Looking for a new career opportunity?

Why not share your passion for historic Jacksonville Oregon with the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce? As member of our staff you’ll connect with  visitors and local businesses to share the beauty and excitement of Southern Oregon.

Current Job Openings:

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER AMBASSADOR

• Part-time position, available 2 days/week (Friday, Saturday) 10am-3pm

Responsibilities:
 Represents Jacksonville in a positive fashion as a first point of contact with public/visitors.
 Interacts with visitors and potential visitors in person, by email and telephone in promoting travel and tourist for
the town and creates a positive environment for those interactions.
 Re-stocks collateral pieces, maintains a clean and orderly appearance of the facility (inside and out) and perform
opening and closing procedure including cash management protocol.
 Processes payments for merchandise, trolley and event tickets using Square for credit card payments.
 Develops and maintains a strong working knowledge of travel, tourism and relocation information relevant to
visitors, tour operators and media.
 Shares updated or new information with other staff and Visitor Services Coordinator.
 Provides input to Visitor Services Coordinator related to operations of facility, informational need, visitor needs.
 Other such duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Knowledge, skills and abilities required:
 General knowledge of computer applications and capabilities and business equipment necessary for general
business processes
o MS Office – Word, Excel
o Outlook
 Basic knowledge of office practices and procedures
o Ability to learn and perform information entry procedures for website calendar.
o Strong telephone etiquette/communication skills.
 Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
 Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with all levels of contacts with limited supervision.
 Demonstrate sense of service, commitment and passion for the history and current attractions of Jacksonville.
 Ability to project a positive image of themselves and Jacksonville to customers and business community.
 Ability to develop and maintain a strong awareness of local and regional destination information.
o Learn, retain and access in-house reference information.
o Perform online searches for information quickly and efficiently.

To be considered for this position, please complete the form below and send a copy if your resume to amanda@jacksonvilleoregon.org.