Hospitality Crew
General information
Job duties
- Dishwashing
- Preparing food
- Cleaning the kitchen
- Serving food in employee & guest cafeterias
- Cleaning hotel rooms and guest areas
- Removing dirty towels, sheets, and pillowcases for laundry
- Replacing clean linens back into room
- Cleaning rugs and furniture with a vacuum cleaner
- Dusting furniture and equipment
- Emptying trash cans and cleaning them inside and out
- Cleaning floors with brooms/mops
- Using chemical-based products to clean tubs, sinks, countertops, mirrors, toilets, and shower curtains
- Replacing trash bags, soaps, bathroom items, and other supplies
- Transporting all trash to appropriate dumpsters or recycling areas
Housing
Details
Work Where Others Only Dream of Vacationing
Imagine finishing your shift and hiking to a steaming geyser basin, spotting a herd of bison on your walk home, or watching the sun set over alpine lakes with friends from all over the world. As part of the Hospitality Crew at Xanterra Yellowstone National Park, this becomes your everyday reality. Yellowstone is America’s first national park – over 2.2 million acres of geysers, canyons, waterfalls and wildlife in the heart of Wyoming – and for one unforgettable Work & Travel USA season, it will be your home.
Benefits
- Affordable employee housing offered in the park (dormitory-style) – no stressful apartment hunting
- Low-cost employee dining room meals
- Employee recreation programme, hiking clubs and social events
- Discounts on gift shops, tours and lodging
- Free entry to the park you live in, plus a genuinely international team of colleagues
- Excellent English practice and a globally recognised hospitality reference
Requirements
- University student aged 18–25 eligible for the Work & Travel USA (J-1) programme
- Conversational to good English – you’ll be interacting with guests daily
- Positive attitude, reliability and willingness to work as part of a team
- Comfortable living in a remote mountain location with limited mobile coverage and no big-city nightlife
- Ability to stand for long periods and handle light physical work
- Flexible availability including weekends, holidays and early or late shifts
- Available for the full Summer–Fall season
Ready for the Adventure?
Spots at Yellowstone fill up fast every season – it’s one of the most requested placements in the entire Work & Travel USA programme. Apply early, secure your place, and get ready for a summer of geysers, wildlife, new friendships and stories you’ll be telling for the rest of your life.
Why choose Xanterra Yellowstone National Park
Why Yellowstone?
Old Faithful, the Grand Prismatic Spring, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Lamar Valley wildlife safaris – all of it is on your doorstep. Employees enjoy an incredible outdoor lifestyle: hiking, kayaking, fishing, photography, stargazing and staff excursions organised throughout the season. On your days off you can explore Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, or plan a road trip to Salt Lake City and beyond.
About Wyoming
Wyoming is home to Yellowstone, Grand Teton and the Wild West town of Hulett near Devils Tower. Students work in park lodges, ranches and resorts amid spectacular mountains and wildlife.
