About the employer
Xanterra Glacier National Park is part of Xanterra Travel Collection, the nation's largest park-management company, with operations in eight national parks. In Glacier National Park, Montana, it runs the restaurants, retail stores, hotels and support services during the peak tourism season, primarily from May through the end of September.
As a Resort Worker you'll spend your summer in a stunning setting with over 700 miles of hiking trails, pristine forest, alpine meadows, rugged mountains and spectacular lakes. Activities, events and trips are organized for students throughout the season. Keep in mind that this is a very remote area, far from any city.
The job as Resort Worker
What you'll do
- Daily guest room and public area cleaning including making beds, cleaning bathrooms, dusting, vacuuming, preventative maintenance, handling guest requests, etc. with attention to details and giving your personal best in service
- Must assist in other departments or with other job duties as requested
- May assist sorting, counting, folding and carrying linen and supplies by hand or housekeeping cart
- Assists all chefs with preparations of daily menu items by cleaning work areas, equipment, and utensils, assisting in food prep, set up, and service, dish-washing, and collection of trash
- Serves hot and cold food
- Ensure a positive dining experience for all employees
- Will work with cleaning chemicals
- Support service staff, cleaning and resetting tables, serving and refilling water, stock product and provide positive guest service
- Knowledge of menu, maintain cleanliness of dining room/lounge areas, provide bread service, maintain positive communication and teamwork with all coworkers
- Provide guest service in gift shops & stores
- Assist guests with picking out products, stock shelves, input sales, check-out customers and cash handling, clean store areas and provide constant guest interaction
- Perform suggestive selling / add-on sales
What is required
Pay and hours
Housing
Housing is employer-provided, in cabin or dormitory style, with two to four people sharing a room and common shared bathrooms. Bed linens, pillows and towels are provided, plus free laundry access, an Employee Recreation Room and three meals a day in the Employee Dining Room. It is located at your hotel/worksite.
Location: West Columbia Falls, Montana
About Montana
Montana is big-sky country - Yellowstone, Glacier National Park and endless mountains. Most students work in park lodges, resorts and gateway towns, surrounded by some of America's most dramatic nature.
