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Bearskin Lodge Employment

Employment Opportunities At Bearskin Lodge
Bearskin Lodge is the premier family resort located on the famous Gunflint Trail, about 26 miles from the town of Grand Marais, MN. We are on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Right out our door are a million and a half acres of pristine lakes and rivers. Our facilities are the best available. It takes much hard work by dedicated staff to maintain the quality of service our guests have come to expect. If you are interested in joining the Bearskin staff, we would like to hear from you! Fill out our job application and forward it to us. The application is found linked to this page at the bottom.

General Staff Information:
Bearskin Lodge employs about 8 year round staff members and about 8 seasonal staff members. Staff work about 35 to 45 hours per week. Long-term employment at Bearskin is possible for the right person. All our staff are required to be flexible and have cross training in other areas than their main job. We all help out when and where it's needed. Staff housing offers full kitchen and bathroom facilities. Facilities and equipment are available free to staff and includes canoes, fishing boats, staff dock, bikes, cross country skies, snowshoes, sauna, etc. Wireless internet (via satellite, so there are bandwidth limitations) is available for a small monthly charge. Satellite TV is also available for an extra charge.

Summer employment at Bearskin Lodge for 2010:

Bearskin has a full staff for 2009. Please consider applying next year. A good introduction to what it's like to spend a summer at Bearskin Lodge can be found in Cara Finnegan's blog about her memories of working at Bearskin: http://caraf.blogs.com/caraf/2008/06/all-i-know-about-cleaning-i-learned-at-bearskin-lodge.html

Also, see our blogs about the quality of our 2008 employees at http://bearskin.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/summer-fun-working-at-bearskin-lodge-or-making-love-to-toilets/ and http://bearskin.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/summer-goodbyes-so-soon/

We take great pride in the quality of our staff at Bearskin.

A few things you should know before you consider applying for summer employment at Bearskin Lodge:

Bearskin is one of the larger resorts on the Gunflint Trail, but we are still a small, family-owned resort. We are very dependent on the reliability of a minimal number of summer employees. If you leave earlier than you promised, it is no small thing -- we employ exactly the right number of people to make it through the summer season. Please be honest about your ending dates. We will give first priority to people who can start by mid-May or who can work through Labor Day, or close to that date.
You should also know that whatever job you take at Bearskin, you will probably be called upon to assist in some way with housekeeping on weekends. If you would not be willing to cheerfully help with this task, please don't apply. Providing beautifully clean wilderness cabins is what we do here.
Everyone works on Saturdays and Sundays, "turn-over" days. If you are not comfortable with working on those days, this is not your ideal summer job. You will generally have 2 days off in a row each week, but those days will usually not be on the weekend.
Working at Bearskin means you have the wilderness at your doorstep. We want you to experience this beautiful environment. But unless it is arranged before you are hired, your relatively short term of summer employment here is not a good time to plan to take time off for a vacation or honeymoon. We very much need our employees to be here during the time for which they are hired. This is a good job for somebody who wants to work all summer.
Staff housing is non-smoking. Our housing is simple, but fairly nice. You will be living in close proximity to others. Our ideal employee will be a good neighbor to co-workers and tolerant of individual differences. Bearskin employees almost function as a family for the summer. This is a good job for people who care about others and who get along well in a group situation. If you like to work and live alone, a summer at Bearskin will not be enjoyable for you.
We will give first priority to hiring previous Bearskin employees.

If you think you fit these criteria, please fill out the application linked to this page and fax or mail it to us. It can also be copied into a Word document and saved as a PDF, then attached to an e-mail. A cover letter or e-mail describing your interest in the job and your background helps us get to know you. Your job references will be checked, so please provide accurate contact information.

Our summer jobs have been filled. We will be hiring staff again to start after Labor Day. The following positions are open:

Full time housekeeping position/positions available again in late August
We are extremely proud of our housekeeping team. The superior condition and cleanliness of Bearskin cabins and lodges is the key to our success. We are looking for a detail-oriented individual who can work quickly, alone or in teams, and take pride in a job well done. We need somebody who loves to clean, organize and be in charge of keeping Bearskin cabins meticulous.
The job encompasses more than housekeeping -- this employee needs to organize large areas, inventory and order supplies, train and supervise other employees, make decorating and spending decisions, and be part of the Bearskin management team.
Job requires excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to get along with a variety of personality types. (It isn't hard to get along here -- this is a cheery, fun and drama-free group.) Experience with hotel housekeeping is a plus, but a person who is hardworking, reliable, physically and emotionally healthy, and well organized can learn the job. Nice apartment available.
Good spoken grammar, written language and guest interaction skills are a plus; someone with these skills can also fill in at front desk or on the phone when needed.
We're going to keep this position open for awhile until we find exactly the right person, preferably somebody who will be willing to do this for more than a year. (It's just too difficult to start over retraining somebody in this critical job -- only apply if you are looking for a long-term position.) We have somebody who has stepped into the position for temporarily and she will stay to train the right person. Call us or e-mail us to talk more if this position interests you. Or fill out the application at http://www.bearskin.com/app.html

Thanks for your interest.

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Bearskin Lodge
124 East Bearskin Rd
Grand Marais, MN 55604-3003
(218)388-2292 Toll Free (800)338-4170
FAX (218)388-4410

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