Company - a tourist gift shop selling souvenirs, shirts, mugs, sunglasses, and other gift products
Position - Retail Associate - perform all types of retail register transactions, assist customers with merchandise, stock shelves and displays, clean displays and sales floor and maintain high standard of shop appearance

Opportunity Details

Minimum English - Advanced
Wage - $14.00 per hour
Start dates - May/June
End dates - September/October
Average weekly hours - 32 to 40
Second job opportunities - available

Surrounded by a glacier-carved landscape of deep freshwater lakes and rolling hills, the Traverse City
area has 376 km of continuous Lake Michigan shoreline that attracts swimmers, sailors, boaters, beachcombers and kayakers. Traverse City has an abundance of natural beauty, with rolling hills that slip into deep blue waters. With the crisp autumn air and the soft crunch of leaves underfoot, Traverse City is among the world’s most beautiful and welcoming places - voted “Most Beautiful Place in America” by viewers of the “Good Morning America” TV show.

www.traversecity.com

Housing and Transportation

Overview of housing situation - shared house, multiple housing locations
Housing Fees - rent is $75 per week
Additional Housing Fees - a housing deposit of $250 is due on arrival
Housing Deposit Refund Policy - $250 of your housing deposit is eligible for return. You must work full program dates and leave housing clean and undamaged
Transportation - walking, bicycle, approximately 1 mile to work

Employment Conditions

Advanced English skills for interacting with customers
Positive friendly, customer oriented attitude
Uniform – bring comfortable shoes and appropriate length bottoms, employer provides work t-shirt
Grooming – must be presentable and clean
Social Security Number - approximately seven days after you check into the program you will apply for a social security card, you will be able to work before you receive your card

Arrival Instructions

Fly into Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) or Detroit Metro Airport (DTW).

Additional Details

Weather - temperatures range between 55 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit (13°-27° C).

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