Youth Activities Manager
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 1163863BR Location Shipboard Business Disney Cruise Line Date posted Jun. 30, 2024Job Summary:
As a Youth Activities Manager you will provide leadership to a portion of the Youth Activities team. Oversee the implementation and handling of the daily operations and the guest experience for all youth spaces.
You will report to the Manager, Youth Activities
Level: 2 Stripe Officer
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the implementation and handling of the daily operation, Guest and Crew experience aspects for all Youth spaces
- Manage the operation and lead the Youth Activities team responsible for the following venues:
- It’s A Small World Nursery
- Oceaneer’s Club/Lab
- Edge
- Vibe
- Disney Castaway Cay/ Disney Lookout Cay
- Provide leadership for all direct reports. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Manage the daily schedules for Youth Activities Staff
- Managing personnel files
- Conducting performance reviews, including discipline as needed
- Ensuring Project Onboard compliance
- Monitoring STAR, while making necessary corrections
- Oversee onboard training, new hire and ongoing
- Succession planning
- Crew recognition and communication
- Facilitate department meetings
- Operate within budget guidelines and inventory control
- Resolve any Guest complaints or issues
- Responsible for Youth Activities Navigator section
- Monitor and observe Youth Programs for Disney show quality
- Adhere to United States Public Health (USPH) policies while ensuring Crew are trained and policies managed
- Function in the role of Youth Activities Counselor or related as needed
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum four years recent experience in a high-volume child care operation in a recreational, camp or leisure setting
- Minimum three years of current or previous management experience in a related field leading and motivating a large team
- Degree in related field preferred
- Proven experience leading a team
- Exceptional Guest service skills
- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Must be receptive to CPR training while employed with DCL
- Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Ability to lead a team and anticipate and solve problems quickly
- Computer skills including word processing and spreadsheet
- Experience managing complex policies and detailed operational procedures
- Be at least 21 years of age
- Willingness to live and work onboard one of our vessels for a certain length of time
- Can work a seven-day, 70-84 hour week with limited time off
- Can follow Disney Cruise Line appearance guidelines
- Appreciate diversity among guests and crew
Additional Information:
This is a shipboard role.
Benefits offered year-round, on contract and off-contract, as long as return contract is signed, including Major Medical Coverage, Short & Long Term Disability, Life Insurance and Retirement Savings Plan Option
You must:
Be genuinely interested in a career at sea and willing to live and work onboard a Disney Cruise Line vessel
Be willing to follow and perform safety role, emergency responsibilities and associated responsibilities as specified in the ship Assembly Plan
Be willing to uphold the general safety management responsibilities as specified in the Safety Management System in areas and operations under their control
If applicable, be willing to share a confined cabin with other crew members and appreciative of working and living in a multicultural environment that has strict rules and regulations
Your Responsibilities:
Have a valid passport and C1/D Seaman's visa (DCL will provide you with documents to obtain this)
Complete a pre-employment medical
Obtain a criminal background check
Bring approved work shoes
**Disney Cruise Line is a drug-free workplace. All new hires are required to undergo drug/alcohol testing within the first week onboard and throughout their contracts. Failure to pass the drug/alcohol testing will result in immediate termination.
About Disney Cruise Line:
A leader in the cruise industry, Disney Cruise Line provides a setting where families can reconnect, adults can recharge and children can experience all the magic that Disney has to offer. Guests can sail out of ports around the world on exciting itineraries to the Caribbean, Bahamas, Alaska and Europe, among others. Aboard the fleet of five ships – the Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy and Disney Wish – and Disney’s private island paradise in the Bahamas - Castaway Cay, crew members provide guests with unparalleled service, enchanting storytelling and immersive family entertainment that only Disney can deliver.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Magical Cruise Company, Limited, which is part of a business we call Disney Cruise Line.