Hospitality Specialist - Palmyra Preserve

About the role

The Nature Conservancy's Palmyra Preserve, a 680-acre atoll refuge in the US Fish and Wildlife Service, is staffed seasonally for about three months to run operations, maintain facilities and support visitor and research trips. The Hospitality Specialist plans and prepares the facilities for visitors, cooks meals and keeps the galley stocked. Board and lodging are provided while on island.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and prepare the facilities to receive visitors
• Clean the galley daily (dishes, floors, storage, bathrooms and showers) and deep clean cabins, living areas, recreation areas and the galley
• Prepare high-quality breakfast, lunch and dinner for guests, staff and volunteers
• Track inventory, stock refrigerators, freezers and dry storage, and rotate food items safely
• Respond to medical emergencies and other duties as assigned

Required profile

• High school diploma and at least 1 year of culinary experience in a professional food service setting within the last 5 years, or equivalent education and experience
• Valid passport expiring after the term of employment, proof of good health, current tetanus vaccination and current first aid/CPR certification
• Eligible to work in the United States; TNC cannot sponsor a US work permit
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, sometimes under adverse conditions

Required skills

• Kitchen operations: meal presentation, baking, sauté, grilling, handling meat, fish and cold foods, and safe knife handling
• ServeSafe or equivalent certification
• MS Word and Excel for reports and inventories

What we offer

• Starting pay of $19.77 per hour, with higher rates for returning staff
• Board and lodging while on island
• TNC benefits: health care, flexible spending account, 401(k) with 8% employer match, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance and disability coverage