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Working life
A career with Baillie Lodges opens up a world of discovery, with travel to extraordinary destinations and the chance to meet a network of new friends – who happen to be tourism and hospitality professionals too! It’s also a gold star on the CV.
Working at a Baillie Lodges property offers a chance to really work as part of a collegiate team, where departments work together to deliver an exceptional and personal guest experience and learning across departments is encouraged.
It’s also a chance to discover a new destination, it’s experiences and its locals: fishing and surfing on Lord Howe Island, exploring the Red Centre at Uluru-Kata Tjuta, hiking and kayaking at Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge on Vancouver Island and cruising the lake or skiing and snowboarding during the wintertime at Huka Lodge in Taupō. Working at Baillie Lodges is a kick-start to a new career, new friendships and the start of a new personal era.
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Success stories
Embarking on a career with Baillie Lodges is an exciting and rewarding experience, with the promise of adventure and life and work achievements ahead. Meet some of the Baillie Lodges family here and learn more about their stories.
Current Opportunities
Food and Beverage Attendant
We’re looking for Food & Beverage attendants to join the team in our new Southern Ocean Lodge
Dining at Southern Ocean Lodge takes place overlooking a vast sweep of Southern Ocean and coastline. A contemporary menu features exclusively local ingredients and is expertly paired with premium South Australian wines. Food and beverage staff at Southern Ocean Lodge are at the forefront of its friendly ‘first-name’ service culture, anticipate guests’ needs and uphold our ‘welcome home’ vibe.
To succeed in your application you will need:
- Proven section wait staff experience in a similar venue
- Experience serving wine in a restaurant setting
- Valid RSA
- Strong knowledge of Australian wine as well as cocktail making experience
- A knowledge and passion for food and beverage
Window Washer / Cleaner
Love working outdoors? We’re looking for window-washer to join the team at Southern Ocean Lodge.
With an eye for detail and a smile you will help maintain the lodge
What we’re looking for
- Similar experience within a hotel or serviced apartments
- High attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure and without supervision
Your on-site accommodation and meals will be provided for a nominal charge.
Apply NowRoom Attendant
We now have rewarding opportunities for Room Attendant to join our Southern Ocean Lodge family on Kangaroo Island.
- Servicing and cleaning suites and public areas to a high standard
- Ensuring rooms are stocked with guest amenities, towels and linens
- Assisting in laundering and sorting linen for our fifteen suites
- Working with colleagues to ensure all guest rooms are delivered on time
What we’re looking for
- Experience within a hotel or serviced apartments advantageous
- Organised with a high attention to detail
- A friendly can-do attitude
- Outstanding guest relations and communication skills
This is a full-time role. Your on-site accommodation and meals will be provided for a nominal charge.
If you have a can-do attitude and a passion for living in the wilderness, then this could be the role for you!
Executive Housekeeper
Elevate your career with this rewarding opportunity as Executive Housekeeper at Southern Ocean Lodge
The Role:
This is the opportunity of a lifetime for an enthusiastic hands-on Executive Housekeeper to lead a small team to ensure our suites and public areas are maintained to the highest standard.
Reporting to the General Manager, you will train and develop your team to achieve high standards of cleanliness. You will be a housekeeping leader with a passion for empowering, developing and motivating your team to succeed. Your energetic and flexible leadership style will complement your skillset in compliance, manual handling and safe work practices – perhaps you’ll even lead the morning stretches with Zumba!
You’ll be a rostering guru and will ensure effective cost control through monitoring expenses. Working closely with the Laundry /Staff Village manager, you’ll have a keen eye for detail and will conduct thorough inspections of guest rooms and public areas daily to ensure standards are met and maintained.
You will have…
- Extensive experience in Housekeeping in the luxury hotel/resort industry
- Management experience in a remote working environment
- A great sense of humour and the ability to instil this approach in your team
- The willingness to support the Housekeeping and broader lodge team in day-to-day operations
- The highest level of attention to detail
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of guests and team members
The Benefits…
- Onsite individual accommodation unit with ensuite, and all meals included
- Extensive departmental training and the ability to cross train in other areas of the lodge
- Team and family accommodation discounts across all Baillie Lodges properties
- Family culture and new friendships await – regular social outings, BBQ’s and group activities
Sous Chef
We have an exciting opportunity for a Sous Chef to join our Southern Ocean Lodge family on Kangaroo Island.
The Role:
Southern Ocean Lodge’s food philosophy very naturally, is underpinned by the glorious gastronomic abundance. Actively sourcing growers who adopt sustainable farming practices, one of the hallmarks of our cuisine is the close relationships we have with local Kangaroo Island artisan food producers. You will help curate and develop our daily changing menu that is inspired by fresh local and seasonal produce. You will draw not just from the abundance of local produce, but also from your own culinary journey and experiences.
This position offers the ultimate lifestyle while enabling the successful candidate to continue their career in a professional hospitality environment. This is an ideal time to join Baillie Lodges, with strong growth and career opportunities as the group continues to expand on a global scale.
You will have…
- Significant experience in kitchen management, ideally in the luxury segment
- Natural leadership skills
- A great sense of humour and the ability to instil this approach in your team
- The willingness to support the kitchen and broader lodge team in day-to-day operations
- The highest level of attention to detail
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of guests and team members
- Minimum of Cert III in Commercial Cookery
The Benefits…
- Onsite accommodation with all meals
- Enjoy the staff facilitie – tend to the garden or take one of the bikes for a ride to the beach
- Team and family accommodation discounts across all Baillie Lodges properties
- Family culture and new friendships await – regular social outings, BBQ’s and group activities
Executive Chef
Southern Ocean Lodge now has an opportunity for an Executive Chef to lead the team and culinary offer.
The Role:
Southern Ocean Lodge’s food philosophy very naturally, is underpinned by the glorious agricultural abundance – whether it be direct from our modest kitchen garden or local Kangaroo Island farmers. As Executive Chef, you will curate and develop our daily-changing Dinner tasting menu alongside our elevated breakfast and lunch offer. You will draw not just from the abundance of local produce, but also from your own culinary journey and experiences.
This role requires someone who can effortlessly move between leading the culinary direction of the lodge as well as being a hands-on leader who can support the kitchen team in daily operations.
You will have:
- Significant experience in kitchen management, ideally in the luxury segment
- A passion for all things food & beverage, with experience in F&B management
- A great sense of humour and the ability to instil this approach in your team
- The willingness to support the kitchen and broader lodge team in day-to-day operations
- Strong financial management skills and organisational abilities
- The highest level of attention to detail
- An entrepreneurial drive and spirit, with a sense of creativity
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of guests and team member
We offer:
- Competitive salary package including FOC accommodation and all meals,
- 6 weeks annual leave each year, and a yearly bonus.
- The opportunity to live amongst the rugged beauty of Kangaroo Island
- Team and family accommodation discounts across all Baillie Lodges properties
Executive Chef
Longitude 131°, the luxury desert basecamp at Uluru-Kata Tjuta offers an essential experience of Australia’s spirited heartland.
This is a unique opportunity for a talented and driven chef to take the next step in their career by aligning themselves with a group that is on the move, dedicated to a sustainable style of hospitality, and presenting a food offering that celebrates local suppliers and produce.
The Role
Centred around a commitment to deliver a real ‘sense of place’ for guests, the Baillie Lodges’ Culinary Philosophy is essential to the dining experience at Longitude 131°. The menu changes daily with the seasons, providing a constant source of delight to guests.
As Executive Chef, you’ll be responsible for creating menus that blend freshness, modern Australian tastes, and subtle Indigenous touches inspired by the outback.
Reporting to the General Manager, you will be a service-driven leader with a passion for empowering, developing and motivating your team to succeed. Your energetic and flexible leadership style will complement your commitment to compliance, health and safety, and effectively managing payroll and food costs.
You will have…
- Significant experience in kitchen management, ideally in the luxury segment
- A hands-on approach to driving your team and the offer
- A passion for all things food & beverage, with experience in F&B management
- A great sense of humour and the ability to instil this approach in your team
- The willingness to support the kitchen and broader lodge team in day-to-day operations
- Strong financial management skills and organisational abilities
- The highest level of attention to detail
- An entrepreneurial drive and spirit, with a sense of creativity
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of guests and team members
The benefits…
- Competitive salary package including accommodation and 6 weeks annual leave each year
- Live in a small community with the opportunity to participate in local community events
- Recreation centre, community gym and residential pools
- Team and family accommodation discounts across all Baillie Lodges properties
Click here for a preview of life at Longitude 131°.
Apply NowLodge Mechanic | Permanent Full-time
Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge is a unique, luxury, fully inclusive resort, located on the remote West Coast of Vancouver Island, just a 40minute boat ride from Tofino.
The Role
- Maintain and monitor diesel generators, lodge vehicles and equipment (excluding boats), and all mobile equipment including small engines, light vehicles, heavy trucks, farm equipment, and various trailers and attachments
- Troubleshoot and perform diagnostic analysis to identify defects and malfunctions in hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical systems associated with all units.
- Perform general welding processes as required to facilitate the maintenance, repair, overhaul, upgrading and outfitting requirements of all units.
- Safely operate lodge equipment and vehicles in support of the maintenance team
- Check, maintain, and refill propane and diesel fuel as needed
What we’re looking for
- Ideally – automotive or HD mechanic qualification or equivalent experience or 3rd – 4th Year Apprentice
- Service driven person dedicated to the guest experience and hospitality
- Attention to detail and a commitment to safety and professionalism
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
- Prioritization, problem solving and time management skills
- Ability to work independently and outdoors in all weather conditions
What we offer
- Comparative wages
- FREE meals and accommodation
- More than just a place to work! Enjoy adventure and nature while making lifelong friendships
Food and Beverage Attendant
We are now looking for an Food and beverage attendants to drive the exceptional dining experience at Huka Lodge
To succeed in your application you will need:
- Section wait staff experience in a similar venue advantageous
- Experience serving wine in a restaurant setting
- Proven experience making quality espresso
- Knowledge of New Zealand wine as well as cocktail making experience
- A knowledge and passion for food and beverage
Restaurant Manager
Dining at Huka Lodge – guests’ gather to make each other’s acquaintance, share stories of their day and enjoy the superb cuisine. Our Restaurant Manager will drive this ritual through carefully chosen exceptional wines to compliment guests’ dining experience.
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in a similar position
- Strong knowledge of NZ wines (advantage)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead, train and develop the team
- Passion for fresh regional produce
- Ability to work under pressure
- Friendly, customer focused with a ‘can-do’ attitude
Apply Now
Wine Steward
Dining at Huka Lodge – guests’ gather to make each other’s acquaintance, share stories of their day and enjoy the superb cuisine. Our Wine Steward will curate carefully chosen exceptional wines to compliment guests’ dining experience.
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in a similar position with 2 years experience is essential
- Strong knowledge of NZ wines
- Ideally WSET certification
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead, train and develop the team
- Passion for fresh regional produce
- Ability to work under pressure
- Friendly, customer focused with a ‘can-do’ attitude
Apply Now
Food & Beverage Attendant
We’re looking for a Food & Beverage attendants to join the team in the Treehouse Restaurant.
Dining at Silky Oaks Lodge celebrates the bounty of local and native ingredients to offer guests an innovative, contemporary Australian menu. Our Treehouse Restaurant overlooks Mossman River and serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner daily to our in-house guests as well as external lunch bookings.
We are now looking for Food and Beverage attendants to join our Silky Oaks family.
Whether you be best friends or partners – we have an opening for a couple to join us.
To succeed in this role you will………
- have an engaging and infectious manner
- love serving high-quality produce, in a relaxed, yet professional work environment
- be the kind of person that has fun at work
- have an inquisitive mind …. and palette
You will also have…….
- proven experience in a food and beverage operations
- sound knowledge of Australian wines
- solid bar skills covering cocktails, barista and wine service skills
- great communication and interpersonal skills
- the ability to keep it cool under pressure
- a friendly, customer-focused approach, with a ‘can-do’ attitude
Accommodation available
Click here for a preview of life at Silky Oaks Lodge.
Apply NowCommis Chef
As Commis Chef at Silky Oaks Lodge you are a pivotal member of the kitchen team and will be responsible for delivering a world-class culinary experience for our discerning, well-travelled guests.
The Role
- You have a passion for local produce and flair for extraordinary dishes
- Ensure high quality and presentation of food provided to guests
- Maintain a safe clean and organised work environment with emphasis on high food safety standards
What we’re looking for
- Strong attention to detail
- Experience in an upscale restaurant or luxury hotel preferred
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE
Food and Beverage Attendant
The Louise – nestled among gently rolling hills, The Louise will offer guests a stylish escape complete with private villa-style suites and world-class dining at Appellation.
We now looking for a seasoned professional to join the team at The Louise
Appellation Restaurant celebrates the abundance of fresh ingredients sourced from South Australia’s food and wine region. Whilst ‘Contour’ offers a more relaxed, casual style offer.
We are looking for a service professional to work over both venues.
The Role
- Working with our team both on the floor as well as behind the bar.
- Work to deliver an exceptional and personal guest experience
- Ensuring the presentation of the restaurant is maintained to the highest standard
What we’re looking for
- Experience in a similar role advantageous
- An up to date RSA certification
- A knowledge and passion for food and beverage
Housekeeping Attendant
Nestled among gently rolling hills, The Louise will offer guests a stylish escape complete with private villa-style suites and world-class dining at Appellation.
We now have a part time House attendant role (20 hours a week)
The Role
- Servicing and cleaning suites and public areas to a high standard
- Ensuring rooms are stocked with guest amenities, towels and linens
- Assisting in laundering and sorting linen for our fifteen suites
- Working with colleagues to ensure all guest rooms are delivered on time
What we’re looking for
- Experience within a hotel or serviced apartments advantageous
- Organised with a high attention to detail
- A friendly can-do attitude
- Outstanding guest relations and communication skills
This is a part time role – weekend availability and your own transport is a must
Apply NowCommis Chef - Part-Time
Appellation Restaurant celebrates the abundance of fresh ingredients sourced from South Australia’s food and wine region.
We celebrate the abundance of fresh ingredients sourced from South Australia’s food and wine region. we are now looking for career-focused enthusiastic Commis Chef to join our kitchen brigade working 3 – 4 days a week.
You will………
- have a passion for local produce and a flair for the extraordinary
- love serving high-quality produce, exceptionally presented
- be the kind of person that has fun at work
- have an inquisitive mind …. and palette
- love to learn
What we’re looking for
- Experience in an upscale restaurant or luxury hotel advantageous
- Appropriate trade qualifications
- Strong attention to detail
- A passion for food trends and best practices
Guest Services Agent
This multi faceted Guest Services Agent role will see you meeting and greeting our discerning guests, arranging tours and itineraries, processing arrivals and departures, maintaining room accounts, assisting with guest enquiries, working on various administration tasks and generally being a pivotal point of contact for all guests.
You must have a passion for making everyone feel welcome and providing an outstanding guest experience.
Skills and Experience
- Proven experience in a similar role
- natural leadership skills to help drive and support the front office team
- Impeccable presentation and phone manner
- Outstanding guest relations and communication skills
- Flair for organisation with an eye for detail
- Ability to work under pressure and without supervision
- Excellent word, Excel and Publisher skills
Apply Now
Handy-person
Nestled among gently rolling hills, The Louise will offer guests a stylish escape complete with private villa-style suites.
We are now looking for a LOCAL Handyperson to join team for approximately 16 hours a week.
You’ll be at the heart of our operation, ensuring that everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. From responding to maintenance requests to completing preventative maintenance tasks, you’ll contribute to creating memorable experiences for our guests.
You’ll love the outdoors and enjoy cultivating the outdoor spaces of The Louise, including planting, pruning, and nurturing a variety of plants and flowers, as well as maintaining the lawns, hedges, and flower beds.
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in a similar role
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently
- Current driver’s license and first aid certificate (or ability to obtain)
- Experience in the use of machinery, tools, pumps, generators highly desired
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