Job Description
Department:
Island Operations
Pay Rate Type:
Salary
Employee Type:
Job Summary:
Colby College is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the position of boat captain and island maintenance generalist. Colby’s Island Campus is located on Allen and Benner Island which are a private island five miles south of Port Clyde in the Gulf of Maine. Reporting to the island campus manager, this position will require the individual to reside on Allen Island for 5 days per week for 7 months per year (April through October). This individual is required to be on-call while on the island after regular business hours. A private, single family and fully furnished house will be provided on the island. While not required, should the individual desire to reside full time, 12 months per year on the island, arrangements can be made.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as a boat captain with the ability to operate a 36’ vessel while safely navigating the boat between the islands within the following conditions: Day or night, with or without heavy boat traffic in varied weather conditions and during times of reduced visibility due to fog, rain or snow.
- Controlled and safe docking of vessel in a variety of wind and weather conditions
- Supervise safe vessel operation to include safety talks with vessel guests; maintain a log of guests and handle any other required paperwork; ensure that all PFDs and other life safety gear is in good condition and stowed properly
- Perform a pre-check on all vessel systems prior to getting underway
- Perform daily and other scheduled maintenance on the island vessels as directed by the island manager. This includes keeping records of all maintenance
- Perform annual inspection and any required maintenance of all survival suits
- Conduct a monthly test of the vessels ERRIB and record results in the vessels log
- Inspect and maintain all dock lines
- Ensure the vessel is always clean and presentable to guests
- Assist other island staff and or summer fellows with loading and unloading guest gear
- Ensure floats, ramps, bridles, etc. are all clean and working properly
- Maintain communication with the island manager to be aware of vessel’s daily schedule
- Assemble mooring pendants as required
- Communicated to uninvited visitors the island’s “no trespassing” policy in a professional manner
- Assist in the performance of all island maintenance generalist tasks to include, but not limited to building and grounds maintenance; trail maintenance; island utilities maintenance; vehicle maintenance (trucks, carts, equipment), building life safety inspections; workshop and tool maintenance; winterization process for floats, docks, etc.; and basic carpentry, plumbing, and electrical tasks
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school graduate,
- Possess or be able to obtain a USCG OUPV/Six Pack license
- Mechanically inclined with a strong knowledge of boat operation and safety, the ability to work collaboratively with the Island team, the ability to communicate professionally and courteously with Island guests
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is:
- Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, bend, twist and squat.
- Regularly walk; sit; climb or balance
- Occasionally must, with assistance lift and or move up to 75 pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Required to have specific vision abilities including close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Successful and satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check).
TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should apply electronically by clicking the "Apply" button on the Colby College website. A review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
ABOUT COLBY COLLEGE:
Founded in 1813, Colby is one of America’s most selective colleges. Located in Waterville, Maine near the banks of the beautiful Kennebec River, Colby College is one of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges. Colby’s focus on innovative and leading-edge programs that complement the traditional liberal arts—in areas such as artificial intelligence, data science, genomics and computational biology, climate change and the environment, the arts and humanities, public policy, and performance studies, distinguish Colby from other schools of its size. Colby extends its reach, impact, and opportunities through external partnerships with globally recognized laboratories and medical facilities, arts organizations, and a wide array of business partners. The campus boasts beautiful new facilities including the Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center, a best-in-class complex that has become a center for student activity; the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, a downtown community-based arts building; the forthcoming Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, which includes a start-of-the-art performance hall, studios, screening rooms, and a grand community space (opening in 2023). The College recently established the Island Campus in mid-coast Maine after acquiring the Allen and Benner Islands, once owned by the Wyeth family, to offer Colby students unique and timely cross disciplinary research opportunities in a range of academic disciplines, including the marine sciences and the arts.
Over the last seven years applications for admission have more than tripled, making Colby one of the most sought-after colleges in the country. The College’s unyielding commitment to diversity and inclusion is evident in its rapidly changing student population. In recent years Colby has doubled both the number of enrolled Pell-eligible students and the number of enrolled students of color. Colby students, who come from throughout the U.S. and more than 70 countries, demonstrate unprecedented highs on every measure of academic achievement. Investments in financial aid (a 111 percent increase since 2014, to $58.6 million annually) and new programs are ensuring that all members of the community can thrive in this dynamic environment. Colby has raised $700 million toward its $750 million Dare Northward campaign goal, which was the largest campaign goal for a liberal arts college when it launched in 2017. Since 2014, the College’s net assets have doubled to more than $2 billion, its record of fundraising has moved to the very top tier of liberal arts colleges, and it has rapidly expanded its faculty and staff to allow for new areas of inquiry, scholarship, and teaching, and to support record enrollments.
Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes employment decisions on the basis of the individual's qualifications to contribute to Colby's educational objectives and institutional needs. Colby College does not discriminate in its educational programs or employment on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, or military or veteran’s status. Colby is an equal opportunity employer and operates in accordance with federal and state laws regarding non-discrimination. Colby complies with Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in an institution’s education programs and activities. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to Colby’s Title IX coordinator or to the federal Office of Civil Rights. We encourage inquiries from candidates who will contribute to the diversity of our College, including its cultural and ethnic diversity.
For more information about the College, please visit our website: www.colby.edu.
