About the employer
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge is a hotel in the small town of Talkeetna, Alaska, over 50 miles from Anchorage, and part of the Pursuit group. Positions include custodian, busser, housekeeper/laundry attendant, gift shop retail associate, host/cashier and front desk agent. Housing owned or arranged by the employer is guaranteed for everyone hired, though you may look for your own place instead, and a second job is likely to be available.
The job as Housekeeper/Laundry Attendant
What you'll do
- Responsible for the daily cleaning of the guest rooms
- Ensure laundry is being washed, dried & folded
- Work closely with the staff in an efficient, courteous and dedicated manner to ensure that the guest's expectations are exceeded
- Provide quality service and enhance the guest experience while following the company and Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge's policies and procedures
- Work with all staff to provide prompt service and guest satisfaction
- Make sound judgments and anticipate issues and opportunities
- Ensure that guests' special needs are met
- Follow housekeeping & laundry scheduled days
- Work closely and facilitate information to the Housekeeping Managers to assure that guest needs and information are communicated effectively
- Keep work areas clean, neat and organized
- Obtain goals set by Housekeeping Managers
- Ensure that every room is cleaned to the high standards of the lodge
- Properly stock housekeeping carts
- Fill & empty washer and dryers; fold towels, sheets and pillowcases
- Report maintenance problems and fill out appropriate forms
What is required
Pay and hours
Housing
The employer provides housing: dorm-style rooms shared with 1-3 others, with communal cooking and leisure areas and gender-separated showers/restrooms, or two-bedroom apartments with kitchen, bathroom and TV, where 2-4 employees share a bedroom and 5-8 share common areas. Bedding, towels, WiFi and phone service are included; placements are first come, first served.
Location: Alaska
Why Talkeetna?
Talkeetna is a tiny, quirky Alaskan town famous as the launching point for climbers heading to Denali and once known for electing a cat as its honorary mayor. On your days off you can go flightseeing over glaciers, river rafting, hiking, fishing, zip-lining, or simply wander Main Street’s log cabins, coffee shops and live-music bars. Bears, moose and eagles are your new neighbours, and in late summer the northern lights begin to dance above the lodge.
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.
