Job Descriptions

Here are some details about each position at Loch Lyme. It is impossible to list every single aspect of each job as requirements can vary from day to day. We are looking for staff members who are willing to take on any task should the need arise. We know that you aren't going to make mopping floors, changing beds, or cleaning toilets the sum of your life's work. We are, however, looking for staff who can take pride in the results that come from doing a job well no matter how small the task.

Kitchen Staff: You will be running the dishwasher, drying dishes and silverware, putting dishes away, helping with meal preparation, doing pots and pans, and keeping the kitchen clean, including the floors. You generally will work 3.5 hours in the morning (about 7:45-11:15) and another 3 hours in the evening (about 6-9). You will have a large chunk of time off between breakfast and dinner each day. Kitchen work is very important, although not glamorous. It is hard, hot work and the kitchen area is not air conditioned.

Wait staff: You follow the same general schedule as the kitchen staff. You must enjoy talking with people and working with children. Fluent conversational English is necessary. In addition to waiting on tables, each wait staff has duties that rotate weekly. These include doing dishes, food preparation, keeping food storage areas organized, maintaining uniforms and some cleaning. Food preparation includes fruits, juices, salads, appetizers and dessert set ups. During the break between breakfast and dinner, wait staff can earn extra money by baby sitting if jobs are available. Wait staff also help with cabin cleaning, generally on busy Saturdays and/or Sundays.

Cabin/Laundry: In general work starts at 8:00 or 8:30 and continues until early afternoon. There is another hour or so of work in the early evening taking in and folding laundry and checking bathrooms in the Lodge. This job involves making beds, doing a lot of laundry, cleaning toilets, dusting, vacuuming, picking up after people, and hanging linens outside to dry. A good sense of organization and attention to details is necessary as is an international or U.S. driver's license. (We provide a car to deliver linens and cleaning supplies to the cabins. Most of this driving is done on our own property). Cabin cleaners may earn extra money by babysitting as they are free during the dinner hour. Saturdays are long, hard days as many of our weekly rentals change over at that time. Other days are easier, but housekeeping is hard work.

Hostess: The hostess must be confident and must enjoy working with people of all ages. Good telephone manners are a must. You must be good with figures as you will be doing some billing and receiving payments. You need to be organized as you direct the flow of dining room traffic and service. You will be in charge of the petty cash drawer for newspapers and postcards. You must be able to take charge of the dining room staff, people who may be your own age, and make sure that they keep the dining rooms clean and ready for use.

The Hostess must enjoy working with children. Being able to arrange flowers is a plus as you do the flower arrangements for the tables. You will be responsible for keeping the front hall, living room and downstairs bathroom clean. Some general office hours may also be involved including filing or typing. Your schedule will generally follow the kitchen schedule with a long break during the day.

Buildings and grounds: You must have an international or U.S. driver's license for this job as you will be driving our truck and car. You will be delivering firewood and picking up garbage on a daily basis from the cabins starting at 8:00. You will be moving cots (folding beds) and cribs (baby beds) and small refrigerators from cabin to cabin. You will be mowing lawns and keeping the grounds in good shape. The waterfront is your responsibility: keeping chairs repaired, making sure boats and canoes are clean, and watching out for any broken equipment or safety concerns. In general you will work the morning shift and will have one afternoon shift. Afternoons are spent mowing or doing repairs on cabins such as fixing ripped screens or painting trim. Evening chores involve about a half hour of taking trash out of the kitchen and checking the waterfront area. Some mopping duty may be assigned twice a week. You will have a great deal of contact with the guests and must be sociable.

Lunch Bar Staff: You need general baking skills as you will help with desserts, breads, and cookies. You need to be able to make sandwiches, follow general guidelines for the menu, make up side salads such as potato salad or coleslaw, enjoy presenting food in an attractive manner, keep the cookie jar filled, and be able to figure bills and account for the money received. You must be able to work well with the public. Fluent English is necessary. During slack times on the lunch bar you may need to run the dishwasher and do some pots and pans as well as keeping up with general kitchen cleaning. By 5:00 you must have a meal ready for staff supper (generally salads, soups, and sandwiches). During the dinner hour you help serve the meal and set up desserts.

Office: A positive approach and a liking of people of all ages is a must as is fluent written and spoken English. Office work encompasses a wide variety of duties including the following: answering the phone, taking reservations, seeing that messages are delivered, general accounting work, writing letters, filing, answering guestsÌ questions, keeping the office clean, and arranging babysitters for guests. When the lunch bar person gets busy, the office person may help in the kitchen. On a busy Saturday, the office person helps clean cabins. Depending upon the schedule, the office person may also have the responsibility for cleaning the game room daily.

General Resort Help: This is a combined position generally involving both wait staff and cabin/laundry hours. The combination varies from year to year and may involve office work, gardening, or lunch bar duty.

Cooks: You are in charge of breakfasts and dinners daily as well as preparing staff breakfast and lunch. It is important to have good organizational skills. While professional experience is not necessary, a good "food sense" and genuine cooking ability is required.

Gardener: You are in charge of the large vegetable and flower garden. This includes weeding, harvesting, and planting. Weeding in the flower gardens around the grounds may also be needed. Help with Saturday cabin cleaning may be required.

Note: Most of the jobs require working six days a week including Saturdays. Some of the cooking positions have two days off a week.

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about wages, job requirements, or living conditions at Loch Lyme Lodge. If you are offered a job at Loch Lyme Lodge, consider carefully before you sign your contract.