Most employees will work all or most of the season. We may have openings for employees that can only work the last portion of the season. (June, July or August through mid September) Please indidicate on your online application the dates you are available for employment.
We will all be working, eating, sleeping, and generally living together for four months. This requires positive efforts from everyone to ensure we get along well every day. We want everyone to be comfortable in order to make the most of this summer experience. We ask that only those persons who truly enjoy working with people, specifically the Alaskan Visitor, apply. If you are such a person, please read on!
***Pay Scale and Bonus Schedule***
The starting wage is $8.00 per hour plus a $1.00 per hour bonus. Supervisors earn at least $1.00 per hour over that. When factoring the wage scale please note that our Housing Program is one of the least expensive of any business in the Park!! This program will put $100's of dollars more in your pocket throughout the summer and is explained further below.
Payday is every other Friday. We can direct deposit your checks or you can mail them to your bank. We can also cash your personal checks for your spending money.
The Bonus is payable at the end of the season in one lump sum less taxes. Typical Bonuses run between $400 and $800 per season per employee, depending on the number of hours worked. There are a few ways to lose your bonus - among them are: quitting before the end of your contract, stealing, unsatisfactory performance, drug use, or alcohol abuse at work. We also go by a "three strike rule" for minor offenses such as being habitually late, leaving work early without permission, disturbing co-workers at the housing complex, etc. This rule is applied by managers as they deem fit. You do NOT want to get three strikes!
Your bonus check will be given to you when you leave the housing complex. Before receiving your bonus your cabin and immediate area around your cabin will be inspected for cleanliness and/or damages. any cleaniness or damage problems will be deducted from your bonus - so PLEASE leave your cabin as you found it!!
***Employee Housing Complex***
We house our employees in the town of Healy, Alaska. Healy is a small year-round town with a population of about 400. It is located ten miles north of the Denali Park business district. There is a fire station, medical clinic and State Troopers office in town. Also within walking distance from the employee complex are gas stations, restaurants, bars, convenience stores, hotels, etc.
We shuttle all of the employees to work and back to the housing complex several times every day.
There are several other Park businesses, notably Princess Tours, that house a total of about 900 employees in the town. The population of Healy more than doubles in the summer.
***HOUSING***
This is an "EMPLOYEE Housing" program. We ARE NOT renting cabins, we are charging for EMPLOYEE Housing-- not cabin rent! We do not fall under the landlord/tennant laws. If you quit or are terminated you must leave the property immediately. We ONLY house our employees. We charge $3 a day ($21 a week) for use of the cabin, showers, main house cooking and internet facilities and utilities.
The employee cabins are small wood-framed cabins. The cabins have electric heat and lights and a full sized refrigerator. We supply mattresses. Some have primitive shelving and have been fixed up over the years by the employees. They are clustered together on two acres of land in Healy, Alaska.
There are usually two persons to a cabin. We will try to put compatible personalities into the same living quarters. You are free to swap roommates as you become friends with other employees.
There is a shower house with private shower and toilet rooms. The coin operated washer and dryer is in the building as well.
No animals are allowed in the employee housing complex.
The employee housing and warehouse property is privately owned. For security reasons no non-employees are allowed on the premises.
We have a 3 bedroom log cabin on the property located very close to your sleeping cabins. It has a kitchen and living/dining room area. There is a TV and a large collection of DVD’s for employee viewing in the log cabin. The cabin is open to the employees from 6am until midnite.
In the log cabin we have computers online with wireless high speed DSL connections. These are available to you at all times free of charge.
You (and your roommate) will have a refrigerator in which to store your food in your cabin. You will cook your meals either individually or in groups in our kitchen in the log cabin. You will need to bring your cooking utensils, small frying (eggpan), large frying pan, sauce pan, spatulas, etc. These items are yours and your only source for cooking daily meals therefore you need to wash them after each meal and return them to your cabin for safe-keeping.
We will provide certain food and food preparation items such a seasonings, salt, pepper, cooking oil, rice, beans and some paper products.
You will need to buy your own food. There are two small grocery stores and four convenience stores in the area where you shop daily. We also make trips into Fairbanks most weeks where you can go shopping at large chain stores for groceries and other items.
You CAN SAVE some money this summer!! Other than food, personal items and laundry, you can save most all of your earnings, as you will have no other expenses.
***Taking care of the Customers***
The summer visitor to Alaska is the only reason this business, other businesses in the Park area, and your job exists. At all times we must consider the customer and his/her needs more important than any other aspect of the business.
The tourist, most often, has never been to Alaska before and will have a variety of questions and needs that we must have empathy for and try to answer and solve. This portion of your job can be fun and personally rewarding if handled with the right attitude. Visitors will fondly remember a friendly employee. You should be fairly well oriented to the Park and surrounding areas within a few weeks after arriving. This knowledge will help you direct visitors to local attractions, etc...
***Personal Responsibilities***
All personnel wear normal, regular, conservative, comfortable clothes that may include non-patched jeans and sturdy shoes (hiking boots work well) and a Company Polo or T-shirt. (We issue the shirts but you must wash and care for them.)
Special employee discount shopping times will be arranged under the supervision of management so that you can purchase gifts and clothing at very reasonable prices.
***Getting to Alaska and to Denali Park***
The main form of transportation to Alaska is by air. It is cheaper to fly into Anchorage (ANC) but then it generally costs more and takes longer to get to Denali. The other option is to fly into Fairbanks (FAI).
There are hostels in either city at which you can overnight until transportation to the Park is available. The Anchorage International Hostel (1-907-276-3635) is located in downtown Anchorage. It is cheapest and easiest to take the daily Parks Highway Express shuttle van. http://www.alaskaone.com/phe/ or 1-888-600-6001.
Popular sites for finding airfares are www.expedia.com www.orbitz.com www.travelocity.com
If you are hired and need help finding reasonable fares feel free to call and ask me about this before making your plane reservations. Round trip fares should be around $400-$600 from the West coast and possibly a few hundred dollars more if flying from the East. Check nearby major airports also as some larger airports have more competition and the fares can be dramatically lower.
Most employees can earn enough bonus money or overtime pay to cover the cost of the flight to and from Anchorage. Some employees may elect to drive the Alcan Highway from Seattle to Fairbanks/Denali. It is about 2400 miles from Seattle to the Park.
Come Join Us!
If you have further interest in this summer adventure, please submit this Seasonal Employment Application on the internet right now! You will be contacted for a telephone interview within a few days and notified of your hiring status usually within one week after the telephone interview.
We try to have all positions filled and all applicants notified by early April. Most employees will be notified far earlier and shortly after the telephone interview of their hired status. (Please do not submit applications between August and December of any year.)
To contact us by email:
kevin@denalipark.com
