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Employment Opportunities

Seasonal Employment Opportunities
at Raquette Lake Navigation

STARTING DATE: June (Some positions can start in May.) 

ENDING DATE: At least through Labor Day; preferably through Columbus Day; some flexibility.

CAVEAT:  Working at RLN is not for the faint-hearted.  If you’re looking for cushy coasting, don’t bother to contact us.  This is hard work.  Catering is hard work.  

Promise: I promise you’ll be proud that you’re part of a team making history.  We’ll go down in the Adirondack history books with our cruise and dine business.  You’ll be proud of being a member of a team commencing their 34th year in business.  That’s no small feat.  You’ll make friends…some maybe even lifetime friends.  And you’ll internalize some great workplace habits which you can take anywhere in the world to future jobs.  To work in a place as beautiful as Raquette Lake does indeed nurture the mind, body and soul.

PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Buffet-style lunches and 4-course sit-down plated dinners, Champagne Brunches buffet-style, Private Charters, Scenic excursions (no meal) and moonlight cruises with live entertainment.   A large variety of cruises aboard a 24 x 60 turn-of-the-century steamboat replica, the WW Durant, in a booming tourist area. Meals, by reservation, are prepared in a commercial kitchen on the mainland and brought down to the ship using standard catering equipment. For buffet-style meals, food items are loaded into chafing dishes; for dinner cruises meals are plated and served from the galley. Maximum seating capacity of 64 in dining room for plated,served service, 56 for buffet-style, 100 for scenic excursions and moonlights.

MISSION STATEMENT of Raquette Lake Navigation Co., Inc.: We are dedicated to the consistent and certain delivery of quality services as measured by increased customer and employee satisfaction.

LOCATION: Raquette Lake, NY (Central Adirondack Mountain region in upstate NY- 75 miles south of Lake Placid; 60 miles west of Lake George and the Northway; 75 miles northeast of Utica and the Thruway)

NO. OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY: 14-16 Seasonal Full-time and Part-time

JOB TITLES: Chef / Sous chef / Pot Washer-Prep Cook / Server / Bartender/ Cocktail-beverage server / Cleaner / Busser / Dishwashers

SALARIES: Negotiable

ROOM & BOARD: Available at a nominal fee

JOB DESCRIPTIONS: Positions involve duties typical of each title.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IDEAL EMPLOYEE:

  • Adherence to Raquette Lake Navigation’s mission statement/values
  • Possession of the specific skills needed for job for which hired
  • High level of energy- ability to work hard over 10 weeks period of time
  • Self-starting; self-motivated; work ethic ingrained
  • Adaptability- able to maintain effective performance while working varying shifts and hours
  • Has a valid driver’s license
  • Attention to detail
  • Has integrity; is honest and trustworthy
  • Responsible; dependable
  • Works for entire period of time committed to
  • Is a team player
  • Healthy physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR RAQUETTE LAKE NAVIGATION CO.:

  • Housing/meals provided at minimum cost
  •  Thorough orientation/training program; on-going supervision
  •  Good work experience- opportunity to make decisions; to practice organizing, planning, teamwork, and leadership skills; pride and satisfaction in being part of a quality operation
  •  Flexible work schedules
  • Fun- beautiful resort area with swimming, boating, water skiing, fishing, camping, hiking
  • Adirondack State park  is the largest wilderness area in the contiguous 48 states.     
  • 99 miles of shoreline, 80% of which is owned by the State of New York and constitutionally “forever wild.”
  • Appreciation & recognition for a job well done.
  • Rachel and Jim Pohl, owners-managers of Raquette Lake Navigation Co., recognize customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction are inseparable.
  • Reciprocal visit agreement with several attractions in the Adirondack region and upstate New York
  • RLN employee + 3 guests get to experience the attraction free of charge. (Value over $1000.00 if all completed.)
  • One dinner cruise as a guest of RLN to experience what we offer the public. Accompanying companion at $20.
  • 20% off purchases at End of the Line Caboose Gift Shop.