Adventure Guide

Job Description

Infinite Adventures is a small family-owned adventure company offering camping/overland trips in Alaska in a converted school bus. Ideally, we are looking for an experienced Guide/Tour Leader AND a Driver/Tour Guide who loves the outdoors and wants to inspire people from all over the world to step outside their comfort zone taking them on an adventure they'll always want to relive!

What we are looking for (Minimum Requirements):
- Experience in the Tourism Industry/Leading Adventure Trips
- Positive Attitude and enthusiastic Team Player (you will be working with another tour leader/driver)
- Resourcefulness, the ability to use initiative while thinking on your feet in ever-changing and challenging conditions
- The ability to thrive in a combination of long hours along with both physically and mentally challenging conditions (ideally you run trips back to back in May/June/July/August, but we are happy to discuss this on an individual base)
- Willingness to put clients needs and wishes as the main and first priority all summer long
- You must be able to legally work in the US
- CPR/First Aid Certification (we can help to obtain this)
- Must be 25 years of age or older

Preferred Qualifications:
- CDL Driver’s License to help drive the bus during long days
- Willing to commit to more than one season as we are looking for a reliable crew member who can potentially train future driver/leaders
- A potential to join our business permanently as an OPS manager (part time)
- 2-5 years experiences as a tour leader/driver
- Foreign language - German or Spanish

What we offer:
- Small family run business focused on teamwork and many times autonomy to make decisions
- Interesting, awe-inspiring work environment (Alaska’s wilderness is waiting for you!)
- Get new experiences in the adventure tourism industry
- Join most of the activities offered to our clients for free (e.g. kayaking, ice climbing, scenic flights, etc.)
- We are looking to train you mid/end of May/the beginning of June 2023 and expect you to run a full season until the middle of September 2023, however this can be adjusted for the right person
- Compensation starts at $3000 per month but will increase with experience (transportation to and from Alaska, lodging in hotels and tents, as well as meals are provided for the entire season). This salary is for the seasonal job as a guide/tour leader. If the position turns into an office/ops position we will have to adjust the compensation to a part time position/office position.

Responsibilities/Job Duties:
- Facilitate all aspects and logistics during our adventure camping trips in Alaska (this includes but not limited to organizing (optional) activities, communication with campsites and hotels on rooming lists, recording expenditures, communicating with operations/office daily)
- Prepare camp breakfast, lunches and dinners (catering to different dietary requirements)
- Guiding: take clients on hikes, provide information on the area (we will provide you with this information beforehand and help you get acclimated) and take part in activities with clients (like kayaking and ice climbing- no previous experience needed, but helpful)
- Taking care of gear (tents, kitchen gear, etc)
- Shopping, setting up camp, camp kitchen, help clients put up tents, being in charge of camp safety
- You will work long hours some days and will have time to enjoy activities with clients or time to yourself on other days

We strongly encourage women and minorities to apply! The requirements listed in our job description are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. If you have 75% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply. We strongly encourage applications from people who have a passion for the work and love to learn and grow.

Location

Anchorage, AK,

Contact Info

Natalie Morawietz
[email protected]

Listing Closing Date

03 / 31 / 2023

Instructions

Please apply through our website: https://infiniteadv.com/work-with-us.html