Employee Testamonials - Workamper Info

Johnson's is a small, family-run cafe and campground. We hire 20-25 people for the summer season. Our cafe seats 150-160 people, and our campground has over 100 campsites. We hire students for cooks, food servers and campground work. Johnson's provides on-the-job training for all positions. The work is very demanding, both physically and mentally. Employees must be able to work well under pressure and have a positive attitude toward the public. Johnson's has an outstanding reputation, and we expect our employees to maintain that standard.

We also hire older couples with their own RV who wish to work and stay for the summer in our campground. This position involves mostly working in our campground office, which also has a splendid view of the mountains on the east side of Glacier Park. Workamper duties and information can be found by clicking here.

Johnson's hires people from many different countries. All employees must have proper documentation for an I-9 form. This includes two (2) forms of indentification; one MUST BE your original social security card. If you have a passport, it is a good idea to bring it. We are located 18 miles from Canada and if you are not an American or Canadian citizen, it is important to have a passport for easy travel between the USA and Canada. In addition, a passport is all the documentation you need for the I-9 form.

Employees work a variety of shifts, 30-40 hours per week, with one to two days off depending on the schedule. Employees will usually work in all areas, campground, housekeeping, food service, cook, or prep cook. No single employee is guaranteed placement in a certain position. Johnson's furnishes waiters and waitresses with polo shirts, but the wait staff MUST have a pair of CLEAN jeans to wear during their shift. Food servers are paid $7.25 per hour, cooks and prep cooks are paid $8.00-$8.50 per hour. Cooks may be paid an hourly bonus of $.50 per hour for 1-249 hours, $.75 for 250-499 hours and $1.00 for 500-750 hours. The bonus is paid upon successful completion of the employee's contract AND is directly linked to the employee's job performance. Food servers keep all of their own tips from cash tipped tables, as well as 60% of their credit card tips. Remaining credit card tips will be divided between non-tipped cafe employees who complete their contracts, AND, once again, is directly linked to the employee's job performance. If you do not complete your contract you will forfeit all of your credit card tips. If any employee leaves EARLIER than the ending date on their application, they will NOT receive any credit card tips or bonus. No exceptions will be made.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW!!

Johnson's has limited living quarters available to employees at a cost of $8.00 per day for room and board (3 meals). However, if employees choose to stay in our campground, a campsite and meals will be $5.00 per day. Room and board is deducted from the employees check each month. We have living quarters available for males and females. We do not allow overnight guests nor do we allow opposite sexes to share a room. All employees must furnish their own bedding and towels. Please bring plenty of WARM bedding as the nights do get very cool. There are laundry facilities available at the campground.

We do NOT have telephones in the employee dorms. There are pay phones located in the Cafe and Campground Store. If you do not have a cell phone and you need to call your parents or wish to call friends, these are the only phones available for this purpose. The only cell phone service available in St. Mary is Verizon Wireless.

There are about 2,000 college students working in and around Glacier Park. Glacier has a variety of activities which you will find enjoyable. Most of the employees enjoy working here and find it a valuable and rewarding experience. Keep in mind that while there are (only) two stores in St. Mary, they are EXPENSIVE and you might want to stock up on personal items and essentials before arriving in this rural area.

Your address while working for us will be:
YOUR NAME
Johnson's of St. Mary
HC 72-10, Star Route
St. Mary, MT 59417-9701

For more employee testamonials and comments, click here. If you are interested in working for us, please fill out either the Online Job Application or print the Job Application form, and mail it to: