KAYAK TOUR GUIDE for 2025 Season!

KAYAK TOUR GUIDE

Reports to:      Excursions Supervisor

Category:       Seasonal (April- October 2025 in Hoonah, Alaska)

Summary:

Tour Guides provide a leadership role as well as interpretation and narration for guests departing on Excursions. Guides will be cross trained to lead all tours associated with Icy Strait Point and may be required to switch excursion assignment schedule if necessary. Tours may include things like Mountain Forrest, Bird Watching, Jeep Tours, Wildlife, Zip Rider and ATV Tours.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct all activities and decisions according to Icy Strait Point’s guiding principles: BAP: Best, Authentic, Profitable
• Safely guide guests by kayak in a dynamic marine environment.
• Perform lead guide, chase guide, outfitter and safety boat duties as assigned.
• Care for and maintain ISP equipment, vehicles and facilities in a neat, properly functioning, organized and presentable manner.
• Provide guests with information about the scenery, wildlife, history, culture and geography.
• Provide excellent customer service to all IPS guests.
• Participate in all required trainings.
• Maintain a current First Aid/CPR certification.
• Guides will be cross trained to lead all tours associated with Icy Strait Point and may be required to switch excursion assignment schedule if necessary.
• 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 songs and stories of the ISP Kayak tour.
• Ability to learn, retain and present excursion information to guests in an accurate manner.
• Promote other ISP venues, distribute ISP literature and/or sell ISP merchandise
• This is a safety sensitive position that is subject to drug testing
• Some tours require 18 years of age or older

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Able to lift 25 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

Icy Strait Point is a Native-owned and operated enterprise and offers Native Preference under P.L.93-638. 

Icy Strait Point is unable to accept pets in company housing at this time.