Summer Work for Students & Seniors

If you’ve never noticed before, Otter Tail County really comes alive in the summer. Visitors and residents get out and about to play, dine, shop, and enjoy the outdoors. All wonderful things! This also means that many of our seasonal businesses look to fill jobs for the summer months. These seasonal positions and other unique opportunities like internships are great for youth and seniors to join the fun of summer and build relationships with our fantastic local businesses.

If you’re a high school or college student looking for summer opportunities in lakes country, a senior looking for opportunities to get out ‘n’ about, or this sounds like someone you know, we’ve put together a list of businesses that would be thrilled if you joined their team.

Summer Jobs

Seniors & Retirees

Folks love Otter Tail County for its pace of life, including retirees. What about those folks who love retirement, but also crave having something fun to do? Perham Health and other local businesses in Otter Tail County are partnering on “Elevate” to explore non-traditional work with flexible hours, shorter shifts, job sharing, gig work, and more. Older individuals and retirees can bring a lot to the local workforce while:

• Earning extra fun money.
• Possibly earning supplemental health insurance.
• Trying something entirely new.
• Interacting with others.
• Keeping your mind and hands busy.
• Enjoying another newfound purpose to your life.

Check out these flexible opportunities at elevateotc.org/work.

Students & Youth

Students and youth may also be looking for a change of pace from your usual school day. There are tons of opportunities for you to gain work experience and make some serious cash this summer. Work part-time and enjoy the summer with friends. Here’s a few places we know are hiring for the summer.

• Spanky’s Stone Hearth is hiring servers, bussers, cooks, and hosts to their fine dining team on Rose Lake near Vergas.
• With Thumper Pond Resort’s restaurant, golf course, event center, hotel, and swimming pool, they have a variety of openings. Guest service representatives, banquet servers, lifeguards, groundskeepers, and cart attendants to name a few.
• PioneerCare, Perham Health, Tri-County Healthcare, Lake Region Healthcare, and many other local providers are looking for CNAs and caregivers to join their dedicated team of healthcare heroes. Training to become a Certified Nursing Assistant is provided free by many employers.
• Our Otter Tail County jobs portal lists 1,000 other jobs available right now. You can filter by type to find seasonal or temporary opportunities.

Internships

High school and college students should take full advantage of the chance to work and play for the summer in Otter Tail County. Many of our local businesses offer a chance to learn with summer internships.

Tourism & Hospitality

Fair Hills Resort is a family vacation destination open each year from May through September and located in the northwest corner of Otter Tail County. Seasonal internship opportunities related to areas of study in tourism, hospitality, recreation, and event management are offered. The deal gets sweeter with on-site housing, 3 complimentary meals a day, and access to the resort and golf course amenities like a swimming pool, hot tub, tennis and pickleball courts, sailboats, and more. You can find more information about all of Fair Hills’ opportunities on their website: fairhillsresort.com/employment.

East Silent Lake Resort offers an internship program for college students to enhance their professional development in the hospitality industry through hands-on work experience. The resort is located just a couple of miles from Maplewood State Park on East Silent Lake. Students interested in an internship should be excited to work with children and adults in a welcoming, fast-paced environment and feel confident in being able to manage different aspects of the business side of the resort. Free lodging and utilities are provided for interns. Check out this opportunity at eastsilentresort.com/internships.

Healthcare

Lake Region Healthcare is looking for a Community Wellness Healthcare Intern to assist with summer athletic programming, learn about social media and website updates, and accompany the wellness team for lifestyle programming and group fitness classes. The internship is open to high school and college students. Lake Region Healthcare is an award-winning health care provider in Fergus Falls. More about this internship opportunity at lrhc.org/careers.

 Tri-County Healthcare has opportunities for high school and college students to job shadow or complete clinicals. They recognize students are the future of healthcare and want to provide valuable experiences to students interested in or pursuing careers in the healthcare field. Check out this opportunity at tchc.org/careers.

Manufacturing & Engineering

Students who love to fish may be familiar with Lund and Crestliner boats, and they’ll be excited to hear about a chance to intern with this well-known business located in New York Mills. Brunswick-Lund Boats is always looking for engineering interns to join their team and advance their skills. Internships are open to college students, and you can find information about their opportunities at brunswick.com/careers/search-jobs.