Short Term Staff, Ski Guiding, Activities
Duration: 
3 months
Start Date: 
December 2024
End Date: 
March 2025
Applications Open: 
June 2024
Closed position

The Short Term Staff (STS) are Scouts and Guides who come to work at KISC for one season. Winter Short Term Staff will have the exciting opportunity to run the centre for Christmas, New Year's, and the busy winter holiday season at KISC. The STS team will work together with the Long Term Staff team in specific areas of work: Guest inquiries, cleaning & housekeeping, maintenance, catering, KISC Shop, and supporting Guests with Winter Programme activities.

Requirements

  • Needs to be at least 18 years old
  • Is a member of an Association recognised by WOSM/WAGGGS
  • Able to communicate in English
  • Strongly advised to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with one of the vaccinations recognised by Switzerland

Skills & Qualifications

Essential

  • Ability to work within an international team of volunteers
  • Affinity for customer service and guest contact
  • Good communication skills
  • Positive attitude towards work
  • Willingness to work according to a flexible schedule

Desirable

  • Has an active scouting life
  • Experience in cleaning and/or cooking
  • Experience in maintenance, repair or grounds work
  • Ability to take a leading role and coordinate a team
  • Experience in skiing and/or snowboarding

Main tasks

Main tasks

  • Ensure a high quality of guest service by completing the busy work schedule of the Centre
  • Prepare meals for guests and staff (including catering for special dietary requirements)
  • Clean guest and staff areas to the hygiene standards set out by KISC
  • Assist the catering, house and maintenance team on different projects
  • Lead programme activities for KISC guests

Other responsibilities

  • Deal with any guest enquiries relating to the Centre
  • Care for all staff working at the Centre
  • Participate in Short Term Staff training and development
  • Assist in other areas of the Centre where necessary
  • Flexibility in working hours according to the needs of the Centre

Management

Line manager

  • The line manager for this position is the Staff Development Director. Daily work is regularly supervised by Long Term Staff from different teams. The Short Term Staff has weekly meetings with the line manager to cover operational matters and also has regular one-on-one appraisals.

Staff management at KISC

  • KISC brings together a staff team of 20-100 young multicultural volunteer Scouts. Showing open-minded and understanding attitudes towards cultural differences and diversity are key traits of every member of the Staff team.

  • The KISC Staff team ("the Pinkies") represent the values of the World Scout Centre in their everyday actions, attitude to work, willingness to develop themselves as individuals and care for each other as a team.​​

Practical information

Insurance

  • If you are accepted as a Short Term Staff, you need to arrange your own private insurance to cover sickness, routine dental treatment, travel to and from Kandersteg, and other cases/material that you consider important, as this is not provided by the Centre.
  • Accident Insurance (provided by the Centre): Everyone is insured for accidents, both work and non-work related while working at KISC. Dental treatment is only covered if the damage was caused by an accident.
  • Private Liability Insurance (provided by the Centre): This insurance covers any damage caused by any staff on an object or person.
  • If you are from an EU member country and have a EHIC-European Health Insurance Card, you will be requested to pay on the spot and may be able to claim reimbursement once back in your country.

Benefits

  • Find information about staff benefits on our website

Important information

Visa

  • Citizens of EU/EFTA countries do not need a visa, and the Centre secures the necessary work permit.
  • For citizens of non EU/EFTA countries the visa process is more complicated but with a high chance of successful visa application.The Centre is responsible for securing the necessary work permit. If you don't have a EU/EFTA passport, you have to be under 35 years old at the time of your volunteering period, as that is the age limit for the visas we can receive. 

The placement is dependent on securing the necessary permission from the Swiss authorities.

Testimonials

Emmanuel

Argentina
KISC is about the people. There is a deep connection that goes through generations of pinkies. I feel a deep sense of belonging, and I don’t think you can find this kind of attachment often. Being here this Winter season gave me the opportunity to do things that I wouldn’t be able to otherwise and helped me confirm the shift that I want to have in my life. Being a Pinkie is something I would recommend to any Scout. It’s life-changing.