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Spend the summer with us in Valdez, Alaska, USA

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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  • Description

    Description

    Come up and spend the summer with us in Valdez, Alaska!

    Come see the beautiful scenery and experience life in a small town that becomes flooded with people, bears, fish and all kinds of wildlife.


    Summer gets very busy from tourism each year and we need all the help on board for us to be as successful as we can be. This is a paid "workaway", full wage is offered.

    We run a small hotel and will need some summer help. Room and Board is provided as well as all living arrangements.

    Here is a small job description (I am looking for almost a whole new staff, so more is available than below)

    Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

    Cleaning and disinfecting rooms on a daily basis
    Preparing clean rooms for new guests to arrive
    Changing linens and sheets on a daily basis
    being courteous and service to every customer
    Being on time and prepared to work overtime if need be
    Getting work finished in a reasonable amount of time
    Able to lift 20 lbs
    No work experience in the Hotel business required. Depending upon the season, you may receive a large bonus at the end of the summer reflective of when you started.

    ROOM AND BOARD IS PROVIDED

    Free of charge and included in your pay, we provide and private room and bathroom for all of our out of town employees. One meal is provided each day when you work. No pets, animals, please.

    Come join the crew and spend a Summer with us!

    Job opens May 1st, 2023, for preseason deep-cleaning and preparation

    Regular season from May 16th, 2023 - September 15th, 2023

    Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

    Salary: $12.00 - $15.00 per hour

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Hospitality/Tourism
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    During your time up here, you will be able to go on multiple glacial cruises, fish charters, a vast collection of hiking paths and much more. There is much to experience, this town is very peaceful compared to city-life.

  • Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

    Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

    This host offers accommodation and payment.

  • Help

    Help

    Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

    Cleaning and disinfecting rooms on a daily basis
    Preparing clean rooms for new guests to arrive
    Changing linens and sheets on a daily basis
    being courteous and service to every customer
    Being on time and prepared to work overtime if need be
    Getting work finished in a reasonable amount of time
    Able to lift 20 lbs
    No work experience in the Hotel business required. Depending upon the season, you may receive a large bonus at the end of the summer reflective of when you started.

    ROOM AND BOARD IS PROVIDED

    Free of charge and included in your pay, we provide and private room and bathroom for all of our out of town employees. One meal is provided each day when you work. No pets, animals, please.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You will be accommodated in a single quarters living area to call your own during your time here. There is high speed wi-fi, laundry, gym, satellite-tv, and a mess hall open most of the day for you to enjoy. There is a shared bathroom space for everyone on the same floor.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Expecting you to stay through the whole summer, up until September if possible.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 299366743526

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