Summer jobs available at Cedar Point

SANDUSKY, Ohio - Cedar Point, Ohio's "Roller Coast" theme park, is hiring 4,500 people for the 2010 summer operating season.

Performers, musicians, ride operators and games associates are just a few of the positions available.

On Friday, February 5, the amusement park/resort will hold auditions and interviews for performers, musicians and show technicians for this summer’s live shows. The auditions will be held in the Live Entertainment Office at Cedar Point from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To audition, applicants must be at least 18 years old by May. A CD player and piano will be available, but other instruments and amplifiers will not be provided. Applicants should also bring a one-page resume with references to the audition.

For more information about the auditions, interested applicants should contact the Live Entertainment Division at 419.627.2388, by e-mail at liveshows@cedarpoint.com or online at cedarpoint.com.

Then, Saturday, Feb. 6, Cedar Point will be holding open interviews for summer jobs in the park such as ride operator, food service attendant and merchandise and games associate.

The interviews will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the park’s Breakers Express Hotel, located at 1201 Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky.

Open interviews are also planned later in February, March and April.

Before you go to the job interviews on Feb. 6, you must complete an online application. To apply, online click here or visit www.cedarpoint.com and click on "Jobs."

There are more than 50 different job classifications available. Other positions include lifeguards, admissions, parking/toll attendants and room attendants.

Cedar Point offers positions starting at $7.30 per hour. Employees under the age of 16 will earn $7.25 per hour. Other employee benefits include low-cost housing for employees who are at least 18 years old and live more than 30 miles from the park, on-site employee cafeteria, free uniform exchange, recreation center and extensive employee activity program. Summer employees are also eligible to enroll in a seasonal health care program.

Cedar Point employees also have free admission to Cedar Point, the Soak City waterpark and the park’s sandy beach.

For more information, please call 1.800.668.JOBS (5627) or visit www.cedarpoint.com.