What's your summer job dream?

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the ones you did do. Throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

~ Mark Twain

What are you waiting for? Check out these summer jobs available now.

• Raft Guide for Stehekin Adventure Company. Get on the river with this job and have your housing provided as part of your employment package. This job is based near Lake Chelan in Washington State.

• Got food on your mind? How about a job either making food or serving it to guests between Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Or you might try the east coast, by sharpening your culinary skills in West Dover, Vermont or West Dennis on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

• Lots of summer job options at either the Grand Canyon North Rim or the Grand Canyon South Rim. You could be a Switchboard Operator, Auditor Specialist or if you have got safety on the brain, a Safety Manager. If working in the kitchen is your thing, they have also got a job for you. Imagine getting to look at one of the greatest natural wonders in the country from your office, the Grand Canyon.

• If you have HR chops, you might want to take a look at some career opportunities in Shenandoah or Lake Powell.

• A variety of positions near the Rocky Mountains in Colorado from teaching preschoolers and cooks to chalet hosts and climbing coordinators.

Get out there and live your dream.

Find these jobs, and more, at www.CoolWorks.com.

Great Summer Jobs Are Still Available

We’ve been picking up some news reports that suggest that summer jobs are tough to find this year.  It looks different from here at CoolWorks.com.  You can show up at Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Vail, the Grand Canyon and any number of other great places – right now - and, with the right attitude, skills and work ethic, grab a job that comes with free or subsidized room and board.

A taste…

• “Video Chronicler” for Lindblad Expeditions.  This job actually goes year-round.  Become part of an extraordinary expedition company that travels the world.


• “Canopy Guide” in Alaska.  Guide on aerial cables in the rainforest, traversing suspension bridges, and rappelling from the treetops with Alaska Canopy Adventures.


• Front Desk Agent, Reservations Agent and Bell Staff needed at the Sonnenalp Resort of Vail, Colorado


• A variety of positions with Grand Teton Lodge Company, in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming


• A variety of positions in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming


• “Wilderness Guides” needed in Ketchikan, Alaska by Baranof & Company

You’re NOT too late to have a summer job adventure.  What are you waiting for?

Find these jobs, and more, at www.CoolWorks.com.