Rooftop Charleston Hotel seeking Demi cook for June start date!

Rate of pay for demi cook is $17.00 per hour and $19.00 per hour for a lead cook.

Benefits:

A uniform will be offered however until your uniform is ordered please bring the following: Black pants, black long sleeve shirt, Black tee for culinary. Additional, J1s will need to have slip resistant shows (not provided by the hotel). The hotel does have a program with Shoes for Crews where a payroll deduction can be setup for shoe purchases.

Employees can purchase a meal (breakfast, lunch, or dinner) from our employee menu at a discount. Meals range from $3.00 to $8.00 and available one per shift worked. A break room is onsite for those who prefer to bring their own meals.

PTO per year: 20 days per year, after completion of 90 period. Time can be used in one (1) hour increments and paid at the current rate of pay.

You should fly into Charleston Airport via Atlanta International.

The hotel can provide up to 14 days of on site housing at no cost for room and tax. Any other fees will be your own responsibility. You can take an uber to the hotel upon your arrival.

Eligibility criteria for our Career USA programs:

- You are enrolled in a post secondary ministerially recognized academic institution in the hospitality industry OR have a hospitality degree and at least 1 year of recent relevant work experience in the (ultra) luxury hotel industry (outside of the USA) OR have 5 years recent relevant work experience in the (ultra) luxury hotel industry (outside the USA

- You have shown consistent career growth over the last years

- You have shown serious commitment to your most recent employers

Charleston boasts innovative restaurants, interesting shops, contemporary art galleries and the world-class Spoleto Festival USA. Click here to see the places you could visit and here for the weather information.

Housing: Housing in Charleston is extremely varied, depending on where the candidate would like to live. Apartments outside of downtown can be as cheap as $900 per month for a one-bedroom apartment, but downtown, the average price of a one-bedroom apartment downtown is around $1500 per month. It is recommended that candidates bring around $2500 for start-up money, because since they do not have the credit here in America, candidates will likely have to pay for their first and last months’ rent up front, plus a security deposit of likely a few hundred dollars. Here is a list of links to start your housing search: apartment.co, zillow.com, trulia.com, hotpads.com, forrent.com

Transportation: Charleston is a very friendly city for those who prefer to walk, with plenty of sidewalks all around the city. Charleston also has plentiful bike trails as well. That being said, if you prefer mass transportation instead, Charleston does have a mass transit system in the form of “Low Country Rapid Transit” which is a bus system that goes all around the city. For specific information about getting around Charleston via mass transit, please see the below link. If you plan to travel around the region outside of Charleston, then you may wish to purchase a used vehicle. The average used car will cost you around $400 months, plus around $100 for car insurance.