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DRIVER CDL B with passenger endorsement!
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Tour guides for our summer season 2024! If you are interested for the 2025 season, you can reach out anytime.
OPEN: Spend your summer season as a driver in Alaska!
If you are looking for an interesting, awe-inspiring job with amazing office views, Alaska’s wilderness is waiting for you!
Infinite Adventures www.infiniteadv.com is a small, family-owned adventure company offering camping/overland trips in Alaska in a converted school bus. We are looking for a CDL Class B Bus Driver with passenger endorsement who loves the outdoors and wants to inspire people from all over the world to step outside their comfort zone by taking them on an adventure they’ll always want to relive!
What’s in it for you?
As a driver you will work in a team environment ensuring clients have an amazing holiday. The tour season begins in June where we will train you on how to manage logistics and get familiar with our converted school bus. After training you will ideally run the full season beginning June 2024 and ending mid-September 2024, however this can be a shorter period. We would still like to hear from you if you only can come up to Alaska for a few trips.
As the driver you will be able to join a majority of the activities offered to the clients for free (e.g. kayaking, ice climbing, scenic flights, etc.). In addition, transportation to and from Alaska, lodging (mix of tents and hotels), all meals will be provided for the full season. And did we mention wildlife?
Compensation starts at ~$2500 per month and will increase with experience, and at the end of the season we offer a bonus. The total compensation package is ~$3000 per month inclusive of food, lodging, bonuses, activities. And did we mention the office view? This salary is for the seasonal job as an Adventure Guide/Tour Leader. If the position turns into a year round, Leader/Operations position assisting with sales and administration, we will adjust the compensation accordingly.
The work will be challenging, but exceptionally rewarding and memorable!
What we are looking for (Minimum Requirements):
- Class B CDL with Passenger/Air Brake Endorsements (clean record)
- 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)
- 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:
- Experience in the Tourism Industry
- Willing to commit to more than one season as we are looking for a reliable crew member who can potentially train future driver/leaders
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 end of May/the beginning of June 2024 and expect you to run a full season until the middle of September 2024, however this can be adjusted for the right person
- Compensation starts $2500 per month but will increase with experience (it really will depend how long you have your CDL and how much experience you have in the outdoor industry) (transportation to and from Alaska, lodging in hotels and tents, as well as meals are provided for the entire season) . We also pay a bonus at the end of the season.
Responsibilities/Job Duties:
- Drive our converted 1999 Freightliner school bus
- Perform daily inspections according to DOT law and fill out driver’s log
- Perform simple mechanical tasks such as oil changes
- Help prepare camp breakfast, lunches and dinners
- Guiding: help take clients on hikes and take part in activities with clients (like kayaking and ice climbing- no previous experience needed, but helpful)
- Help taking care of gear (tents, kitchen gear, etc)
- Help shopping, setting up camp, camp kitchen, help clients put up tents, help with camp safety
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.
Please send your resume along with a cover letter stating why you would like to work with Infinite Adventures and what you think would be the biggest challenge for you in this position. All correspondence should be sent to nataliem@infiniteadv.com. We will not consider incomplete applications.
Currently Closed: Spend your summer season as a Tour Leader/Adventure Guide
If you are looking for an interesting, awe-inspiring job with amazing office views, Alaska’s wilderness is waiting for you!
Infinite Adventures www.infiniteadv.com is a small, family-owned adventure company offering camping/overland trips in Alaska in a converted school bus. We are looking for an experienced Guide/Tour Leader who loves the outdoors and wants to inspire people from all over the world to step outside their comfort zone by taking them on an adventure they’ll always want to relive!
What’s in it for you?
As an Adventure Guide you will work in a team environment ensuring clients have an amazing holiday. You will balance teamwork and autonomy throughout the course of the season, while always focusing on a positive client experience. The tour season begins in mid-May where we will train you on how to manage the tour, the clients, and logistics. After training you will run the full season beginning June 2024 and ending mid-September 2024.
As the Tour Leader you will be able to join a majority of the activities offered to the clients for free (e.g. kayaking, ice climbing, scenic flights, etc.). In addition, transportation to and from Alaska, lodging (mix of tents and hotels), all meals will be provided for the full season. And did we mention wildlife?
Compensation starts at ~$3500 per month and will increase with experience, and at the end of the season we offer a bonus. The total compensation package is ~$4000 per month inclusive of food, lodging, bonuses, activities. And did we mention the office view? This salary is for the seasonal job as an Adventure Guide/Tour Leader. If the position turns into a year round, Leader/Operations position assisting with sales and administration, we will adjust the compensation accordingly.
The work will be challenging, but exceptionally rewarding and memorable!
Responsibilities/Job Duties:
- Facilitate all aspects and logistics during our adventure camping trips in Alaska, including but not limited to: organizing activities, communication with campsites and hotels on rooming lists, recording expenditures, communicating with operations/office as agreed upon, and smartly addressing any unexpected logistical challenges that arise including client safety
- Prepare camp breakfast, lunches and dinners, catering to different dietary requirements
- Guiding trips with clients including: taking clients on hikes, providing information on the area (we will provide you with this information beforehand and help you get acclimated), taking part in activities with clients (like kayaking and ice climbing- no previous experience needed, but helpful), teaching client best practices for enjoying close encounters with wildlife and addressing non-compliance from clients
- Managing, repairing, and cleaning of gear (tents, kitchen gear, etc.)
- Coordination of shopping, camp set up, camp kitchen logistics, helping clients put up tents, being in charge of camp safety, and client camp jobs/cook groups
- You will work long hours some days and will have time to enjoy activities with clients or time to yourself on other days
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 and common sense, 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 and run trips back to back in May/June/July/August
- Willingness to put clients needs and wishes as the first priority all summer long since business success is dependent upon clients having an amazing experience
- 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
- Lives in Alaska or willing to relocate there if working longterm for us as an Ops Manager at least during the summer
- A potential to join our business permanently as an Ops Manager part-time, year round (client communication after booking, managing database, assistance with vendor and agencies communication throughout the year, and social media)
- 2-5 years experiences as a tour leader/driver
- Foreign language - German or Spanish
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.
Please send your resume along with a cover letter stating why you would like to work with Infinite Adventures and what you think would be the biggest challenge for you in this position. All correspondence should be sent to nataliem@infiniteadv.com. We will not consider resumes without a cover letter.