About the employer
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is one of the largest amusement parks in the northeastern USA, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is a Cedar Fair park, part of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, covering over 200 acres with nearly 100 rides and attractions, seven roller coasters and a large waterpark.
The park hires around 3,000 seasonal employees each year, so you'll be part of a very diverse team and practise your English every day. Inexpensive housing is available at a nearby college campus, and when you're not working you get free admission to the park and other local amusement parks, plus employer-organised events. New York City, Philadelphia and Atlantic City are about 90 minutes away.
The job as Food & Beverage Associate
What you'll do
- Interact with park guests to collect and process food orders
- Input sales on a Point of Sale register
- Process electronic payments
- Prepare and cook various food items using fryers, grills and ovens
- Serve food orders to park guests
- Maintain cleanliness of work area, including washing dishes and cleaning floors and other areas in the food area
- Help keep dining spaces and patios clean
- Perform other customer service related duties as assigned
What is required
Pay and hours
Housing
Housing is employer-arranged: you live in a dormitory room at Cedar Crest College, sharing with one roommate the whole time. Each floor has a group kitchen, bathrooms and TV/lounge area, plus free laundry in the building and WiFi. You provide your own pillow and bedding. In mid-August you move to a local hotel within driving distance of the park, sharing a room, bathroom, mini refrigerator and TV with a roommate.
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
About Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania mixes historic cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with the Pocono Mountains and lake resorts. Popular summer jobs include amusement parks, hotels and family resorts within easy reach of the East Coast.
