About the employer
Alaska Collection Denali Cabins Milepost 229 is part of Pursuit and sits just outside the entrance to Denali National Park in Alaska. Established in 1984, the cabins give guests a traditional Alaskan lodging experience in the middle of the wilderness.
Positions here are in Laundry and Dishwasher, suited to hardworking, conscientious students who want to experience Alaska. Be prepared for a remote setting with limited outside services, few transportation options and limited cell and internet service. Many seasonal employees get hooked on the serenity of the wilderness and return to work year after year.
The job as Laundry/Room Attendant
What you'll do
- Provide the highest quality of service to the guests at all times
- Clean guest cabins by changing linens, making beds, dusting, vacuuming carpet, cleaning bathroom fixtures and replenishing supplies
- Launder, iron, fold and stock linens
- Work with various chemicals
- Daily provide exceptional services and respect to guests
- Keep cabins, guest rooms, bathrooms, lodge, laundry room, and buildings in clean orderly condition
- Clean tub/showers, commodes, sinks, light fixtures, ceilings and vents, walls, mattresses, furniture, windows, and window coverings, floors, carpets, and any other areas that may require attention
- Replenish supplies (drinking glasses, writing supplies, soap, etc.)
- Move furniture, hang draperies, push/pull a cleaning cart, move supplies and equipment, carry buckets
- Operate equipment such as a vacuum cleaner, and maintain tools/equipment
- Sweep deck and broom or otherwise clean cob webs and such from eves and other exteriors
- Laundry as required by lead housekeeper
- Water flowers and sweep decks
- Follow proper procedures for disposing of waste
- Deliver communications to guests, employees and management with a pleasant and positive demeanor
What is required
Pay and hours
Housing
The employer provides housing at Denali Cabins: container-style rooms shared by 2, 8-Plex units with 1-2 per room, or cabins with 1-4 per room, assigned by your manager. Bedding, linens, heaters, a microwave and a shared kitchen with fridges and a grill are included, plus WiFi and a company phone.
Location: George Parks HighwayDenali National Park, Alaska
Why Denali?
Denali National Park is home to North America’s highest peak (20,310 ft / 6,190 m), grizzly bears, caribou, wolves and more than 6 million acres of pure Alaskan wilderness. During the Alaskan summer you’ll enjoy nearly 20 hours of daylight – perfect for hiking, rafting the Nenana River, flightseeing over glaciers, biking the Park Road or simply chasing the midnight sun. Stay into the fall and you may catch the tundra turning gold and your very 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.
Ready for Your Alaskan Adventure?
Positions in Denali fill extremely fast – this is one of the most requested destinations in the entire Work & Travel USA program. Apply early, pack your hiking boots and get ready for the summer that will define your student years.
