Employment and Staffing
Calaway Park staff includes 27 full-time staff and over 750 seasonal employees, Over 4300 applications were received annually, as of the 2009 season. Each receives a minimum of 20 general training hours, and 5 to 12 department training hours. About half of all guest comments about employees are positive. In 2000, the Conference Board of Canada named the park the "Top Employer of Youth", in Canada.
Department managers, as of 2003, were allowed to run their operation as if "separate businesses", to give a more entrepreneurial drive. Permanent staff are encouraged to actively participate in the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, to gain new ideas, and ensure the park doesn't remain creatively isolated. In 2010, it won "Best Reward and Recognition Program (Facility under 1 million)" from IAAPA's Human Resources Excellence Awards.
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