BEYOND THE ORDINARY​​
Familiar surroundings and big offices are not your dream place to work? Do you get bored if you sit at your desk for too long and stare at the computer screen? Whether it's an internship, volunteering, gap year, semester abroad or “just for fun” – a work experience in Swedish Lapland is an unforgettable adventure and will add that special something to your CV! Northern lights, snowmobiles, reindeers – with us, you can experience the real life near the Arctic Circle.

The owner-managed, traditional Hotel Laponia is located in the center of the scenic town Arvidsjaur, right at the gates of the so-called UNESCO World Heritage Site. We welcome numerous of travelers every winter and accompany them through their personal winter fairy tale. No matter, if they come for work purpose as international car testers or for short get aways as tourists. Find out more about our hotel and the unique adventure of working right in the center of Europe's last wilderness.

Helping hands are needed from mid-December 2024 (incl. Christmas and New Year's Eve) until mid-March 2025. You should plan a minimum duration of 6 weeks for your stay, in order to get an fundamental introduction into you chosen work field. You can apply for the following work areas: service/restaurant/catering, kitchen/food-prep, reception or janitor. You are welcome to complete your stay with us as part of a practical semester, as a compulsory internship or as a voluntary internship of max. 3 months. Young people during orientation phase or before graduating from hotel management school (B.A.) are also welcome.

• ​Service/Restaurant/Catering: Helping with maintenance of the different buffets (e.g. breakfast/lunch/evening/event) and hospitality service in our restaurants and outdoor-facilities​
• Kitchen/Food-prep: Supporting the kitchen with all types of servings (e.g. catering, lunch boxes, conference meals) or chopping duty​
• Reception: Welcoming guests, bookings, check-in/-out and answering questions​
• Janitor: Giving a flexible, helping hand in all sectors of manual work and maintenance

You should be a well-communicating team player, who enjoys dealing with people in a service-oriented manner and be able to work independently. In addition, you should be fluent in English (German is a big plus but not necessary!) as a foreign language in order to be able to communicate with the responsibles as well as guests. If you are also motivated, flexible, open-minded and ideally already have gained some experience in hotel/service/hospitality, then we would be more than happy to welcome you to our team!​

Diese Gehaltsangabe ist eine realistische Angabe vom Unternehmen Laponia Hotell & Konferens AB:

• Free board and lodging during your period of employment at Hotel Laponia (allergies, food diets must be announced before)​
• Appropriate staff clothing on loan for working hours​
• Free arrival and return flights within Europe (cheapest option available)​
• Lots of interesting insights and unique behind the scenes impressions of one of the most exotic travel destinations within Europe as well as our hotel resort ​
• Team building adventures and possibilities to spend you free time self-organized ​
• An unforgettable time in the winter wonderland of Swedish Lapland!​

​​We are looking forward to receiving your highly motivated application (cover letter, curriculum vitae - with photo if possible, earlier working experiences, etc.). Please also mark out the earliest possible starting date as well as the planned duration of your stay with us and send everything to the following e-mail address: event@laponiaresort.se. The closing date for applications is 15.09.2024. We will contact you asap after that and let you know if you are on board. It might also be possible that we ask for a short job interview with you online. ​See you soon in beautiful Swedish Lapland!​

For our young and international team, motivation and fun at work come first, same as a professional and positive work attitude. Together with several suppliers on site, we want to create the best possible travel experience for our customers from all over the world. Seeing ourselves as a big family, we stand up for each other, support each other and are prepared to put in the odd extra hour together for the greater good. This is our way to guarantee our guests a unique and unforgettable stay. Let's create memories for a lifetime!​​

We are open for applications from all over the world, no matter which background. Save conversation in english language is mandatory.