2026 May-October Seasonal Chuckwagon Driver

Responsibilities

• Must be available to drive 4-5 nights per week from May 10-October 10.
• Pays $11.85/HR + gratuity!
• Provides excellent guest service.
• Becomes knowledgeable regarding various aspects of Custer State Park, including, but not limited to, proficiency in park history, flora and wildlife.
• Drives assigned and approved routes and roads within the park.
• Maintains vehicles in a safe manner. Abides by all South Dakota driving laws at all times.
• Able to become certified in CPR and Basic First Aid.
• Serves meals at chuckwagon cookout area.
• May serve Chuckwagon meal in other locations, depending upon weather conditions.
• Reloads leftover food and equipment into vehicle at conclusion of meal. Unloads vehicle at lodge and store (reusable food according to kitchen policy).
• Cleans containers and helps with dishes from Chuckwagon dinner.
• Takes responsibility for condition of grounds end equipment in Parker Canyon.
• During slow times, helps in kitchen wherever possible to help alleviate work load, particularly early and late season.
• May be assigned other duties, sometimes in other departments, as the need arises to support fellow staff members in achieving the company mission.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Education/Experience Preferred:
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or one-to-three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Reasoning Ability:
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Physical Requirements:
• Requires grasping, writing, standing, walking, repetitive motions, listening and hearing abilities and visual acuity.
• Talking and hearing occurs continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and other associates.
• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
• Required to use hands, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The associate must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

About Us

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