About the employer
Lodge at Leathem Smith is a resort property in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, set on 13 acres with a marina, a 63-room hotel, a restaurant, ballrooms and an outdoor Tiki Bar with a lake view. It also hosts events such as weddings and reunions.
The Lodge has welcomed students since 2014 and offers cross training between the hotel, the restaurant and events. Housing and a bike are provided, and stores and downtown are five minutes away. The town has around 10,000 year-round residents and is considered safe. Free activities include boating, fishing and movies, plus events twice a month from a local student organization. General manager Milan, from Serbia, is a former J-1 student and is available 24 hours a day.
The job as Housekeeping
What you'll do
- Removing and collecting linens for laundering and transporting them to designated areas.
- Cleaning rugs, carpets, and upholstered furniture using a vacuum cleaner.
- Dusting furniture and equipment.
- Emptying wastebaskets and cleaning them inside and out.
- Cleaning tiled floors with the use of brooms and mops.
- Using chemical-based products to clean tubs, sinks, countertops, mirrors, toilets, door panels and shower curtains.
- Replenishing trash bags, soaps, bathroom items, and other supplies.
- Transporting all trash and waste to disposal areas, as instructed.
- Removing items from refrigerator, stove, and microwave.
- Cleaning refrigerator, stove, microwave, and any additional appliances inside and out.
- Loading and unloading dishes from dishwasher, drying dishes, and putting them away in proper places.
- Demonstrating a high level of customer service, responding to and taking appropriate action to resolve concerns and complaints of guests.
- Keeping supervisor/manager informed of situations relating to facility operation, patron complaints or concerns, accidents, emergency situations, damages, and potential safety hazards.
- Attending departmental and team meetings as well as participating in all additional training courses.
- Performing all duties in a safe manner.
- Moving to different locations or job assignments within the property, as needed.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
What is required
Pay and hours
Housing
You'll stay in a six-bedroom house with two bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, air conditioning, bedding and linen, towels, TV, internet, washer and dryer, plus a private yard with an outdoor grill and a garage. Rooms are shared by 2 to 4 students. It's one block from The Lodge — a 7-minute walk or 3-minute bike ride — and you're expected to join the weekly cleaning chore chart.
Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Why Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin?
Sturgeon Bay is the gateway to the Door County peninsula, a 300-kilometre stretch of shoreline packed with lighthouses, sandy beaches, cherry orchards, state parks and cosy small towns. In your free time you can:
- Swim, kayak and paddleboard on Lake Michigan and Green Bay
- Hike or bike through Potawatomi and Peninsula State Parks
- Chase sunsets at historic lighthouses and take the ferry to Washington Island
- Try a classic Door County fish boil, cherry pie and Wisconsin cheese
- Enjoy summer festivals, farmers markets and live music downtown
- Take weekend trips to Green Bay, Milwaukee or Chicago
About Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dells is the self-styled Waterpark Capital of the World, with resorts, rivers and attractions. Students enjoy abundant jobs in waterparks, hotels and restaurants in a lively summer town.
Ready for Your Best Summer Yet?
Positions at popular Door County resorts fill up fast. If you want to earn dollars, improve your English and spend your summer beside the Great Lakes, apply now for the housekeeping team at the Lodge at Leathem Smith – and let your American adventure begin.
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