Job Title: Sailing Deckhand, Classic Harbor Line

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Location: Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA

Employment Type: Full or Part-Time, Seasonal (Spring-Fall)

Compensation: ~$30/hr ($17-19 DOE plus tips), exempt from overtime. Accrued PTO. Bonus for completing the season. Health/Dental Insurance available for Full-Time employees.

Description: Classic Harbor Line is a tour boat operator seeking fun, outgoing applicants to join our team. Deckhands are responsible for ensuring the safety and enjoyment of guests while providing them with excellent service and hospitality while aboard our boats. Deckhands are also responsible for operating the rigging aboard our 65-foot schooners, under direction of the captain, for 2-hour sailing trips in Boston Harbor.

• Core Responsibilities:
  • Raise and lower sails, tend dock lines. Stock the boat prior to trips.
  • Amicably engage with guests. Tend to their safety, and entertainment.
  • Provide sightseeing tours and serve food/beverages.
  • Clean and organize spaces on deck as well as below deck.
• Required Competencies:
  • Safety-consciousness, situational awareness, proactive mindset.
  • Physical strength and stamina to handle workloads.
  • Excellent communication skills- courteous, helpful and friendly. 
  • Cooperative team player with a respectful, positive attitude.
  • Willingness to learn and work with alacrity.

Experience: Sailing and/or service industry experience is preferred.

Required certifications (provided by company): CPR and First Aid. Enrollment in random drug testing consortium and pre-employment drug screening.

Timing: Deckhands can expect to work shifts ranging from 4-12 hours long. A full day of work generally consists of four or five trips (between 1.5-2hrs each). There is usually at least a 30-minute period between trips in which the boat can be “turned around” for the upcoming cruise. Deckhands arrive to work 1 hour before the first trip departs and clock out about 1 hour after the last trip ends.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended to be comprehensive; the purpose of this job description is to provide a general overview of the responsibilities, priorities and functions of the deckhand position as well as the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform the job effectively. The deckhand position will require the employee to take on additional responsibilities, depending on situational changes. This description can be updated at any time, with or without notice.

EEO Statement: Classic Harbor Line believes that all employees are entitled to Equal Employment Opportunity, and that the success of Classic Harbor Line is primarily dependent on you, our employees.  We do not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment because of race, age, ancestry, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, unemployment status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, marital status, national origin, handicap, physical or mental disability, covered veteran and/or military status, genetic information, or any other characteristic as protected under applicable federal, state and local law.  This policy applies to all employment practices of the Classic Harbor Line including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring (or failure to hire), placement, promotions, transfers, training, compensation, fringe benefits, demotions, layoffs, and termination.