Alaska Wildland Adventures Looking for Hospitality Staff at Cooper Landing, Alaska Full Time

If you are looking to break into the outdoor industry, love guest service, or are looking for an opportunity to live and work in Alaska (on the Kenai River and surrounded by mountains and alpine lakes) then look no further! We want to hear from you.

Not sure where to begin or where to go next? Fill out our ‘First Step Form‘ to connect with our Hiring Coordinator without formally applying! This is a quick 5 question assessment designed to gauge interest and inspire further conversation as you break into the outdoor industry!

JOB TITLE: Hospitality Staff

AVAILABILITY: May 14 – September 10

FOOD & HOUSING: Free food & housing. Free dry cabin styled Yukon tent w/ roomate and free food with Chef prepared dinners served daily.

LOCATION: Our lodge features a private entrance to the Kenai River and is located in Cooper Landing, AK. A mecca for outdoor recreation, such as mountain biking, fishing, hiking, rafting, and camping. 

JOB OBJECTIVE: Our hospitality staff is invaluable to our guest experience. This position is responsible for a variety of day-to-day guest services and will support all other hospitality positions. This includes cabin cleaning, dinner service, dishwashing, bartending, and cleaning of staff common areas. Must be organized, personable and have a great attitude and teamwork ethic.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Cheerful and enthusiastic attitude during long days in a sometimes cramped workspace. 
2. Possess the ability to work within a team structure and in a flexible manner to accomplish a variety of tasks including food preparation, packing, and guest service in a remote setting. 
3. All positions (including managers) have camp chores and dishwashing duties. Please note: all dishwashing at this lodge is done by hand using a three-step method. 
4. Ability to live and work in a communal, camp-like atmosphere.
5. High-quality guest service standards. 
6. Must be organized, possess a sense of urgency, personable and have a great attitude and teamwork ethic.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Able to work within a team structure and also independently in different roles and in a flexible manner to accomplish a variety of tasks, including but not limited to: food preparation, packing, housekeeping, serving, and guest service. 
2. Housekeeping: cleaning, laundering, sanitation, restocking supplies, etc.
3. This can include occasions of cleaning 17 cabins in one day on a team of 2-3.
4. Meal service: serving guests food and beverages, knowledge of menu, bussing tables, dishwashing, restocking supplies, etc.
5. Understanding our meals are served family style, serving style is of a Banquet Server. No individual tips are left per dining party.
6. Bartending beer and wine only
7. Maintaining common areas such as staff kitchen and staff bathroom.
8. Participate in company practices and policies to conserve natural resources, reduce landfill-bound waste, reduce or eliminate the use of environmentally harmful substances and products and work to help improve AWA’s environmental impact. 
9. Flexibility and diversity. Employee’s duties and assignments may be modified and altered incidental to Employee’s principal duties to allow for the smooth operation of the business and maximum employment opportunities for the Employee.
10. Camp chores as assigned to allow for values of integration, coordination, cross-training, employee benefits of sharing drudgery tasks, synergy, and maximum employment opportunity. You will be expected to do “dirty work” and “manual labor” from time to time.

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED: 

1. Alaska Food Workers Card (we facilitate and pay for)
2. Alaska TAPs (Training for Alcohol Professionals) Card (we facilitate and pay for)
3. CPR and First Aid (quick, easy, self-paced, and completed online)