About Company
Divi Resorts has run resorts in Aruba since 1969. Its Aruba resorts are Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort on Palm Beach, and Divi Village Golf & Beach Resort and Divi Dutch Village Beach Resort by Druif Beach. Listings on this profile also include roles at the Divi & Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusives.
Background
Walter Wiggins, a New York attorney, opened the first Divi resort in Aruba in July 1969 and named it after the divi-divi tree. Divi Resorts later opened resorts on other Caribbean islands; this profile covers its Aruba operations only. Some Aruba staff have stayed for whole careers: in 2014 the company held a retirement party for thirteen employees, including a reservations agent and a Pelican Bar bartender who had both started in 1969.
The Aruba properties
Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort
An all-suite oceanfront resort in the Palm Beach high-rise area, at J.E. Irausquin Boulevard 75. All rooms are suites with kitchens. On site: two pools with a swim-up bar, the Pure Indulgence Spa, a fitness center, a shopping promenade and the Divi Little Explorers kids’ club for ages 4 to 12. It has three restaurants and bars, pureocean, purebeach and Wave Shack, plus the air-conditioned puredeli. It does not sell an all-inclusive plan.
Divi Village Golf & Beach Resort
Suites and villas around The Links at Divi Aruba, a nine-hole course designed by Litten/Viola with a clubhouse, a golf learning center and a pro shop, across the road from Druif Beach. Four pools. Its outlets include Windows on Aruba (Italian dinner and Sunday brunch), BarTapas in the clubhouse, Mulligan’s Golf Café, Bar & Restaurant, Seabreeze Marketplace, Seabreeze Bar & Grill, Infinity Bar & Grill, Coffee Corner and a beach bar. Guests can book room only or all-inclusive.
Divi Dutch Village Beach Resort
Rooms and suites a few steps from Druif Beach, at J.E. Irausquin Boulevard 93, with three pools, the Tiki Grill and Tiki Pool Bar with a swim-up bar, and the Beach Bar under the fitness center. Room only or all-inclusive; all-inclusive guests also use the restaurants at Divi Village Golf.
Divi & Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusives
Divi Aruba All-Inclusive and Tamarijn Aruba All-Inclusive are two oceanfront all-inclusive resorts on J.E. Irausquin Boulevard. Divi’s MEGA All-Inclusive package gives guests of Divi Village Golf and Divi Dutch Village access to both. The Divi Resorts careers page lists no HR department for them, but every listing on this profile sends walk-in applicants to the HR office at the Tamarijn, and the Guest Service Representative listing is for their front desk. The listings do not say which company is the legal employer at each resort.
Departments and roles
The 70 listings on this profile, open and filled, cover these areas:
- Kitchens: cook helper, prep cook, 2nd cook, cook, 1st cook, chef de partie, sous chef and head pastry chef; kitchen stewards; a kitchen mechanic; a cook for the staff cafeteria.
- Restaurants and bars: hostess, servers, bussers, a beach server, cocktail server, barback, bartender, mixologist and assistant head bartender; restaurant and F&B supervisors; F&B operations and cost control.
- Front office: front office agents, guest service representative, bellman, rooms controller, night auditor and night audit supervisor, front office administrator and supervisor.
- Housekeeping: room attendants, houseman, public area attendant, housekeeping supervisor and seamstress.
- Engineering: electricians, an A/C technician, a guest service technician, maintenance staff, a PM engineer, an electrical/mechanical specialist and an engineering storeroom attendant.
- Golf: golf starter, golf cart attendant, head greenkeeper and a part-time golf shop assistant.
- Activities, pool and beach: activities coordinator and supervisor, towel hut attendant, pool and beach attendant.
- Weddings and events: banquets coordinator, wedding and events coordinator, wedding administrative assistant.
- Purchasing and warehouse: storeroom clerk, receiving clerk, warehouse driver, helper and cleaner, warehouse and purchasing admin coordinator.
- Support functions: assistant financial controller, accounting clerk/general cashier, HR recruiter, HR manager, IT technician and security supervisor.
What the listings ask for
- Papers: a Dutch passport or a valid work permit. Read how work permits work in Aruba.
- Languages: English for most roles; Spanish, Dutch and Papiamento depending on the job. Several housekeeping and stewarding roles ask for Papiamento first.
- Health card: required for kitchen, restaurant, bar and storeroom roles. See the health certificate guide.
- Schooling: stated in Aruban levels, from EPB and MAVO to EPI, MBO and HBO, with some roles open to applicants without a diploma.
- Hours: many listings ask for availability for different shifts. Almost all are full-time.
- Pay: no listing states a salary.
Benefits named in the listings
The listings on this profile name these benefits for their roles: life and disability insurance; a full-attendance bonus and a year-end bonus; a vacation savings plan; dental and vision insurance; and a training allowance (named as a training and course, training and education, or learning and development allowance). Seven listings, among them the open Engineer, A/C Technician and Assistant Financial Controller roles, also name mental health assistance. Divi Resorts does not publish an employer-wide benefits statement for its Aruba staff, so these are not confirmed as an entitlement for every employee. The listings do not give amounts or eligibility conditions; ask about them at interview.
How to apply
- For a listing on Aruba Jobs: send a cover letter and CV to recruiter@megaresorts.com, or hand them in at the HR office at the Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusive. This is the route every listing gives.
- Contacts on the Divi Resorts careers page: Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort HR, +297 525 5243, hr@megaresorts.com, walk-ins Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., J.E. Irausquin Boulevard 75, Palm Beach. Divi Dutch Village Beach Resort HR, +297 525 5246, J.E. Irausquin Boulevard 93.
- The phone number in this profile’s header, +297 525 5200, is the main number of the Divi & Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusives, not a dedicated HR line.
For a longer look at working at Divi in Aruba, read Working at Divi Resorts in Aruba.
Open Positions
Handle electrical, wiring and lighting repairs for guests and departments across Divi Resorts Aruba. EPI diploma with 2 years' experience; English, Spanish and Dutch required.
Divi Resorts seeks a Warehouse & Purchasing Admin Coordinator to track containers and shipments, process purchasing payments, and keep Excel records accurate for the Purchasing Director.
Welcome and seat guests, manage reservations and support the service team at Divi Resorts restaurants. Five years' hostess or server experience and fluent English, Spanish and Dutch required.
Prepare, season and cook a wide variety of dishes, plate desserts and run buffet stations for Divi Resorts kitchens. EPI culinary diploma, 1 year's experience and a Health Card required.
Check guests in and out, handle reservations, cashiering and guest requests at the Divi Resorts Front Desk. EPB or MAVO diploma and fluent English, Spanish and Dutch required.
Set up stations and serve breakfast, lunch and dinner at Divi Resorts restaurants, including wine and coffee service. Three years' busser/runner experience and a Health Card required.
Keep Divi Resorts guest rooms and common areas in good working order with basic electrical, plumbing, carpentry and masonry repairs. EPB diploma; English and Papiamento required.
Install, repair and maintain air conditioning and refrigeration systems across Divi Resorts Aruba. At least 2 years of A/C refrigeration experience; Papiamento and English required.
Carry out preventive maintenance and repairs across Divi Resorts, from locks and lighting to plumbing, HVAC and small appliances. EPB technical diploma; English and Spanish required.
Plan, set up and lead daily guest activities, games and tournaments at Divi Resorts Aruba. Swimming diploma and fluent English, Spanish and Dutch required.