Interpretive Naturalist

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Organization

Okefenokee Swamp Park & Okefenokee Adventures

Job Posted

March 21, 2023

Job Category

Job Type

Job Duration

Job Compensation Type

Remote

No

Contact Name

Levi Welling

Contact Email

levi.welling@okeswamp.org

Contact Phone

9122830583

Deadline to Apply

Location

Waycross, GA
United States
An Interpretive Naturalist & Guide at the Okefenokee Swamp Park or Okefenokee Adventures is responsible for providing exciting, safe, and deeply informative outdoor experiences in and around the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. An attention to detail with an extreme customer service focus is a requirement for the effective execution of this position. Guides must abide by the guidelines set by the Director of Operations(DOO) and in alignment with the contractual covenants set by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

Summary

Guides may provide interpretation while operating a motorized boat or a canoe/kayak and must be able to enhance the visitors’ experience through skilled operation when encountering wildlife (safely maneuvering and positioning the boat for photographs and interpretation).  A variety of weather conditions must be tolerated.  Public speaking skills are a must- guides must be able to comfortably speak to (and answer questions from) the public for the standard tours of up to ninety minute tours but may occasionally have to give longer educational tours. (OSP has tours of different lengths)  Skillful interpretation, performed in a variety of methods and techniques, is paramount to the visitors’ tour experience to provide a deeply informative and enjoyable experience in the Okefenokee.

 

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Compensation Information

Competitive Hourly Rate based on experience

 

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