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Recreation Pool Cleaner
Role summary
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The Recreation Pool Cleaner maintains resort swimming pools, surrounding decks, furniture, equipment, and recreational areas to Marriott cleanliness and safety standards. Typical duties include vacuuming and brushing pools, removing debris, checking water levels and chemical balance, operating cleaning equipment, reporting maintenance concerns, and following hazardous-material and safety procedures. Candidates should be physically fit, comfortable working outdoors in sun and varying weather, able to stand, bend, lift, and work around water and chemicals, and willing to work weekends, holidays, early mornings, or changing shifts. Previous pool, maintenance, hospitality, or water-treatment experience is helpful but may not be required. The successful candidate is dependable, detail-oriented, safety-conscious, guest-focused, and able to work independently and as part of a team.
Can I work in Hawaii?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: No ordinary visa for hotel jobs; a J-1 traineeship of up to 12 months is the realistic route.
Official source: USCIS: working in the United States. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Hawaii
Usual for Hawaii, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Usually not; rents very high |
|---|---|
| Meals | Staff cafeteria at large resorts |
| Flights | None (managers negotiate) |
| Service charge | F&B service charges go to staff unless guests are told otherwise (by law) |
| Contract | At will; union rules in Waikiki |
| Leave | None by law; employer health insurance (by law) |
| Income tax | Federal 10% to 37% plus state 1.4% to 11% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
Working in Hawaii
Who can work there by passport, what a job usually includes, and island life.
About Wailea Beach Resort - Marriott Maui
Wailea Beach Resort–Marriott, Maui is a luxury oceanfront resort operated under the Marriott Hotels brand on Maui’s sunny south shore. The resort offers guestrooms and suites, restaurants, pools, cultural and recreational activities, event facilities, and views of the Pacific and neighboring islands. Marriott International is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, with a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts and a strong emphasis on guest service, professional standards, training, and career development. Employees at the Wailea property work in a high-end, multicultural environment serving vacationers, groups, and local guests. Resort operations depend on close cooperation between recreation, engineering, housekeeping, food and beverage, and front-office teams. Benefits and eligibility vary by position and employment status, but may include Marriott associate travel discounts, health benefits, paid leave, and retirement programs.