Our 2024 positions have been filled.
Please reach out if you’re interested in joining us for our 2025 season!
Farm Worker and Kayak Guiding Crew
32-40 hours/week
This one-of-a-kind job is perfect for folks who love being outside, working hard, and learning new skills. In this position, you will get to interact with the outdoors through the context of a sustainable farm, and through an ecotourism/naturalist lens.
Dancing Gnome Farm and Broken Paddle Guiding are closely tied together. The farm (owned by Lauren Barry) and the guiding business (owned by her partner Michael Anderson) share work, employees, and good food. This position gives you an opportunity to work both on the farm and on the river!
The Details
Dancing Gnome Farm Crew Responsibilities
Help grow, harvest, wash and pack over 40 different types of veggies throughout the season. You will also gain experience raising laying hens, composting, transplanting, weeding, and with various other farm tasks as interested. We work hard in all weather conditions, and efficiency and accuracy are crucial for our goal of growing high-quality vegetables.
Broken Paddle Guiding Crew Responsibilities
Help guide kayak trips, assist guests at our shop, shuttle kayaks and guests for kayak tours and rentals, load/unload kayaks, and provide a high level of customer service. You will also learn how to teach basic kayak skills, maintain gear and equipment, and teach ecosystem flora and fauna. www.brokenpaddleguiding.com
Schedule
April/May through the end of October
Required Qualifications and Certifications
Experience working hard outdoors. Willingness to work in all weather conditions. Ability to pick up on systems, work quickly and efficiently, and be self-directed when necessary. Enthusiasm for learning and teaching about the outdoors. Current driver’s license and clean driving record. First Aid/CPR, experience paddling and/or guiding trips, naturalist certification. (We will enroll you in appropriate training course(s) if needed).
Compensation
Compensation:
$15/hour plus Broken Paddle tips
CSA Share
Broken Paddle gear stipend ($50-100 depending on season commitment).
Housing: Subsidized housing available at the crew house in town.
Retirement Match: Employees are eligible for a 3% retirement match.
How to Apply
Please email a cover letter, resume, and contact info for two professional references to dancinggnomefarm@gmail.com and michael@brokenpaddleguiding.com
