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Resort Activities Manager

Requisition ID
2025-69299
Category
Recreation
Job Location
US-FL-St Pete Beach
Property
TradeWinds Island Resort

Compensation Type

Yearly

Highgate Hotels

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate’s portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition.  Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry-leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry’s most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.

Location

 

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Discover more sun and more fun! Escape to a tropical beachfront paradise complete with everything you need for the perfect getaway, including delicious dining, beachfront bars, relaxing comforts, and endless activities. Here you’ll stay at one, play at two — with two connecting resorts right on the soft white sands of St. Pete Beach. Whether you’re looking for family fun, a romantic retreat, a group getaway, or anything in between, it’s all here at TradeWinds Island Resorts. https://www.tradewindsresort.com/careers

Overview

Follow your passion all the way to paradise at TradeWinds Resort, a Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace for seven years in a row! TradeWinds features three destination resorts just 200 flip flops from one another along the gorgeous Gulf Coast on St. Pete Beach, a Top-Ranked US Beach!

 

The Recreation Manager leads and coordinates all recreation, entertainment, and guest activities at the resort, including Kid’s Camp & Youth Programming, Resort Activities, Paddleboats, Entertainment, Birthday Parties, Arcade, and Poolside Retail. This role ensures safe, engaging, and high-quality experiences while motivating a dynamic and professional team. 
 

 

Responsibilities

  • Supervise recreation staff including attendants, lifeguards, entertainers, and youth leaders. \
  • Oversee daily operations of Kid’s Camp, Arcade, Paddleboats, Poolside Retail, and Entertainment. 
  • Recruit, train, schedule, and coach staff to maintain service and safety standards.
  • Plan and execute engaging activities such as games, crafts, trivia, and themed events.
  • Manage special events, birthday parties, and private group programming.
  • Ensure safety compliance, conduct regular inspections, and maintain certifications.
  • Oversee arcade and poolside retail operations, including merchandising, inventory and revenue tracking.
  • Maintain SOPs, budgets, and performance reports.
  • Promote an energetic, guest-focused culture across all recreation areas. 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Hospitality, or related field (preferred).
  • 3–5 years of recreation or hospitality management experience.
  • Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
  • CPR/First Aid required; Lifeguard certification preferred (on-site certification available).
  • POS/retail operations knowledge a plus.
  • Creative and guest-focused mindset. 
  • Work includes outdoor beach and pool environments with frequent standing and activity participation. 
  • Must be available weekends, holidays, and evenings.
 

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Highgate Hotels, L.P. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains the policy of recruiting and retaining the best-qualified personnel who demonstrate the ability to perform competently and work well with others. It is the policy of Highgate Hotels to provide equal employment opportunity regardless of race (including traits historically or culturally associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress and religious grooming), color, age (40 and over), genetic information, disability (mental and physical), medical condition (as defined under state law), national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under section 12801.9 of the California Vehicle Code), ancestry, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression), sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, parental status, domestic partner status, citizenship status, pregnancy (including perceived pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or pregnancy-related conditions), military caregiver status, military status, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. This policy of nondiscrimination is applied to all aspects of the employment relationship. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws in ensuring equal opportunity and employment for qualified persons with disabilities. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

The following link provides more information regarding the Federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment: EEO is the Law – Notice of Applicant Rights Under the Law.