About the employer
HAP Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge is part of Holland America Princess Alaska, the largest tour operator in Alaska and the Yukon. The lodge sits in Copper Center, a village of about 450 people four hours east of Anchorage, on a bluff above the Copper and Klutina Rivers, looking out to the mountains of Wrangell-St. Elias, the largest national park in the United States.
As a seasonal student you'll focus on excellent guest service and a safe working and living environment, with every team member counting. Overtime, bonuses and second jobs are possible at many locations, and world-class fishing, rafting and adventuring are right outside.
The job as Room Attendant
What you'll do
- Ensures highest quality standards of Housekeeping are maintained for our guests and the Company.
- Responsible for daily guest room and public area cleaning with attention to detail and giving your personal best in service.
- Cleans rooms and bathrooms in assigned workstation performing any combination of the following tasks and duties: strips and remakes beds, roll-away and cribs; sweeps and mops floors, vacuums carpets, dusts and polishes furniture and fixtures, cleans windowsills and porches, brushes curtains, draperies and upholstered furniture; empties and cleans wastebaskets and relines with plastic liner; cleans ashtrays and plastic ice buckets; replenishes towels, bathmats, wash cloths, soap, and amenity and dresser supplies; cleans shower, bathtub, shower curtain and toilet; and restocks tissue.
- May wash walls, woodwork and windows.
- May assist housepersons/porters in sorting, counting, folding and carrying of linen and supplies by hand or housekeeping cart.
- May replace light bulbs.
- Leaves matches, advertising matter, glasses, stationery, etc. according to policy.
- Checks room and bathroom thoroughly for working lamps, heater, leaking faucets, broken furniture, running toilet or other missing or damaged articles.
- Makes minor repairs when possible and reports all other findings immediately to Housekeeping Manager.
- On completion of room, telephones Housekeeping Manager/Office to report room is ready for occupancy.
- Locks door and returns all keys to Housekeeping Manager or Front Desk.
- Reports any unusual guest conduct.
- May render personal assistance to room guest if in line of duty.
- Assists in other departments or with other job duties as requested or necessary.
What is required
Pay and hours
Housing
You'll stay in employer-arranged dormitory-style housing, which is required, with up to 3 people per room and shared bathrooms down the hall. Three meals a day in the Employee Dining Room, linens, free laundry, WiFi, computers, games and sports areas are included. It's less than 1/8 mile from the Lodge – under a 5-minute walk.
Location: Center, Alaska
Why Copper Center, Alaska?
The lodge sits at the gateway to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park – the largest national park in the United States, bigger than Switzerland. On your days off you can go glacier hiking, river rafting, fishing for salmon, flightseeing over ice fields, spotting moose and bears, or simply watching the sky glow at 11 p.m. during the endless Alaskan summer. If you stay into September, you may even catch your first Northern Lights.
About Alaska
Alaska is the ultimate Work & Travel adventure - glaciers, Denali, midnight sun and untouched wilderness. Most students work in remote lodges, national-park resorts and on tour boats, earning some of the highest summer wages in the country.
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