Sleddog Guide - Lapland Safaris
SLEDDOG GUIDES TO A HUSKY KENNELS
We are hiring Sleddog guides to a husky kennel in Lapland for the season 2022 – 2023!
We are looking for active, brisk and customer service orientated Sleddog guides to kennel and guide work. If you are cheerful, flexible, multitalented and physical work is very familiar to you, this work could be for you. Furthermore if you enjoy and get along well with customers and dogs, speak fluent English and like to work outside no matter what the weather is, then you for sure are the person we are looking for!
Your tasks are the wellfare of the dogs, daily work tasks at the kennel and guiding the safaris.
Kennel work consists of wellfare of the dogs, feeding and giving meaty drink in the mornings before the first safaris, socializing the puppies and daily cleaning.
Guiding work means preparation of the programs and also the tasks after every safari, client service at the kennel and in the terrain during the safari. At this work you need a good ability to handle pressure, hectiness and changing situations, flexibility toward work hours and good physical condition. Your first aid skills, hygiene passport and at least B-class driving lisence should be valid. Our safaris are led by a snowmobile and our customers drive their sleds themselves. If you have experience driving a snowmobile or similar vehicle, it is as advantage at this work. Also earlier experience of guide work, working outside in winter conditions, area knowlegde and working with sleddogs are also as advantage.
We offer you:
- great team and beautiful working surroundings
- variable work tasks and days in a fresh pure air
- lot of knowledge and skills about working with the sleddogs in a big kennel
- good possibilities to get a work around the year
- easy way to experience arctic nature
- great staff benefits of Lapland Hotels, Lapland Safaris and Lapland Ski Resorts.
The employment relationship is a fixed-term seasonal contract by the collective agreement of Adventure Services Sector. Work will start in November 2022 and last until the end of winter season in April 2023.
The application period ends on 16.10.2022. Interviews are already conducted during the application period.
For further information, please contact info@laplandstaff.fi
HOW TO APPLY? Go to https://laplandstaff.fi/en/job-openings/
and submit an online application.
Kindly notice, that we we only process applications received through our application form from our website, and we do not accept applications received by e-mail or other channels.
English is mandatory, other language skills are as advantage.
