***All positions have been filled for the 2024 season - full/part-time, and on-call guides, as well as our farm crew/kayak guide positions. To keep up to date on our job postings follow us on social media.***

Broken Paddle Guiding Company and Dancing Gnome Farm
Part-time Farm Worker, Part-time Kayak Guide (32-40 hours/week)
Full time kayak guide positions available, use the same application process under How to Apply.

This one-of-a-kind job is perfect for a curious and passionate person who loves 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, and we have created a position that gives you an opportunity to work both on the farm and on the river! 

Dancing Gnome Farm: Help grow, harvest, wash and pack over 40 different types of veggies throughout the season. You will also gain experience driving tractors, 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. www.dancinggnomefarm.com

Broken Paddle Guiding: Help guide kayak trips, assist guests at our shop, shuttle kayaks and guests for kayak tours and rentals, load/unload kayaks, teach basic kayak skills, maintain gear and equipment, teach ecosystem flora and fauna, provide a high level of customer service, and perform other duties as assigned. www.brokenpaddleguiding.com

Schedule: 32-40 hours/week, May through the end of October. Partial season positions available.

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. (We will enroll you in appropriate training course(s) if needed)

Total Compensation: $15/hour starting, plus a CSA share, plus tips
Housing: Subsidized housing available at the staff house.
Bonus: Dancing Gnome Farm employees are eligible for a 3% retirement match. $50-100 BPG gear stipend

How to Apply
Please email a cover letter, resume, and 2 professional references to dancinggnomefarm@gmail.com and michael@brokenpaddleguiding.com
Positions open until filled.