Orbit Skate Center
family roller skating for 36 years

615 S Consumers Ave.
Palatine, IL 60074
847-394-9199

                ORBIT SKATE CENTER ..The best in roller skating fun for 36 years!.. Let's go Roller Skating at The Orbit!
Home Contact us Reservations Sitemap
Orbit's Staff

Up
Who works at the Orbit?

We have all kinds of great people that work at The Orbit. Sometimes we are a first job for someone at 16 years old. Parents can work part time flex hours and bring their children to the rink while they work. Some years we've had whole families that work for us and we thought we'd introduce the staff to you so you know who they are when you come to the rink.

Jodi Neff is the General Manager of Orbit Skate Center

Jodi Neff is the daughter of the owners of Orbit Skate Center. She is the General Manager of the rink and handles the day to day running of the rink, booking of school and private parties and staffing. She trains the employees. Her husband Doug, when not busy with his own landscaping business comes in to assist in the pro shop and anywhere else he's needed.Peter Johnson is our Assistant Manager Their two children, Tyler and Conner are at the rink all the time usually on skates.

Peter Johnson is our Facility Manager along with managing the Snack Bar. His background is 20 years in the food service industry working for Cub Foods and Eagle Food Store Management. He keeps everything running smoothly and his daughters Megan and Sarah enjoy spending time at the rink when they aren't busy with school.Susee is a kindergarten teacher and loves children!

Susee can be found out on the floor helping people during a session, helping with our family club or with the children during many of our classes. She's a kindergarten teacher that loves children.Henry works for AZSupply.com as his 'real job'

Henry Bolden has worked at The Orbit on and off for 15 years. He does DJ'ing, floor guarding and works behind the scenes on projects like our new employee locker room, and supplying the rink with many supplies from his company. The cute Orbit Teddy Bears are from his company.

Check back soon as additional staff are added!


Working at
The Orbit
Many of our employees have been with us for a long time.

We have flexible hours and work around school and full time job schedules.

Our parent employees are allowed to bring their skating age children to work with them so they can skate while their parents work.

We have regular get togethers with the staff and an email group to discuss employee topics of interest.

Bonus money is paid to employees that bring new groups to the rink for parties.

Tips taken in on birthday sessions are shared among the hourly staff on duty for that session.

Everyone contributes to a good experience for our guests, and we strive for a great team effort.

Skating..It's a Party
Birthday Parties
Click on Parties and Groups for details.
 
Classes and Lessons
We teach anyone to skate!
 
About us
We are family owned and operated!
Rink News | Location | Schedule | Parties & Groups | Learn to Skate | Skate Shop | The Hub