Top 9 Dog sledding Jobs in Alaska

Musher
Alaska Excursions —Juneau, AK
- $26 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- CPR Certification
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- First Aid Certification
Tour Guide / Activity Desk Agent
Chena Hot Springs Resort —Fairbanks, AK
- $13 an hour
- Hotel
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
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Pool And Hot Springs Attendant
Chena Hot Springs Resort —Fairbanks, AK
- $13 an hour
- Sales
- High school diploma or GED
- Conflict management
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Restaurant Server
Chena Hot Springs Resort —Fairbanks, AK
- $11 an hour
- ServSafe
- High school diploma or GED
- 21 years or older
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Housekeeper
Chena Hot Springs Resort —Fairbanks, AK
- $12 an hour
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- 1 year
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Restaurant Busser
Chena Hot Springs Resort —Fairbanks, AK
- $12 an hour
- ServSafe
- High school diploma or GED
- 1 year
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SUSV Driver
Chena Hot Springs Resort —Fairbanks, AK
- $13 an hour
- Serving
- High school diploma or GED
- Outdoor work
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Veterinarian
Soldotna Animal Hospital —Soldotna, AK
- From $110 a month
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- ER
- Under 1 year
- Continuing education credits
- Relocation assistance

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Tour Guide / Activity Desk Agent
Chena Hot Springs Resort —Fairbanks, AK
Employees have access to guest shuttles provided room available. Ability to handle cash for both tours and Aurora Café. Double and single occupancy rooms.
$13 an hour
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Musher

Alaska Excursions -
Juneau, AK

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Job Details

Seasonal | Full-time
$26 an hour

Qualifications

Animal health monitoring
Visitor query response
Companion animal handling
CPR Certification
Pet care experience in outdoor settings
Pavement patching
Tour storytelling techniques
Safety protocol adherence
Passenger loading and unloading procedures
Pet health monitoring
In-person customer service
Animal enclosure cleaning
Answering guest questions
Educational talks
Animal grooming
Outdoor debris cleaning
Conducting guided tours
Animal feeding
First Aid Certification
Dog handling
Pet feeding
Animal housing management
Equipment inspection
Stocking
Responding to passenger inquiries
Animal watering
Guest rapport building
Restroom cleaning
Facilities routine maintenance
Entry level

Full Job Description

Responsible for the direct care and management of 18-36 dogs. Provides safe and informative dog sled rides and presents numerous 20-to-30-minute presentations on dog sledding to guests daily. In all tasks, position is responsible for adhering to the company’s policy regarding the treatment of its animals.

MAIN JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensures guests experience the “E.X.C.U.R.S.I.O.N. of a lifetime” by being attentive to the needs and/or wants of the guests, answering all questions guests may have throughout the excursion, and notifying management of unhappy guests and/or obtaining guests’ information for management to contact them
Always monitor the safety of our guests and dogs
Immediately reports any dog health issues to management
Provides general dog care to include, but not limited to, the following: feeding, watering, and brushing dogs, as well as, scooping poop
Performs chores before, during, and after tours to include, but not limited to, the following: cleaning bathrooms, emptying trash cans, filling potholes, stocking the refreshment area, chopping wood, and washing carts & vans

Safely provides our guests with a one-mile sled ride while presenting them with quality, accurate information about self, dog team, and dog mushing
Assists guests into getting into and out of all vehicles
Presents guests with quality, accurate information while giving 20–30-minute presentations to guests during the kennel talk portion of the tour
Responsible for preparing sled for guests, taking pictures of guests on the sled, and later introducing guests to the team
Safely hooks up the dogs while taking care to pair dogs that will not fight or breed

At the end of the day, responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: unhooking dogs, returning dogs to their houses, hanging up all the harnesses and gang-lines, and rinsing off the equipment
Inspects dog houses & tethers and replaces any damaged equipment

ADDITIONAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: As directed by management

ALL POSITIONS IN THE COMPANY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING:

Adhering to all company policies
Striving to accomplish goals discussed with management during the monthly evaluations

Job Requirements
Certified or able to get certified in First Aid/CPR. Able to lift up to 50 lbs. Legally eligible to work in the US.

Schedule:

10 hour shift
8 hour shift
Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

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Musher

Tour Guide / Activity Desk Agent

Pool And Hot Springs Attendant

Restaurant Server

Housekeeper

Restaurant Busser

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