Relief cook/housekeeper

• Company: Great Bear Lodge
• Job Type: Full Time
• Job Level: Front-line
• Job Type: Full Time
• Job Address: 6420 Hardy Bay Road, Port Hardy, British Columbia V0N 2P0
• Job Status: Seasonal
• Start Date: May 1st, 2023
• End Date: October 22nd, 2023
• Positions Available: 1

Would you like to work at a floating lodge in the sublimely beautiful Great Bear Rainforest? Would you be excited to help provide a world-class wildlife tourism experience to guests? Then Great Bear Lodge would love to have you as the Relief Cook/Housekeeper. This is a great position for anyone who likes variety in their work, or for someone who would like to transition into a role of chef. Our ecotourism lodge is on the central coast of BC, in the traditional lands of the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nation, and we take people out to see grizzly bears in their natural habitat. The lodge is small, accommodating 18 guests, thus providing a very personal experience. 

Job Description: As the Relief Cook/Housekeeper, you are the Lodge Cook when the fulltime chef has their days off, and the Lodge Housekeeper when the fulltime housekeeper has their days off. While cooking, you will prepare meals for up to 18 guests and 5-10 staff (with helpers). While housekeeping, you will keep the lodge sparkling-clean, and make sure the guests are comfortable. We are happy to provide any training you’ll need to be successful in the position.

Your day when housekeeping would involve:

• Housekeeping for the lodge, including changing rooms on guests’ departure.
• Cooking breakfast for guests.
• Training lodge helpers.
• Acting as a welcoming host for the guests.
• Occasional general maintenance of the lodge such as painting and gardening.

Your day when cooking would involve:

• Preparing and serving delicious and well-presented lunches, snacks and dinners for up to 18 guests.
• Preparing lunches for staff.
• Kitchen clean-up and management of food storage areas.
• Ordering food and supplies and maintaining inventory.

Do you love the idea of working at the lodge, but are not sure if this is the right position for you? You may be a better fit as the Lodge Chef, Lodge Housekeeper, or Lodge Helper.  Contact us to chat about those positions.

Details: 

• The season runs from May to October, so ideally you would join the team for the entire season. However we can be flexible and work with your availability. 
• Average work schedule is 18 days working at the lodge, 6 days off in town, although we are open to other schedules. 
• Work days are 8-10 hours long on average
• Daily wage is $210 plus tips (possibly negotiable for the right candidate).
• At the lodge, you will have a private room in a staff floathouse. 
• We work in a rainforest. It can rain daily for two weeks. It can also be sunny for two weeks.
• Room and board are provided at the lodge with satellite internet access, as is transportation between Port Hardy and the lodge. There is a staff apartment for you to use in Port Hardy on your days off.

Background:

Our ethos at Great Bear Lodge (greatbeartours.com) is threefold: to safely view bears in a natural setting while eliminating or minimizing impact on them, to make every aspect of our operation as sustainable as possible (from hydroelectricity to solar panels to green cleaning products), and to deliver a world-class wildlife tourism experience. Great Bear Lodge is a founding member of the Commercial Bear Viewing Association, and helped develop the best practices for bear viewing in BC.

Have you seen the video of the whale feeding right next to a dock on social media? That’s us! And it could be you standing on the dock watching a whale bubble-netting, having your mind blown.

Ideally you will have experience in housekeeping and/or cooking professionally or for groups of people, however we can train the right candidate. 

• Salary/Wage: $210/day plus gratuities

If you would like to apply, please send a cover letter with 3 references to info@greatbeartours.com . There is no deadline for applications, we will be assessing applications as soon as we receive them.

If you are interested in the position and would like to hear more details to see if you would be a good fit, reach out in an email or call us on (250) 949-9496. We'd love to chat with you.

Post Date: January 12, 2023