About the employer
Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge is a hotel at the edge of Denali National Park in Alaska, run by Holland America Princess Alaska. Positions include busser, dish steward, prep cook, host and room attendant, and the employer guarantees housing for everyone hired, though you may also arrange your own. The lodge sits more than 50 miles from the nearest larger cities, Anchorage and Fairbanks, and a second job is likely to be available.
The job as Barista
What you'll do
- Serve all products with friendly, individualized attention towards each customer
- Educate customers about our premium coffees and teas
- Operate POS system
- Perform a variety of entry-level customer service and clerical tasks
- Take beverage and food orders, prepare hot and cold made-to-order drinks, and process financial payment transactions
- Respond to employees, management, and customer queries
- Maintain the highest quality, consistent product standards
- Follow all Company drink recipes and procedures
- Develop an understanding of coffee and the various differences in flavor and blends
- Proficiently prepare blended and cold drinks provided by the store
- Greet all customers with fast, friendly, personalized service and develop a rapport by learning their names, favorite drinks and food items
- Verbally receive and call back customer orders in a friendly manner, and report all customer complaints to the manager on duty
- Accurately ring sales orders into the cash register and count back change to customers
- Answer the telephone courteously, including giving the store greeting, directions to the store location, and receiving and filling customer orders
- Answer customer questions regarding coffee blends, preparation and product freshness; weigh, grind and pack coffee per customers' orders; and sell and serve baked goods and miscellaneous food items
What is required
Pay and hours
Housing
The employer provides dormitory-style housing in Healy, Alaska (Mile Post 248 George Parks Highway), though you may find your own place. Rooms hold up to 4 people with shared bathrooms down the hall. Included are 3 meals a day, linens, free laundry, WiFi, a common area with TV and computers, and scheduled trips. A bank, small grocery store and gas station are nearby.
Why choose HAP Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge
About the Employer
Located just minutes from the entrance of Denali National Park and Preserve, the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge is one of Alaska’s most iconic hospitality destinations. Guests from all over the world come here to explore the Last Frontier – and your coffee is the first thing that fuels their day.
Location: National Park, Alaska
Why Alaska?
Alaska is the ultimate Work & Travel destination for students who crave nature and adventure. On your days off you can hike alpine trails, spot grizzly bears, moose and caribou, raft the Nenana River, take a flightseeing tour around Mount Denali (6,190 m) – the highest peak in North America – and enjoy the magic of the midnight sun, when daylight lasts almost around the clock. By late season, you may even catch your first glimpse of the 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 Summer?
Places in Alaska are limited and in high demand every season. Apply early, secure your spot at Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, and spend your summer making coffee, making friends and making memories in the Last Frontier.
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