Caribou Coffee
Job Duties: Cashier takes orders and makes regular coffee, while the barista makes espresso and coffee coolers.
Flexibility: Very flexible schedules to fit any vacation plans and try to accommodate everyone's needs
What makes it unique: Offers a summer-long caffeine buzz for coffee lovers, a chance to meet interesting customers and coworkers, and allows a sunburn-free work environment.
Openings: Positions vary from store to store, but Caribou is always accepting applications and always looking for good people for the staff.
Pay: $6 to $8 per hour, but varies from store to store.
Age: Most employees are between 18 and 25, but they hire anywhere from 16 and up.
Contact: 1-800-BOU-HIRE or visit their website
Valleyfair
Job Duties: The Food Department operates restaurants and specialty food stands. The Merchandise and Games Deptartment includes novelty and photography shops as well as games. Ride operators, cleaning crews, admissions attendants and waterpark employees are all part of the Park Operations Department. Employees in the Physical Plant are carpenters, painters and landscapers.
Flexibility: Fairly flexible overall.
What makes it unique: Besides the unique amusement park atmosphere that can be enjoyed for free, employees of Valleyfair also get free access to other parks owned by Cedarfair L.P. including Worlds of Fun in Kansas City , MO and Cedar Point in Sandusky , OH . Employees get to interact with guests and spend the summer with the co-workers that quickly become your friends. Many employees come from countries like Bulgaria , Poland , Slovakia , and Russia , which allows for a great learning experience.
Openings: Valleyfair offers 1,600 seasonal positions.
Pay: Employees earn an average of $350 to $400 per week.
Age: 16 or older.
Contact: 952-496-5359 or visit their website
Bloomington Family Aquatic Center
Job Duties: Lifeguards ensure guest safety and enforce pool rules. Attendants sell tickets and work in the concession stand.
Flexibility: Enough people are hired to allow substitutions, so it's flexible.
What makes it unique: Employees are outside and work in a place where people of all ages have fun. Lifeguards must be certified in first aid and CPR. Training is provided.
Openings: 59 employees hired, including Lifeguards and Pool Attendants.
Pay:Pool Attendants make $9.50 to $9.90 per hour; Lifeguards earn $10.65 to $11.00 per hour.
Age: Pool Attendants can be 15 or older; Lifeguards are 16 or older.
Contact: 952-563-8877 or visit their website |
