December’s
Occupation of the Month

Santa Claus

Job Description

T      Santa Claus magically comes to town during the Christmas season to make children’s dreams come true.  Santa is in charge of a flying vehicle and needs to deliver heavy loads to a critical deadline.  Supervises elves in manufacture of toys in the North Pole.  Relies heavily on the advice and support from Mrs. Claus.  Santa Claus must wear a red suit trimmed in fur made from non-flammable materials and have a long white beard.

Logistics of Job

T      Santa visits over 1500 homes per second.

T      The average speed of his sleigh is 3.6 million miles per hour.

T      The sleigh carries about 156,000 tons of cargo.

Typical Tasks

T      Deliver toys to children while they are sleeping to avoid detection.

T      Maintain international database on behavior of children to determine who is naughty or nice.

T      Use Excel or Access to make lists and check them twice.

T      Must have the ability to keep children from pouting and crying for “goodness sakes.”

T      Fly a sleigh powered by nine-reindeer.

T      Supervise payroll of nine reindeer and 600+ elves.

T      Feed and care for a herd of reindeer.

T      Coordinate timely distribution of 1 billion + mail orders.

T      Designs Santa’s MySpace to encourage children to be good all year long.

T      Maintain all books and records.  Responsible for final inventory and year-end close.

Education, Training, Work Experience, Credentials, and Licenses

T      Complete Santa School and receive a career and technical certificate.

T      Florida’s Ready to Work Credential a must!

T      Flight license to fly a sleigh. Must have knowledge of Civil Aviation Laws and Rules to fly around the world.

 

 

 

 

 


Transferable Work Content Skills

T      Being jolly at all times.

T      Having a high level of social interaction.

T      Dealing with customers in stressful situations.

T      Kissing Mommies under the mistletoe.

T      Computer skills to manage all the student names and profiles.

T      Use of magic to meet deadlines or other demands.

Physical Demands

T      Must maintain a hefty appearance.

T      Lift children on to lap.

T      Carry large bag filled with toys on back.

T      Enter and leave homes through chimneys.

Work Hours and Travel

T      10 months in the North Pole.

T      November and December personal appearances-long hours/days, evenings, weekends.

T      Extensive travel on December 24-25.

Earnings

T     Milk and Cookies.

Employment Outlook

T     Excellent opportunities for those who believe “yes, there is a Santa Clause”.



 


Ho, Ho, Ho,
Happy Holidays
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