LODGE SCOLE – Staff Wanted in Zao Onsen | Sous Chef / Lodge Operations & Assistant Management / Seasonal Staff | Accommodation Available
Good Food. Good People. Great Mountains.
Since 1973, LODGE SCOLE has welcomed guests from Japan and around the world to Zao Onsen, Yamagata.
Great food, our café & bar, music, dogs, skiing, snowboarding, mountain life — and most importantly, people connecting with people.
SCOLE is more than just a place to work or stay. We want it to be a place where people meet, share experiences and want to come back again.
We’re looking for new team members to join our existing team, bring their own strengths and help us create the next chapter of SCOLE together.
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
👨🍳 Sous Chef / Kitchen Staff
For someone who enjoys cooking, food preparation and working together as part of a hospitality team.
🏡 Hospitality, Lodge Operations & Assistant Management
We’re looking for someone who can work hands-on with our existing team while also supporting guest relations, team coordination and day-to-day lodge operations.
Experience or skills in assistant management / operations support are especially welcome.
⛷️ Seasonal / Multi-skilled Staff
Hospitality, café & bar service, guest relations, housekeeping and general lodge operations.
We especially welcome multi-skilled, all-round team members who enjoy contributing in different areas — for example, cooking + hospitality, guest service + operations, or café & bar + lodge support.
WORK CONDITIONS
• From ¥1,200/hour
• Pay depending on experience, skills and responsibilities
• Approx. 6–8 hours/day / shift system
• Staff accommodation available
• Shared staff rooms may apply
• Meals included
• ¥1,000/day transportation allowance for commuting staff
• Japanese communication skills required for day-to-day work
• English communication skills are a plus
• Driver’s license is a plus
WHO WE’D LOVE TO MEET
People who enjoy:
• Food and hospitality
• Meeting and talking with people
• Dogs and animals
• Skiing and snowboarding
• Mountains and nature
• Meeting people from different countries and cultures
• Working together as part of a team
You don’t have to fit into just one role.
Bring what you’re good at. Learn something new. Support each other. And become part of SCOLE.
Our goal is to bring existing and new team members together, combining different strengths to create an even more enjoyable SCOLE for our guests and for everyone who works here.
Work. Play. Eat. Laugh. Connect.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send us:
• A short introduction about yourself
• Your work experience and skills
• Position(s) you’re interested in
• Dates you’re available
• Your current location
• If you are not a Japanese citizen: your current visa / eligibility to work in Japan
We’d love to hear from you.
📍 LODGE SCOLE
Uwanodai, Zao Onsen, Yamagata, Japan
Good Food. Good People. Great Mountains.
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