McCarthy Lodge Resort
McCarthy Lodge Resort
Currently recruiting for the season from June 10th, 2024 to September 3rd, 2024.
We are a small, remote Alaskan resort that offers excellent compensation plus FREE ROOM & BOARD with staff kitchen, & basics provided for your use. An amazingly fun and safe work environment in one of Alaska's most dramatic destinations! Our season is May 15 to Sept 15 each year. There are No J1 or HB2 Visas accepted
McCarthy, Alaska - located in the very center of Wrangell St. Elias National Park
- Location
- Alaska
- Season
- Spring and Summer
- Staff size
- 30
- Housing
- Whether included in the compensation package or provided at a cost, housing is provided for staff.
- Housing details
- Combination of Rooms and some wall tents (if you prefer single occupancy).
- Family housing available
- No
- Single occupancy housing available
- Yes
- Pet friendly
- No
- Meals
- Provided
- Cell phone service
- Some, ask for details
- Internet access
- Good
About McCarthy Lodge Resort
Located in the heart of America’s largest national park, Wrangell St. Elias, McCarthy Lodge stands as an emblem of authenticity amidst the majestic mountains and glaciers of McCarthy, Alaska.
Our award-winning resort, woven through several historic landmarks such as The Ma Johnson’s Hotel, McCarthy Lodge, and The Golden Saloon, offers an unparalleled off-grid experience.
As proud Alaskans, we emphasize exceptional dining, a vibrant bar scene, and genuine accommodations.
The essence of local artistry graces our town, amplifying its charm. Dive into an adventurous wilderness with us for a summer that’ll etch everlasting memories. Join our legacy!
The Employee Experience
Your experience in McCarthy, Alaska will change you.
The friends you make will last a lifetime.
McCarthy is a restored ghost town community in the center of Wrangell St-Elias National Park.
We are a respectful group of wilderness seekers. We love the history of the town because it creates awareness of both continuity in community and man's struggle to keep wild places wild. We've 'tamed' a bit of the wilderness in McCarthy, but the wild is all around us.
The few of us folks who live here own and operate businesses - and we all want YOU to experience the same adventures guests will have. To do that, the activities around us will be made available to you for free (or with minimal cost to cover fuel) when there is space available. Rafting, Flight-seeing, Ice Climbing and so much more...
Interested in Theater, Music or Audio & Lighting? The past few summers we've been developing a Live Music Venue and Stage Play for the town and our visitors... We do have weekend part time extra work for staff with an interest in Theater Production, sound & lighting. If you've got experience with DMX Lighting or if interested in learning about lighting, Audio Engineering or stage production, ask us for more information during your interview!
VISUALS ABOUT THE AREA: Check out the video links, or just search all things McCarthy to get a sense of the adventures that await you
Ideal Candidate
We’re on the lookout for individuals who embody a principled work ethic and can thrive amidst unpredictable circumstances with grace and flexibility.
If you’re someone who inherently values hard work and understands the profound simplicity of hospitality — the joy of service combined with the diligence it takes to prepare and maintain a welcoming environment — then you’re the candidate we desire.
We believe in a mutual respect between our team and the company, and if you’re the type who naturally steps up, eager to contribute in a setting that truly values its staff, we sincerely invite you to join our unique journey in the heart of the Alaskan wilderness.
Room and Board
We provide free housing and food. Other staff amenities included: free laundry facilities and a communal employee kitchen. You will also find a grocery store, a bar, and several other restaurants in or near McCarthy.
We Provide Room and Board at no cost to staff
Meals: We provide a Staff Kitchen and most of the staples to cook your own meals. You should anticipate spending a little bit to supplement your dietary issues or individual tastes. This would allow for your own control over your dietary day-to-day needs. You can expect to see the following items supplied at no cost:
Milk, cheese, bread, condiments, cereal, eggs, lunch meats, produce (veggies and fruits), canned goods, dinner entrée proteins such as chicken, pork, beef, fish; dinner starches such as potatoes, rice or pasta. These items are readily available to our staff at no cost. Since everyone is also expected to pitch in for their own likes and needs, everyone is able to maintain their happiness! You will find some of your peers more adept at not using their own funds for food. For instance, staff with allergens and other dietary concerns may use more of their own supplemental foods than staff with no food aversions. Dietary restrictions are subject to difficult logistics - Please consider your dietary restrictions and the practicality of our remote location.
Everyone is responsible for participating by cooking for themselves and cleaning up after themselves. Many of the staff participate with each other's meal planning in various ways. Keeping the kitchen area clean is the responsibility of the staff using the kitchen areas. Keep the common areas of the employee house clean.
Housing: Shared housing (2 people per room). A limited number of Single Occupancy rooms are available for senior staff. We have limited "wall tents" for staff who prefer tent city life, and wish to avoid a roommate. All housing options include showers. laundry, kitchen use, fuels, etc.
Transportation: We will provide transportation to and from Anchorage & McCarthy. You are responsible for getting to and from Anchorage to your home state.
Employee Perks
When you're not working, you're playing!
You will enjoy adventure opportunities most people only dream of, such as glacier hikes, flightseeing, rafting, and other activities at little or no cost. We strive to give you two consecutive days off a week to enjoy all the wonders of the area. We value happy employees.
Getting Here and Getting Around
Anchorage to McCarthy round trip ground transportation is provided at no charge.
Mail arrives by plane Mondays and Thursdays. Amazon deliveries by mail plane are a regular thing out here.
You don't need a car, but you could bring it if you like. Discuss your options during your interview or by email if interested in bringing a vehicle to the McCarthy area.
Bikes are OK but hiking boots are essential! - The world class Hikes are amazing our here...
For Fun
You are having fun in McCarthy when you live, work, and play with us!
Bands come play from Anchorage and the "lower 48" - rocking the town of McCarthy on Friday & Saturday nights at the Golden Saloon.
Thursday night is open mic night, bring your instrument, your talent, and ham it up! Or maybe you want to work with the Lighting and Audio for music and other events all summer long. Our local theater production, "McCarthy Rose", is a unique opportunity to bring out your inner actor!
Our employees enjoy camping, photography, yoga, rafting, flightseeing, mountain biking, performing music, Aurora viewing, painting and more...
Current Job Openings
- Must be over 25 years old (Insurance requirement).
- This is a full time, salaried position: 40 hour per workweek; some split shifts required.
- Kind, careful drivers.
- Must provide a current MVR.
- CDL PREFERED But a limited number of non cdl positions are available.
- Vehicle inspection for start of day and end of day.
- Transferring equipment from storage areas to workstations.
- Cleaning the floor and walls.
- Offering help to the cooking staff.
- Maintaining stock supply of food.
- Operating dishwasher machines.
- Being physically fit.
- interpersonal skills.
- Being proactive.
- Good eye-hand coordination.
- Being able to make repeated movements of hands.
- High attention to detail.
- Being able to work for long hours on your feet
- Good communication skills.
- Collect soiled dishes from dining areas and transport them to the kitchen
- Ensure that soiled dishes are stacked properly so that they can be picked easily for washing purposes
- Mix liquid soap and ensure that sponges are properly immersed in the liquid
- Clean dishes and flatware with water in order to clear them of dirt
- Soap down dishes and ensure that they are rinsed properly
- Place washed dishware and flatware on drying racks
- Use drying cloth to dry dishes and flatware completely
- Place dishes appropriately in the dishwasher
- Remove washed dishes from the dishwasher and make arrangements to dry them if needed
- Stack dishes properly in the storage area
- Maintain kitchen work areas and receive and store kitchen supplies
- Sweep kitchen floor, mop, and take the trash out
- Ensure that the kitchen floor is properly sanitized
- Perform preventative and regular maintenance on the dishwasher.
- Mop stockrooms and report any hazardous situations to the kitchen or maintenance manager
- Ensure that all dish cleaning equipment and supplies are stocked properly
- Assist kitchen staff with food preparation duties when needed.
- Set up stations and collect all necessary supplies to prepare menu for service
- Weigh and measure ingredients for cooking
- Prepare a variety of foods including meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, and cold food items
- Prepare sauces and garnishes for the allocated station
- Cover, date, and correctly store all food items as per safe food-handling procedures • Inform chef in advance of likely shortages
- Serve food in keeping with the standards of the establishment
- Ensure the correct temperature of food to make it attractive and tasty
- Taste all food items for quality purposes before serving
- Use food preparation tools in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions
- Close the kitchen correctly and follow the closing checklist for kitchen stations
- Maintain an organized and sanitized work area at all times
- Make sure all storage areas are tidy and all products are stored appropriately
- Constantly use safe and hygienic food handling practices
- Return dirty food preparation utensils to the dish room
- Assist staff with other duties as assigned by kitchen manager
- Clean kitchen before and after shift • Sanitize refrigerators and storerooms
- Operate and maintain all kinds of kitchen appliances
- Perform record keeping using log book entries
- Order and take delivery of food and supplies
- Report any unforeseen circumstances, maintenance needs or faulty equipment to the manager
- Maintain outstanding working relationships with staff, guests, and supervisors
- 3+years’ experience in foodservice and hospitality arena
- Well-versed in preparing food items consistently while adhering to recipe standards
- Highly skilled in setting up stations in the restaurant
- Committed to practice, check, and strengthen food safety procedures
- Competent at creating and upholding a safe working environment
- Able to re-stock all items as required all through shift
- Proven record of delivering outstanding customer service
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and efficiently with patrons and staff
- Good math and written communication skills
- Track record of working in a flexible timetable based on employer’s requirements
- Possess food handler’s card (you can take an online course when you are in McCarthy)
- Eager to perform all kinds of additional tasks assigned by the manager
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain quick, accurate and excellent customer relationships
- Proficient in maintaining a safe working environment utilizing food safety plan
- Track record of working efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Housekeeping duties include Laundry Room, folding, washing drying linens, bathrobes, towels.
- Strip rooms of checkouts; Prep materials for making up room.
- Cleaning of guest rooms, including vacuuming, sweeping, cleaning windows, making beds, folding linens, setting amenities and general appearance of the guest rooms and common areas.
- Bathrooms cleaned.
- Tidy rooms for 'stay overs'.
- Maintain a presentable parlor/lobby and entrance areas
- Other task related to resort grounds as needed. This includes other common room cleaning to provide full time work during the slower parts of the season.
- The beginning of the season includes setting up the hotel rooms with the team; the end of the season includes closing down the hotel rooms and putting all the hotel materials away for the winter.
- This is a full time position. (up to 40 hours per week). TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS OFF
- Willingness to work weekends and holidays. We are committed to all staff enjoying 2 consecutive days off to enjoy the area!
- Thoroughness and well organized, complete tasks in a timely manner, and strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent communication skills
- A refined sense of warm genuine hospitality - do you get along with others?
- Over achieving attitude and enhanced work ethic
- Able to work independently and with others
- Strong energy level
- Be comfortable working with guests from all over the world
- Bilingual a plus
- Able to lift up to 30 pounds, walking up and down stairs
- Must be able to pass a background check (no arrests or convictions)
- High School Diploma or GED.
Copper Town Shuttle LLC
Shuttle Van Driver
Van Driver for free area shuttle; This is a position with great tips, for great personalities! Copper Town Shuttle operates the SCHEDULED SHUTTLE SYSTEM inside Wrangell St-Elias National Park. The Copper Town Shuttle is seeking Drivers for summer 2024!
The Parking Lot Footbridge to McCarthy Center - A 1-mile loop greeting arriving guests to the area - and bringing them to Downtown McCarthy - Our Parking Lot Footbridge to McCarthy Center Loop is how guests are welcomed to town!
FANTASTIC TIPS as this is a customer focused, SCHEDULED SHUTTLE SERVICE, sponsored by local businesses in downtown McCarthy. This means YOU get to drive people around in cool vehicles and share our awesome history. If you are an outgoing driver/tour guide pro, then we want to hear from you!
Requirements:
Able to care for fleet vehicle cleanliness, including interior and exterior spot checks and cleanup. you will also be a part of the cleaning crew for the vehicles. This means cleaning your vehicle is required every day. Expect about 20 to 30 minutes per day at the start and end of each shift dedicated to cleaning your vehicle. Keeping the vehicles in top condition starts with cleanliness - something to stay on top of when operating on gravel roads.
HOUSING AND FOOD IS FREE
Housing is shared rooms. (Some tents available for single option Housing).
Internet (wifi) available. Free wifi is always available. Local hi-speed wifi for $40 month is available. Verizon is the only cell company that works in Wrangell St-Elias National Park. Download WhatsApp for Voip use. All housing options include showers, laundry and kitchen use as well as free food provided for you to cook and clean up after yourself.
All housing includes meal program of stocked kitchens for most items needed for meals. Staff cook and clean up after themselves in shared employee kitchens. Items provided include all basics as well as most produce and proteins. A complete list of Pantry, refrigerated and frozen items provided for staff is available to applicants. Most staff supplement their kitchen with some out of pocket expenses including eating at restaurants in the area, having Amazon products shipped in, purchases in town and at grocery stores in McCarthy, Valdez or Glennallen. Expect the majority of what you need on site and at no cost, but also expect your dietary substitutes to be your responsibility. Dietary issues and preferences such as Celiac, Vegans and vegetarians have an especially difficult time in remote locations due to logistics of special item needs.
One final note of advice regarding far away places to work:
In any remote location (such as wilderness Alaska or an island in the ocean) you will be on an adventure - and your control over your food will be your biggest struggle. The reality is, what's easy to get in the real world, like any specific item you crave, may be missing from your remote Alaska summer diet. We have decades of experience feeding crews in remote Alaska, your happiness matters to us - if your happy, our guests will be happy. If there are food items you need or crave, please discuss during your interview so we can advise you on specific ways to get what you need!
Golden Saloon
Dishwasher
Full time;
Dishwashers will perform the following tasks:
Skills
Daily duties:
DISHWASHER FOR THE MCCARTHY LODGE RESORT
HOUSING AND FOOD IS FREE
Housing is shared rooms. (Some tents available for single option Housing).
Internet (wifi) available. Free wifi is always available. Local hi-speed wifi for $40 month is available. Verizon is the only cell company that works in Wrangell St-Elias National Park. Download WhatsApp for Voip use. All housing options include showers, laundry and kitchen use as well as free food provided for you to cook and clean up after yourself.
All housing includes meal program of stocked kitchens for most items needed for meals. Staff cook and clean up after themselves in shared employee kitchens. Items provided include all basics as well as most produce and proteins. A complete list of Pantry, refrigerated and frozen items provided for staff is available to applicants. Most staff supplement their kitchen with some out of pocket expenses including eating at restaurants in the area, having Amazon products shipped in, purchases in town and at grocery stores in McCarthy, Valdez or Glennallen. Expect the majority of what you need on site and at no cost, but also expect your dietary substitutes to be your responsibility. Dietary issues and preferences such as Celiac, Vegans and vegetarians have an especially difficult time in remote locations due to logistics of special item needs.
One final note of advice regarding far away places to work:
In any remote location (such as wilderness Alaska or an island in the ocean) you will be on an adventure - and your control over your food will be your biggest struggle. The reality is, what's easy to get in the real world, like any specific item you crave, may be missing from your remote Alaska summer diet. We have decades of experience feeding crews in remote Alaska, your happiness matters to us - if your happy, our guests will be happy. If there are food items you need or crave, please discuss during your interview so we can advise you on specific ways to get what you need!
Prep-Line Cook
Line cook duties consist of assisting the chef with their daily tasks. The successful candidates will play a key role in contributing to our customer satisfaction by creating consistent quality with solid training in various professional techniques.
Qualifications:
LINE COOK AT THE MCCARTHY LODGE RESORT
The work week is 40 hours per week
Hourly wage of $15 to $18, plus some tips.
HOUSING AND FOOD IS FREE
Housing is shared rooms. (Some tents available for single option Housing).
Internet (wifi) available. Free wifi is always available. Local hi-speed wifi for $40 month is available. Verizon is the only cell company that works in Wrangell St-Elias National Park. Download WhatsApp for Voip use. All housing options include showers, laundry and kitchen use as well as free food provided for you to cook and clean up after yourself.
All housing includes meal program of stocked kitchens for most items needed for meals. Staff cook and clean up after themselves in shared employee kitchens. Items provided include all basics as well as most produce and proteins. A complete list of Pantry, refrigerated and frozen items provided for staff is available to applicants. Most staff supplement their kitchen with some out of pocket expenses including eating at restaurants in the area, having Amazon products shipped in, purchases in town and at grocery stores in McCarthy, Valdez or Glennallen. Expect the majority of what you need on site and at no cost, but also expect your dietary substitutes to be your responsibility. Dietary issues and preferences such as Celiac, Vegans and vegetarians have an especially difficult time in remote locations due to logistics of special item needs.
One final note of advice regarding far away places to work:
In any remote location (such as wilderness Alaska or an island in the ocean) you will be on an adventure - and your control over your food will be your biggest struggle. The reality is, what's easy to get in the real world, like any specific item you crave, may be missing from your remote Alaska summer diet. We have decades of experience feeding crews in remote Alaska, your happiness matters to us - if your happy, our guests will be happy. If there are food items you need or crave, please discuss during your interview so we can advise you on specific ways to get what you need!
Ma Johnson’s Hotel
Housekeeping
Our season is May 10th through September 20th. Housekeeping Responsibilities include:
Requirements:
HOUSING AND FOOD IS FREE
Housing is shared rooms. (Some tents available for single option Housing).
Internet (wifi) available. Free wifi is always available. Local hi-speed wifi for $40 month is available. Verizon is the only cell company that works in Wrangell St-Elias National Park. Download WhatsApp for Voip use. All housing options include showers, laundry and kitchen use as well as free food provided for you to cook and clean up after yourself.
All housing includes meal program of stocked kitchens for most items needed for meals. Staff cook and clean up after themselves in shared employee kitchens. Items provided include all basics as well as most produce and proteins. A complete list of Pantry, refrigerated and frozen items provided for staff is available to applicants. Most staff supplement their kitchen with some out of pocket expenses including eating at restaurants in the area, having Amazon products shipped in, purchases in town and at grocery stores in McCarthy, Valdez or Glennallen. Expect the majority of what you need on site and at no cost, but also expect your dietary substitutes to be your responsibility. Dietary issues and preferences such as Celiac, Vegans and vegetarians have an especially difficult time in remote locations due to logistics of special item needs.
One final note of advice regarding far away places to work:
In any remote location (such as wilderness Alaska or an island in the ocean) you will be on an adventure - and your control over your food will be your biggest struggle. The reality is, what's easy to get in the real world, like any specific item you crave, may be missing from your remote Alaska summer diet. We have decades of experience feeding crews in remote Alaska, your happiness matters to us - if your happy, our guests will be happy. If there are food items you need or crave, please discuss during your interview so we can advise you on specific ways to get what you need!
Please note, J1 Student Work Visa program participants and Foreign Nationals (H2B) are not eligible in 2023
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
How to Apply
Please note that we are not able to work with J1 or HB2 Visas.
Apply online via the link below!
Contact Info
- Neil Darish
- Office@McCarthyLodge.com
- 1-907-202-6717
- majohnsonshotel.com
