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Jobs at Chaminade

Apply to join the team at one of the premier resorts in Santa Cruz and earn industry leading benefits, competitive wages, and more.

Here at Chaminade Resort we strive to cultivate a strong culture rooted in family values and genuine hospitality. With job opportunities available across the resort from Front Office and Food & Beverage to Resort Recreation and Spa, we are excited to find new team members to join our family. With competitive wages and benefits supported by our industry leading management company, Benchmark Resorts & Hotels, we aim to create career opportunities with continued growth potential. View our current job openings below and apply to join the Chaminade team today!

Open Positions

  • Conference Planning Manager

    Conference Planning Manager is responsible the planning and coordination of conference group related activities. Conference Planning Manager will act as the primary liaison between the client and the staff of Chaminade, with the focus on meeting and exceeding client expectations with every interaction to ensure guest satisfaction.

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  • Front Office Manager

    Position Overview

    The Front Office Manager is responsible for leading all front office operations, ensuring an exceptional arrival and departure experience for every guest. This role oversees the Front Desk, Guest Services, Valet and related functions while driving service excellence, team engagement, and operational efficiency.

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  • Front Desk Agent

    We are looking for a highly motivated individuals to join our Front Desk team. The ideal candidate uses their engaging personality to create a memorable first impression for our guests. While checking in, registering guests, the Front Desk Agent is a source of knowledge for the guest for everything about the hotel, its amenities, and the local area.

    If you enjoy engaging with people from all over the world and making meaningful connections, as well as taking steps to “WOW” people, we want you! This is a tremendous opportunity for a driven person to grow a career in hospitality with a world-class property.

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  • Maintenance Engineer

    What you will have an opportunity to do:

    We are looking for a experienced Maintenance person, who is highly motivated, and detail oriented to join our team at a Maintenance Engineer! This individual performs a variety of maintenance trade functions such as the installation, maintenance, or repair of equipment, HVAC, Painting, wall repair, tile work and upkeep of the preventative maintenance program of the resort/hotel. You will be working closely with different members of our team, so you will need to be quick on your feet and have an engaging attitude.

    If you are a maintenance person who enjoys making meaningful connections, figuring out what it takes and stepping it up to win the day is what you do, and you love it, we want you! This is a tremendous opportunity for a driven person to grow and learn at a world-class property!

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  • Room Attendant

    What you will have an opportunity to do:

    The cleanliness of a hotel is one of the main reasons that keep our guests returning to and recommending our hotels to friends and family. It goes without saying that hotel housekeepers have one of the most important roles that take place in a hotel daily.

    We are looking for individuals with great attention to detail to join our Housekeeping team at Chaminade Resort. The ideal candidate creates a memorable experience for our guests through their attention to detail and care they take in preparing and maintaining the guest rooms.

    This role truly is the “Heart of the House” and provides key services for our guests to truly relax and enjoy their stay. A great housekeeping team can make a guest stay go from OK to Outstanding!

    Experienced housekeepers who excel in their roles have the possibility of growing into supervisory or management positions such as Housekeeping Supervisors, or Managers and even Executive Housekeeper.

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  • Overnight Security Officer

    What you will have an opportunity to do:

    We are looking for a highly engaging, safety and customer focused individual to join our team as Security Officer. The successful candidate for this role is engaging, highly detailed, and is open to learning and leading by example, responds in a professional and courteous manner to guests and team, as well as being there to support the team both personally and professionally.

    The Security Officer is responsible for the safety and security of guests and employees and the property. This includes supporting other department activities to help assure the highest levels of guest and employee service. If making meaningful connections, figuring out what it takes and stepping it up to win the day is what you do, and you love it, we want you! This is a tremendous opportunity for a driven person to grow and learn at a world-class property.

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  • Activities & Recreation Supervisor

    What you will have an opportunity to do:

    The cleanliness and enjoyment of a hotel/resorts recreational areas is one of the main reasons that keep our guests returning to and recommending our hotels to friends and family. It goes without saying that experience a guest has while enjoying the pool environment is one of the most memorable of their stay.

    We are looking for individuals with tremendous personalities, great attention to detail to join our team as a Recreation Supervisor. The ideal candidate will lead the team that creates memorable experiences for our guests through their attention to detail and care they take in ensuring the recreation experience is next to none. A great Recreation team can make memories for guests that will last a lifetime!

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  • Restaurant/Banquet Manager

    Position Summary

    Chaminade Resort & Spa is seeking an energetic and service-driven Food & Beverage Manager to oversee the daily operations of The View Restaurant, banquet and catering functions, bar operations, and outlet service teams. The Food & Beverage Manager is responsible for delivering exceptional guest experiences while maintaining high standards of service, cleanliness, financial performance, and team engagement. This leader will provide hands-on support to the operation, coach and develop team members, and ensure all outlets operate efficiently and in alignment with Chaminade's commitment to hospitality excellence.

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  • Bartender

    What you will have an opportunity to do:

    We are looking for a highly motivated, customer focused Bartender to join our team! The Bartender is responsible for delivering memorable hospitality to our guests with genuine and personable connections and engaging service from the initial greeting to their departure. As a Bartender, it is your responsibility to seek to understand the guest’s needs while preparing perfect beverages in a timely manner. This individual will need to be quick on your feet and have an engaging attitude.

    If making meaningful connections, figuring out what it takes and stepping it up to win the day is what you do, and you love it, we want you! This is a tremendous opportunity for a driven person to grow and learn at a world-class property!

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  • Lead Banquet Cook

    The Lead Banquet Cook is responsible for overseeing the daily execution of banquet culinary operations while actively participating in food preparation, production, and service. This role serves as the culinary leader during banquet events, ensuring all food is prepared and presented according to established recipes, quality standards, and timing expectations. The Lead Banquet Cook provides guidance and direction to banquet cooks and stewards, promotes a positive team environment, and ensures compliance with food safety and sanitation standards.

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  • Server

    What you will have an opportunity to do:

    We are looking for a highly motivated, customer focused Restaurant Server to join our team! Servers are the face of our restaurant and responsible for our customers’ experiences. Food server responsibilities include ensuring our tables are clean and tidy when guests arrive, presenting menus and serving food and beverages. This individual will need to be quick on your feet and have an engaging attitude.

    If making meaningful connections, figuring out what it takes and stepping it up to win the day is what you do, and you love it, we want you! This is a tremendous opportunity for a driven person to grow and learn at a world-class property!

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Inclusivity

Be yourself. That's who we're hiring. Our culture celebrates and supports the differences that make each of us unique. It's how we build better service for our guests and career growth for you.

Chaminade Resort & Spa is committed to providing an environment where equal employment opportunities (EEO) are available to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy status, status as an individual with a disability, amnesty, status as a covered veteran or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Chaminade Resort & Spa complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Please contact Ashley.Vincent@chaminade.com

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