Job description

Whitewater River Guides

Backcountry 4X4 Guides

Canyoneering Guides (experience required)

Begin a backcountry guiding career in Canyonlands and Arches National Park. NAVTEC Expeditions is an authorized concessionaire of the National Park Service and provides interpretive four wheel drive and whitewater rafting tours.

We are currently accepting applications to fill seasonal positions in Moab Utah. Anticipated training will begin March 13 for 4x4 & March 18 for rafting. Employment will terminate November 30.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• US. Citizenship required
• Background and prior employment history investigation required
• Must possess or be able to obtain a driver’s license
• Professional appearance is required
• Pre-employment drug testing - Random drug testing required
• Applicants must possess a current Wilderness First Responder and CPR or be willing to sign up for a course

DUTIES:

Guides will perform interpretive day and overnight backcountry tours with visitors in four wheel drive vehicles and whitewater rafts.

This will include many facets such as;

• Preparing and rigging of trips
• Loading and unloading
• Maintaining equipment
• Compliance with State BLM and NPS regulations
• Working under varying weather conditions
• Food pack, meal preparations
• Natural history interpretation
• Cleaning vehicles boats and trip gear, maintenance projects
• Educating visitors on backcountry etiquette

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must demonstrate;

• Specialized experience, knowledge, technical skills, or abilities related to backcountry travel.
• Commitment to conservation, and conduct themselves with courtesy and respect.
• Knowledge of Canyonlands and Arches geology, archeology, ecology, history, and resource management or requires significant personal reading.
• We are willing to train personable enthusiastic people with positive attitudes who are willing to commit the time and energy for the extensive on the job training needed to guide a commercial trip.
• Applicants will be judged by their ability to travel and work in a backcountry setting, knowledge of resource, and ability to communicate and work effectively with guests and other guides.

Qualified candidates will be offered to participate in our preseason training program. Guides who successfully complete the preseason training will be offered employment.

NAVTEC Expeditions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

Additional Compensation:

• Tips
• Store Discounts

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Supplemental pay types:

• Tips

Work Location: One location

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