Outdoor Hospitality Specialist

Title: Firefly Hills RV & Glamping - Outdoor Hospitality Specialist

Reports to: Park Owners and Manager.

About Firefly Hills:

Firefly Hills RV and Glamping Park is a new park that caters to full time RV families, digital nomads, traveling professionals as well as short-term nightly guests.  We have 15 RV sites, 4 glamping sites and 3 bedrooms for short-term rental in the house.  Our focus is on being inclusive of all travelers, creating intentional community and offering a homesteading experience. As a working homestead, we strive to produce our own food from the land we are on so that we can produce for ourselves and for the community.  We sit upon a hilltop south of the Red River Gorge, with the Kentucky River wrapping around our property.  We are located on a 100 year old, 38 acre tobacco homestead.  We have two stocked fishing ponds on the property along with woods to explore, a vegetable garden, chickens and an orchard on-site.  The local activities include; rock climbing, hiking, ATV Park, kayaking, horseback riding, fishing, and farm-to-table restaurants.

While staying here we hope to show you how our values and pillars can assist you throughout daily living in our community and anywhere you go in this world. While helping build and develop ways to bring your talents and skills to higher levels, allow us to give you the experience, so you can create the memories. 

Firefly Hills Inclusivity Statement: 

“Together, we strive to build an inclusive space where all people feel welcome and safe to enjoy the outdoors regardless of gender identity, age, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, language or religion. We value the diversity and unique perspectives each of us offers, as it enhances the richness of our world.” 

Position Summary: Full time, seasonal, lodging is a shared space for one to three interns.

Duties and Responsibilities: (75% of time)

● Assist with park programs that are put in place by owner or manager 

● Assist with the overall guest experience when providing service

● Perform daily park operations based on experience, could include; lawn, garden, and chicken care, cleaning indoor and outdoor spaces, maintaining swim spa, delivering firewood, assisting with building projects

Utilize interns specialized skills or areas of study: (25% of time) This could include things like; teach permaculture practices, host a camp fire with music, story telling, sharing the Appalachian culture, or other community building activities.  Create a digital project to aid in advertising.  Teach something in the arts using what is found in nature, develop a specialized garden, natural play area or propose a project that you feel fits with our vision and enhances the guest experience.  We are open to hearing all suggestions.

Skills and Abilities:

● Must be comfortable being outdoors and willing to work in it. 

● Must be able to work independently with little supervision.

● Must be an effective communicator with guests, and other staff.

Physical Requirements:

● Prolonged periods of standing and or walking

● Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at a time

● Must be able to work indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions to provide guests with enjoyable experiences

● Able to move around irregular surfaces such as pathways, trails and gravel roadways

Benefits:

• Housing is provided 
• Close to the Red River Gorge and other attractions
• Fresh eggs and produce from the garden 
• On site laundry is available at no cost.
• While staying on property, you will have opportunities to utilize your Major/Minor educational skills based on your area of study. Anyone working towards a degree in these categories will benefit.
  • Agricultural and Natural Resources
  • Appalachian Studies
  • Communication
  • Community and Civic Engagement
  • Art
  • Digital Media
  • Forest Resource Management
  • Health and Human Performance
  • Sustainable and Environmental Studies
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Environmental Science

How to apply: Please send a cover letter, resume and 2 references (name, email and phone number for one faculty reference and one work supervisor) to Tonja@fireflyhillskentucky.com