Jobs

 

 

We are accepting applications for 2008 season:

 

Staff

City Kayak has several positions open for the coming season (March-October). We need your help in providing a world-class experience to our customers. Main duties include helping customers gear up, paddling with customers, leading kayak trips, etc.

You don't need any kayaking experience. We will provide all the necessary training and build your skill set over time. Your pleasant personality will do the rest.

This is a part time job, mostly on weekends. Shifts are usually six to eight hours long between 9am-10pm. It is a seasonal job that lasts March through October, although some shifts may be available through the off season.

Supervisor / Operation Manager

We need your help in running the store efficiently. Your job is to provide best customer experience while keeping the business profitable. Tasks include staff training, scheduling, customer flow management, etc.

 

Instructors

We need your help in meeting customers' demand for learning. Previous kayak instruction experience is required.

You must be:

Happy going and have a friendly personality
Detail-oriented with a proactive attitude for resolving challenges
Enjoy outdoor sports activities, like kayaking

 

Extra points may be given to people who are:

Experienced in outdoor sporting goods retailer or services
Able to speak a foreign language or two
Good communicators in both verbal and written forms
Experienced in kayak instruction or have suitable certification in the field

 

When applying:

No phone calls please. Just send an email to jobs@citykayak.com. Be sure to follow the instructions exactly:

1. In the subject line, state the position you are applying for.
2. At the beginning of email, describe why you should be hired in just three sentences.
3. In a separate sentence, tell us your desired wage.
4. Then paste your resume into the body of email.

 

References

Before your first working day at City Kayak, you will need to provide three references.

Not all references need to be your previous supervisor, but we want you to provide a list of people who can stand behind your good business ethics and integrity.

 

Volunteer Positions

Occassionally we need your help in supporting our trips and guides. Some of them are purely fun oriented, like the fireworks trips. Others are educational programs, like nature watch and youth programs. Self-rescue experience is required.

If you have an expertise in particular subject, please send an email to jobs@citykayak.com. We can create an interest-based trip as well. For example fishing, bird watching, wild-life protection, architecture history are some of the types of trips we would like to offer.