Sleddog guide, Lapland Husky Safaris, Rovaniemi

Lapland Staff is looking for sleddog guides and kennel workers for the winter season 2024 -2025, for Lapland Husky Safaris Rovaniemi.

Lapland Husky Safaris is one of the oldest husky kennels in Rovaniemi area. Our kennel is home to a pack of approximately 250 dogs who will be your daily workmates as well as your 15 human colleagues. Our guests arrive mainly from abroad.

We are looking for seven (7) sleddog guides and two (2) kennel workers to join us next season.

The duties of a sleddog guide include taking care of the dogs, daily work at the kennel, guiding safaris and possibly maintaining the routes. Kennel work includes taking care of the dogs well-being, feeding and watering them, socializing the puppies, and daily cleaning of the kennels. Guiding work includes preparation of the safaris and dismantling tasks after the program, customer service at the kennel and in the terrain during the safari, and guiding dog sleds.

The kennel worker is in an extremely important position when it comes to taking care of the well-being of the dogs. Duties include daily cleaning of dog kennels and food preparation. If necessary, the kennel worker participates in guide work in an auxiliary role together with the sleddog handlers, takes care of the dogs and general kennel maintenance work.

In your work, you need good physical condition, a brisk attitude, and the ability to tolerate ever-changing situations. Since our guests are international, knowledge of English and French in particular, is considered an advantage.

As a sleddog guide, guiding in the terrain is mainly done by snowmobile, so at least a class B driver’s license is necessary and experience driving a snowmobile is considered an advantage. Previous experience as a guide is also considered an advantage, but it is not necessary. We teach if you want to learn!

The most important thing for us is a realistic understanding of the demands of the work, especially its physical nature, but also the reward – every morning, hundreds of colleagues greet you so enthusiastically that you almost need hearing protection. You should also have a flexible and fearless attitude to work, working hours are mainly between 7:00 and 16:00, and in December between 7:00 and 19:00.

On your days off, you can get to know the incredible nature of the north, enjoy many kinds of winter activities, and spend time with like-minded outdoorsmen. In the opinion of many employees, one of the best things about work is a great team, where you make friends from all over the world. The season is intense, so in a very short time both human and canine friends become very familiar. It’s great that your office is in the most beautiful scenery of northern Finland and your coworkers are always excited to see you.

We offer you:
– A great international work team
– Variable work tasks and working days in fresh pure air.
– Diverse experience working in a large husky kennel
– Comprehensive staff benefits of Lapland Hotels, Lapland Safaris and Lapland Ski Resorts.

The employment relationship is a fixed-term seasonal contract by the collective agreement of the Adventure Services Sector. Work will start in November 2024 and last until the end of March 2025. Salary is according to requirement group A-B of the collective agreement, starting from 10,50 €/hour.

The workplace is located in the Arctic Circle, about 10 kilometers north of the centrum of Rovaniemi. Your own car is necessary for moving between home and work, as there is no public transport to the Arctic Circle during working hours. Lapland Husky Safaris is a non-smoking workplace.

We cannot help with the acquisition of accommodation/apartment.

The application period ends on 29.9.2024. Applications are processed, and interviews are already conducted during the application period.

More information by email: rovaniemi@laplandhuskysafaris.fi.

Read the job descriptions and the workday stories from our website www.laplandstaff.fi/en/.

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