly and effectively with Members, guests, co-workers, vendors and other Yellowstone Club departments. Able to write clearly and legibly.

Math Ability

Able to perform basic math calculations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve basic problems and/or know when it is necessary to get a manager to assist in problem solving.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work for this position is usually performed in a climate-controlled environment. However, the employee may be required to work outside in extreme heat, cold, rain, wind, snow or inclement weather as the demands of the position so dictate.

Yellowstone Club offers great benefits:

• free public transportation from Bozeman to the Club

• complimentary meal each shift

• Apex Medical Benefits

• Discounted Employee Housing

• Discounted Bike Haul at Big Sky Resort

• Discounts to over 1000 retailers to include travel, wellness, home, etc.

• Monthly discount to the Ridge Athletic Club

• Seasonal employee retail sales

• Employee Appreciation day