The Word – 12/3/2015

TRANSIT: Employee transit runs daily. A $2 ticket is required to ride each way. These can be purchased at HR and you must have a ticket to ride. Transit up to the mountain will be free on Saturday 5th and will not require a ticket, but will be $2 to go down. The transit schedule can be found on the Stevens Pass employee website here.

PARKING: Every day we are open Employee Parking is in Lot D (NE of the Parking/Transit building). Employees will park at a 45 degree angle on the highway side of the lot. Please note that any improperly parked vehicles are susceptible to being towed.

We will have contacted you today via phone. You will be assigned to either Adult Programs or Private Lessons. HR will be open from 7.30am, please stop by there and pick-up your uniform first. We have your season pass over in the locker room.

If you have not completed all the hiring tasks below please complete those ASAP, or come in early enough to be able to finish them here.

If you haven’t done orientation yet don’t worry, you can do that on December 17th.

Remember that as we are open the full parking and transit policies come into affect.

Everyone is required to attend a Company Orientation (2 hours) and a Ski and SB School Orientation (1 hour). There are set dates when these occur. Unless you told us you are unavailable, we have scheduled you for Orientation between 11am – 3pm this Saturday December 5th.

Where is it?

We will be meeting in the Adult Lesson Meeting Area outside the Rental Shop from 10:45-11am to get started at 11am sharp. If you are not sure where that is, look for the big red Ski and SB School flags in the Base Area.

What should I wear/bring?

A large portion of the Orientation will be outside moving around the base area. You do not need ski or snowboard equipment but should wear outdoor clothing.

We are doing paperwork online this year. This means EVERYONE including RETURNERS must bring their Passport or Driver’s License/ID and Social or Driver’s License/ID and Birth Cert. to present to HR. Please don’t forget as if you do you will need to make a special trip back up to the mountain within 3 business days.

Also bring a pen, and blank check – to setup direct deposit for your paycheck

What should Ido before I come up?

You can do two things to make the day go smoother for you.

• Complete your HR hiring paperwork online. This has been emailed to you. Check your junk mail for emails from DoNotReply@stevenspass.com or applications@stevenspass.com email addresses and follow the instructions. You can also login here to complete the paperwork also.
• Read through our School Policies and Procedures. It will give you a good base of knowledge to put things into context.

Where should I park and is there transit available?

Now that we are open our employee parking policies go into affect and there will be employee transit available. See above.

Should I bring up my ski/snowboard gear?

You will be able to get a locker and store your gear in our locker room. Orientation will take up most of the day so if you want to ride, do so before hand. The Daisy lift will open at 9am. Remember that we meet at 10:45am for an 11am start.

This is your next step. Rookie Training is 2 days.

There are 2 opportunities to complete training:

• This weekend – December 5th-6th
• December 12th-13th

Our preference is for you to complete training as early as possible and attend two consecutive days. If you RSVP’d to our previous email for one of these trainings you will be scheduled for that training. If you did not RSVP we have scheduled you for the 5th and 6th.

Details about the Rookie Training weekend and the tasks you should complete before coming up can be found here

If you have not completed all the hiring tasks below please complete those ASAP, or come in early enough to be able to finish them here.

Remember that as we are open the full parking and transit policies come into affect.

Your next step is to start shadowing lessons. We hope to have shadow opportunities this Saturday and Sunday and will schedule you for those based on your original availability. If you are available to shadow this weekend and do not see a shadow activity on your schedule, get in touch with us and let us know.

If you have not completed all the hiring tasks below please complete those ASAP, or come in early enough to be able to finish them here.

Remember that as we are open the full parking and transit policies come into affect.

Have you been to Orientation? If not check the Orientation details above. If so, read on…

We will have Back in the Saddle Clinics scheduled for this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. If you gave us availability for these days upon hire we have already scheduled you to work on one of those days. We will finalize the time of your Back in the Saddle Clinic tomorrow (Friday) and enter it onto your schedule. It will be at either 10am or 1pm for 2 hours.

If you are not scheduled, but are available this weekend you are welcome to come up and participate, but please just send us an email to snowsports@stevenspass.com to let us know you are coming if that is the case.

If you gave us availability, but now cannot make it please let us know.

The Back in the Saddle Clinics are mandatory, paid training for returning instructors and new, experienced instructors.

Front Desk/Admin folks will have been contacted by Jenn regarding training and orientation for this weekend December 5th and 6th. If you did not receive information from her, are RSVPing or have questions please let us know by emailing snowsports@stevenspass.com. Check the list of Hiring Tasks below to ensure that you have completed everything.

For Attendants, if you haven’t been to Orientation you need to attend this Saturday. (See above for details). If you have been to Orientation and completed all the Hiring Tasks below then sit tight, we will be in touch soon with details of your next step. If you have done all the tasks and want to ride in the meantime, your Season Pass is available for pickup in the school locker room.

For Carpet Operators, if you haven’t been to Orientation you need to attend this Saturday. (See above for details). If you have been to Orientation and completed all the Hiring Tasks below then sit tight, we will be in touch soon with details of your work schedule as more magic carpets get open. If you have done all the tasks and want to ride in the meantime, your Season Pass is available for pickup in the school locker room.

All school employees must complete a Background Check. This will be emailed to you by a 3rd party called TalentWise. Look for the email in your junk/spam filter as it sometimes gets sent there. If you accepted a job more than 1 or 2 weeks ago and cannot find the email please contact HR. hr@stevenspass.com

You will have received notifications to complete this paperwork via emails from HR. It requires you to login to our application system (iCIMS) and complete the tasks there. If you haven’t seen the emails, check your junk mail for emails from DoNotReply@stevenspass.com or applications@stevenspass.com email addresses and follow the instructions. You can also login here to complete the paperwork also.

This is very important and must be done in person. You cannot provide digital copies. HR requires either 2 forms of government issued ID, or a Passport. Acceptable IDs include:

• Driving License (or school ID if you are a minor)
• Plus either Birth Certificate or Social Security Card

You MUST present these to HR within 3 working days of your first day of work otherwise you will not be able to continue working.

If you have not yet attended orientation: You can bring these up before or on your orientation day as your first day of work

If you attended orientation or training and did not present IDs to HR: You MUST do this ASAP.

You can do this at any time. Please read through all the Policies and Procedures pages under the Resources tab above, starting here and complete the quiz at the end. This just helps us to ensure that you have read through some key information, have a basic understanding of how things work and know where to locate information about important policies and procedures.