Jayleen's Alaska is beginning to recruit captains for the 2025 summer season. If you are interested in working with us we will begin interviews during the fall of 2024 to determine if this may be a good fit for candidates, with official job offers being extended in January 2025. Feel free to reach out with any questions or if you would like to discuss the following opportunity. See below for full job posting:
Captain – Whale Watching Tours
Full-Time Seasonal Position; May 1st - Sept 23rd
Juneau, Alaska
Responses to this posting may be used to establish a list of qualified candidates for future vacancies. Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they satisfy the selection criteria in their written submissions and provide an up-to-date resume.
Jayleen’s Alaska is a leader in customer service-oriented and personalized water tours in Juneau, Alaska. Our talented team of employees are passionate about marine life & the customer experience.
We offer competitive wages, housing stipends, and seasonal bonuses with the opportunity for personal and professional growth in a rewarding career.
Duties: Jayleen’s Alaska requires captains who are safe, dependable, self-motivated, detail-oriented, and customer-focused. Your main responsibilities will be to provide a safe, informative, upbeat, whale watching tour. To achieve this, you will be independently working on a 6-passenger whale-watching boat and transporting passengers to and from cruise ship docks in our small company vans - with periotic check-ins from other employees and/or management throughout the day. On a day-to-day basis, you will be expected to ensure that your company vehicle & vessel are clean.
Minimum Qualifications:
USCG Six-Pack captain license, upon inside passages
Work experience in tourism
Verbal communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to create a welcoming environment for a group of diverse individuals
Commitment to lifelong learning
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience operating boats in Southeast Alaska
Experience reading GPS, Radar & using VHF Radio
Knowledge or formal education of marine wildlife
25-Ton Masters captain license (or higher)
Conditions of Employment:
Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Alaska & the United States
Satisfactory criminal records check and clean random drug test record (per USCG captain license requirement)
Valid driver’s license
Maintain clean driving & captaining record to remain insurable
Position open until filled
Starting Hourly Wage: $35.00 – $40.00 per hour - BOE
Please submit resumes by replying to this job posting - we thank all applicants for their interest in our company!