Kayak Guide
Reports to: Excursions Manager Category: Seasonal (April- October 2027 in Hoonah, Alaska) Salary Range: Seasonal $18.00 plus bonus potential
Summary:
Kayak Guides provide a leadership role as well as interpretation and narration for guests departing on the kayak tour. Kayak Guides can be cross trained to lead all tours associated with Icy Strait Point and may be required to switch excursion assignment schedule if necessary.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct all activities and decisions according to Icy Strait Point’s guiding principles: Best, Authentic, and Profitable Tour Destination
- Provide excellent customer service to all Icy Strait Point guests
- Provide guests with information about the scenery, wildlife, history, culture and geography
- Provide guests with information about all tours available at Icy Strait Point
- Participate in all required trainings
- Ensure the safety of all Guests on tours
- Work as greeters to welcome guests and conduct guest orientations
- Assist within programs wherever needed and other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Adequate knowledge or willingness to learn about Tlingit culture
- Must be able to learn a Tlingit Introduction
- Knowledge of the local area (marine life, plants, animals, birds)
- Must have good verbal communication; patient and able to lead groups of kids as well as adults
- Strong commitment to Safety
- Kayak Guides must be willing to learn all required stories of the ISP Kayak tour.
- Ability to learn, retain and present excursion information to guests in an accurate manner.
- Promote other ISP venues
- This is a safety sensitive position that is subject to drug testing
- Must be 18 years of age or older
Physical Requirements & Work Environment:
- Able to lift 50+ pounds, stand for extended periods, and walk 5+ miles daily
- Willing to live in a remote, rural community
- Comfortable traveling by small plane or ferry to and from a remote setting
- Able to walk and drive on gravel roads in inclement weather
Grab your paddle. Share the stories. Make every excursion an adventure to remember!
Icy Strait Point is a Native-owned and operated enterprise and offers Native Preference under P.L.93-638.