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 Ice Cream & Coffee Shop Server
What you'll do
- Assist with food and table prep before the shop opens
- Serve ice cream and prepare coffee with different flavors and options
- Set up the shop with food presentation standards and practices in mind, ensuring safe food handling performance
- Serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
- Clean up the shop and patio after the working day ends and assist with inventory, food storage, and other closeout tasks
- Break down the table set up and take tablecloths and linens to the laundry when closing down at the end of an event
- Clean tables
- Help servers and bartenders with restocking
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?
Sturgeon Bay is the gateway to Door County — often called the “Cape Cod of the Midwest.” With more than 480 kilometres of shoreline, 11 historic lighthouses, five state parks and endless kayaking, cycling, swimming and sunset-watching opportunities, your days off will be anything but boring. The town has a charming, walkable downtown packed with cafés, art galleries, live music and famous Wisconsin fish boils, plus a warm small-town community that genuinely welcomes international students every summer.
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.
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