Mount Rushmore Resort and Lodge at Palmer Gulch

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Currently recruiting for the season that runs from May 1st, 2025 to September 30th, 2025.

    Retail

    Barista

    Hill City

    Greets guests in Grapes and Grinds, our Coffee/Wine shop.  Requires a high energy, bright, and friendly personality.  Efficiently prepares guests' beverages, lattes, cappuccinos, coffees, wine slushes, etc., processes purchases while engaging guests, performs Wine tasting.  Maintains a  clean food prep area. Stocks inventory.  Must be at least 18 years to serve wine in South Dakota. 

    • Ability to handle cash and credit card transactions
    • Pours wine
    • Operates Espresso machine
    • Keeps equipment, prep area and store clean
    • Stocks and inventories supplies
    • Able to receive, complete and implement training for alcohol sales
    • Other duties as assigned
    Guest services

    Conceirge

    Hill City

    Concierge's focus is on great customer service and providing detailed information to guests. Requires an Individual with high awareness to detail, a positive & friendly attitude and is attentive and willing to answer questions. Tasks include reservations, registration, processing rentals and guest correspondence.

    • Operates office equipment, cleans and stocks
    • Efficiently operates phone system & makes accurate reservations. 
    • Handles car & golf cart rentals
    • Proficient in handling credit cards and cash
    • Answers Guest Question regarding Resort's policies, activities and amenities
    • Is familiar with accommodations and able to describe to Guests
    • Stocks, faces shelves and keeps area clean
    • Other duties as assigned
    Guest Services

    Registration/Front Desk

    Hill City

    First line of contact, provides a WELCOMING atmosphere.  Strong dedication to guest service, high attention to detail,  friendly, helpful and  willing to answer questions, resolve issues & communicates guests' needs to other departments. Duties include Reservations/registration, engaging with Guests and all other front of house duties.

    • Proficient in handling cash and credit cards
    • Operates office equipment, cleans and stocks 
    • Efficiently operates phone system & makes accurate reservations
    • Becomes familiar with accommodations, able to describe to Guests
    • Answers Guest questions regarding Resort's policies, activities and amenities
    • Other duties as assigned
    retail

    Retail/Store

    Hill City

    Greets all Guests. Friendly, cheerful, and positive attitude. Must have the ability to efficiently process guest purchases, handle money accurately while engaging guest, answering questions and upselling. Has an eye for detail and presentation ensuring a fully stocked and clean store.  Additional duties will include cleaning, facing shelves and stocking inventory.

    • Accurately handles cash and credit card transaction
    • Operates Point of Sale 
    • Upsells or offers impulse items to guests
    • Cleans, faces shelves and stocks
    • Becomes familiar with product & directs guests to location of items. 
    • Other duties as assigned
    Housekeeping

    Campground Cleaners

    Hill City

    Cleans resort common areas, facilities, shower houses, restrooms & laundries.  High energy, positive mind-set that creates a pleasant working environment while surpassing guests expectations. Duties include all aspects of cleaning while adhering to safe use of appropriate cleaning chemicals & equipment. 

    • Works in a team or independently
    • Cleans and Sanitizes bathrooms
    • Sweeps & Mops floors
    • Removes trash
    • Wash windows
    • Cleans Guest's accommodations
    • Other duties as assigned
    Housekeeping

    Housekeeping and Laundry

    Hill City

    Cleans Guests accommodations, common areas & laundry.  Must have an eye for detail to ensure highest standard of cleanliness exceeding guests expectations.  Pleasant attitude, high energy, able to complete repetitive tasks, detect & report maintenance issues.  Safe practice of chemicals and equipment. 

    • Work in a team or Independently
    • Vacuums, dusts, sweeps, mops
    • Washes dishes
    • Removes and disposes of trash
    • Washes windows
    • Makes beds
    • Cleans and sanitize bathrooms
    • Wash, fold and store linens and terry
    • Other duties as assigned
    Facilities

    Landscaping

    Hill City

    Guest Experience Presentation. Comfortable working outside, doing minor repairs, planting, watering, fertilizing, weeding, maintaining flowers, shrubs & vegetation, mowing, weed whacking and focus on the presentation of resort facility.  Flexible and willing to help out where needed, have an eye for detail and ensure the highest standard of cleanliness & beauty.

    • Cleans grounds and removes litter & debris
    • Cleans firepits & gas grills
    • Delivers firewood to stores
    • Plants flowers, waters, & deadheads 
    • Trims and edges walks & Prunes shrubs & tree branches
    • Must have driver's license and control kabota with trailer
    • Ability to operate lawn care equipment and tools
    • Able to lift, carry, weed whack and mow for long periods
    • Works well independently
    Facilities

    Maintenance

    Hill City

    Mechanically inclined, flexible, maintains an upbeat attitude & has a willingness to help out wherever needed. Committed to guest service.  Performs repairs, upkeep & preventative maintenance of buildings & grounds. This requires some skills in plumbing, carpentry, painting, & electrical repair and will include physical labor, removal of trash & debris.  A driver's license is required.

    • Pumps propane
    • Maintains work vehicle & tools
    • Ability to change out toilets & fix broken water pipes
    • Minor carpentry 
    • Understanding of Electrical and Plumbing systems
    • Ability to lift
    • Operate log splitter, weed whacker and mower
    • Works with other departments to maintain smooth operations of facilities. 
    Facilities

    Pool Maintenance

    Hill City

    Mechanically Inclined. Tasks include, taking water samples of pools, hot-tubs, & waterslide, adjusting chemical levels, clean, change & back-wash filters, vacuum & brush pool to remove debris, repairs pumps and cleans pool areas. Takes pride in maintaining sparkling clean water features. Experience required.

    • Knowledge of swimming pools and chemicals
    • Safe usage of pool chemicals
    • Responsible for tools maintenance and chemical inventory
    • Able to work independently
    • Pumps propane
    • Works in general Maintenance as needed
    • Other duties as assigned
    Guest Services

    Ambassador

    Hill City

    Welcomes our guests. Outgoing, have a positive attitude, friendly, and focus on surpassing guests' expectations.  Effectively communicates with guests & other departments. Escorts guests to accommodations, pumps propane, polices micro trash, delivers firewood, messages and informs guests of happenings at the resort. This is a fun job for someone who wants to be in the thick of the action. 

    • Escorts guests to site on a golf cart
    • Able to get in and out of golf cart numerous times 
    • Answers Guest question regarding Resort's policies, activities & amenities
    • Pumps propane
    • Works with registration handling site conflict
    • Other duties as assigned
    recreation

    Recreation

    Hill City

    You get to play!! Staff in our FUN ZONE must be enthusiastic & animated. Personality traits should be exciting, entertaining & FUN! Superior Involvement with our guests implementing all safety practices. Set up/tear down inflatables & a climbing wall, supervise the water slide & jumping pillow. Participates and directs tie-dye, bingo, dance parties and much more.  Maintains a  clean and safe space for kids and adults to play.

    • Operates Point of sale cashiering 
    • Bike repair and rental
    • Accurately handles credit cards and cash
    • Participates in activities with Guests
    • Works in a team or independently
    • Other duties as assigned

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Please complete and submit our online application via the link below.

We hire International students who have a J1 Work & Travel visa, please contact the sponsoring agency we use: Janus International, or Spirit Cultural Exchange.

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