Hospitality Specialist, Palmyra Atoll

Location: Palmyra


What We Can Achieve Together:

The staff and facilities on TNC's Palmyra Preserve supports scientific research by TNC, the USFWS, and world-renowned research institutions. Staff are hired on a seasonal basis for approximately 3 months at a time to run the operations, maintain the facilities and support visitor and research trips. Board and lodging are provided while on-island.

Palmyra Atoll is one of the most spectacular wilderness areas on Earth. Located 1,000 miles south of Hawai'i, Palmyra is a 680-acre atoll with 480,000 acres of lagoons, coral reefs, and submerged lands. TNC's Palmyra Preserve is located within a US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Refuge within a protected Marine National Monument. The Nature Conservancy owns and operates a Preserve at Palmyra to care for this special place while learning and developing innovations to improve ecosystem health and resilience and enhance biodiversity.

Supporting research and management at Palmyra is a rewarding challenge for the right applicant (see nature.org/palmyra).

The Hospitality Specialist is responsible for planning and preparing the facilities to receive visitors. They are responsible for daily galley clean-up including dishes, floors, storage areas, bathrooms and showers and systematic deep cleaning of all cabins, associated living areas, recreation areas and the galley. This position is also responsible for planning and preparation of high-quality meals, of breakfast, lunch and dinner for guests, staff, and volunteers.

The Hospitality Specialist is responsible for tracking inventory, stocking food items in refrigerators, freezers and dry storage, and the proper rotation of all food and hospitality inventory items to ensure efficiency, organization, and safety. The Hospitality Specialist, like all Palmyra seasonal staff, should have the ability to respond to medical emergencies and other duties as assigned.

Cooking and hosting at TNC's Palmyra Preserve are unique experiences. Although TNC maintains commercial cleanliness standards, the Palmyra Program does not operate a "commercial kitchen." To maintain these standards in Palmyra's challenging environment, our Hospitality staff spend approximately 50% of their time doing daily and deep cleaning. Palmyra's galley produces meals based on a simple inventory that includes shelf stable items.

Producing high quality meals from a predetermined ingredient list requires our cooks to have the ability to make many items from scratch and to have the creativity to incorporate canned and packaged food into high quality meals for guests and staff.


We're Looking for You:

We're looking for someone experienced in housekeeping and producing high quality meals for a remote facility. If you are eager to be part of a dedicated group that supports terrestrial and marine conservation, apply today!

The successful candidate must possess, or be able to obtain, a valid Passport with an expiration date later than your term of employment, proof of a physical examination showing good health, a current tetanus vaccination and a first aid/CPR certification current throughout assignment.


What You'll Bring:

• High school diploma or GED and at least 1 year of culinary experience in a professional food services environment within the last 5 years (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Current working knowledge of kitchen operations, including meal presentations, baking, sautéing, grilling, and the preparation and proper handling of meat, fish, assorted cold foods, and safe knife handling skills.
• Culinary experience maintaining a sanitary kitchen work environment and knowledge of a facility deep cleaning process. Serve Safe or equivalent certification.
• Experience with MS Word and Excel in producing reports and maintaining inventories
• Ability to perform physically demanding work and lift up to 50 pounds, sometimes under adverse conditions.

Salary Information:

The starting pay rate for this position is generally $19.77 per hour. Returning Palmyra staff are provided higher rates due to experience.

The Nature Conservancy is unable to provide work permit sponsorship for this position. Only applicants currently eligible to work in the United States will be considered. Applicants are required to confirm residency in a U.S. state or territory where TNC is registered for tax withholding and workers' compensation insurance purposes. In compliance with federal law, all new hires will be required to verify identity and complete form confirming eligibility to work in the U.S.


Who We Are:

The Nature Conservancy's mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world's toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We're rooted in our mission and guided by our values, which include respect for all people, communities, and cultures.

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