Tour Guide/Interpretive Naturalist

The Tour Guide/Interpretive Naturalist is responsible for visitor management, public relations, and interpretive services for the visiting public. This position will also be responsible for conducting guided tours of St. Paul Island and the management and escorting of the tour groups, with heavy emphasis on public relations and interpretive services covering the ecology and history of the island. Interpretive themes typically center on birds, marine mammals, and indigenous Unangan history. Under the Tour Manager’s guidance, Tour Guides make decisions concerning the daily scheduling of tour vehicles and participants based upon specific visitor requests and expectations. Applicants must be willing to work in adverse weather conditions in a very remote location. Normal conditions are overcast with drizzle, rain, or fog and an average high temperature during the summer of only 50°F. St. Paul Island is located over 750 miles from Anchorage within the Pribilof Islands and is only accessible by semi-weekly flights.