Come Join the Fun – in Skagway, Alaska!

Jewell Gardens & Garden City Glassworks hires many seasonal employees each summer. It’s a great place to work – in a beautiful setting where you’ll make many great friends.

Skagway has a year round population of about 800 residents. During the summer months our population swells to about five times that with the influx of seasonal workers and business owners. Skagway is a wonderful place to make new friends and there are recreational opportunities all around us. Additionally, this is a very safe and comfortable town to live in. Come join the fun!

GARDENERS
Our gardeners prepare, plant and maintain all of our garden beds, our lawn and our many flowerpots on the property. Gardeners work outside – rain or shine and must be able to lift 70 pounds.

Requirements: We prefer to hire people who have some experience – even if it is in your own back yard! Knowledge of plants (not necessarily Alaskan) is preferred. Gardeners need to have the ability to work on their own with little supervision.

Pay Rate: $10 – 14 per hour depending on experience

Dates: April or May thru August or September.

GARDEN & GLASSWORKS TOUR GUIDES
We offer guided tours of our garden and glassworks for groups of 10-50 people. Our tour guides meet the groups arriving via bus to our site and are with the group for approximately an hour and a half. We are looking for energetic, personable people who like sharing their love of our beautiful attraction.

We train our tour guides on the history of our garden as well as the history of Skagway and the Klondike Gold Rush, but each guide is responsible for personalizing their tour and making it interesting. Our guests love touring the garden and glassworks - that makes this job a very rewarding one.

Requirements: Experience is not necessary, but preferred. A knowledge of gardening and/or glassblowing is also not necessary, but preferred. If you have good public speaking skills and love working with people we encourage you to apply.

Pay Rate: $12 – 14 per hour depending on experience

Dates: April or May thru August or September (If you are available in April and early May we would have you help our gardening staff.)

GLASSBLOWERS & APPRENTICE/ASSISTANTS
We have a limited number of opportunities for glassblowers or aspiring glassblowers in our Garden City Glassworks hot shops.  

Requirements: Demonstrated glassblowing experience and ability is obviously a reuqirement for the glassblowing positions, while the apprentice/assistant applicants should have at least exposure to the glassblowing process. If you have good public speaking skills and love working with people we encourage you to apply.

Pay Rate: Glassblowers DOE, Apprentice/Assistants $10 -$13 per hour depending on experience.

Dates: April or May thru August or September 

DAY & EVENING SERVERS
Most of our tours include either a full tea service or gourmet luncheon. We can seat approximately 100 people indoors in several different venues. 

Our Day Servers do all the set up for each tea service or luncheon in the Conservatory or Sun Room including setting the tables, plating the food, preparing the tea and coffee. They serve our guests and do all the clean up associated with the tour.

Our Evening Servers work 4-5 evenings per week at Poppies, Skagway's newest gourmet dining sensation!  These wait staff positions perform all aspects of table service associated with a fine dining establishment.  

Servers also assist our chef and baker as needed and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements: Day Servers - Prior serving experience is not necessary.   Evening Servers - Prior serving experience is stronlgly preferred.  We require our servers to be well presented each day and be able to assist special needs of our guests as they arise.

Pay Rate: Day Servers $10 – 12 per hour depending on experience, Evening Servers $10 per hour plus tips.

Dates: May or June thru August or September (If you are available in April we may be able to utilize you as a gardener until our season begins)

KITCHEN STAFF

FLORIST
We also have a florist shop on our site. Our florist is responsible for all our flower arrangements, deliveries, sales, and for the ordering of our flowers. The Florist needs to have the skills to work independently. The florist also works with our Garden Manager to select flowers for cutting from our garden grounds. The florist will also be required to work in the gift shop at times.

Requirements: Experience is greatly encouraged for this position.

Pay Rate: $10 – 14 per hour depending on experience

Dates: mid-April or May thru September

GIFT SHOP CLERK
We are looking for some energetic and friendly people to work in our gift shop. Our gift shop sells everything from souvenirs to garden tools and bedding plants. It’s a fun place to work if you enjoy being around people!

Requirements: Happy, friendly attitude. Honest and hardworking!

Pay Rate: $10 – 14 per hour depending on experience

Dates: mid-April or May thru September

TO APPLY FOR A JOB:
Send us your resume and a cover letter ... or fill out our application.
Make sure you let us know the dates you are available to work and which job(s) you are interested in. Send all employment information or questions to info@jewellgardens.cominfo@jewellgardens.com