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Tikchik Narrows Lodge

Our Employees Make The Difference!

Tikchik Narrows Lodge is a world class sport fishing resort catering to anglers from around the world located in Southwest Alaska in the 1.5 million acre Wood-Tikchik State Park. This area is only accessible by float plane and is over 300 miles from the nearest connecting roads system. Unlike most other Alaskan Lodges, Tikchik Narrows Lodge is totally isolated. We are not located in a town or village. Our neighbors are the undisturbed fish and wildlife, which abound in this area.

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We accommodate just 24 guests at a time and have a seasonal staff of 39 employees. Our guests typically stay a whole week arriving and departing on Saturday.

The positive attitude, friendliness, professionalism, commitment and hard work of our employees make the difference between Tikchik being a world class resort and just another Alaska destination. Our staff works toward a common goal of complete customer satisfaction. Because our guests stay a full week, the interaction between our employees and our guests is extensive. Our staff gets to "know" our guests and because we have a 80% repeat business and a high number of staff returning each year, the relationships between our guests and staff are more personal than a resort with one and two night stays.

Our Jobs

Currently hiring the following positions to complete our summer 2013 staff:

Fish Guide Trainee - June 5 - Sept. 18 - Tikchik employs 14 fishing guides, and 3 guide trainees. Our fishing guides must have previous guiding experience, hold a U.S.C.G. vessel operators license, or be able to qualify and obtain a USCG license. Our fishing guides need to be expert anglers in both fly fishing and spin fishing, salmon and trout, lake and river/stream fishing. Because we fly out each day, we fish a large variety of waters and species of fish.

Mechanic Helper - Early June through mid September - The mechanic’s helper is responsible for helper our head mechanic in maintaining and repairing outboards, four wheelers, and various other equipment used at the lodge.

Responsibilities include: Monitors and orders parts for equipment and maintaining inventories. Repair and maintenance of equipment as needed. We have a large fleet of boats with Yamaha 30 hrs props, 40 hrs jets. Help with other maintenance jobs involving truck repairs (our Dillingham vehicles), diesel generator service, and miscellaneous equipment such as pumps, water heaters, furnaces, etc.

Hospitality Position - Late season: Aug 3 - Sept. 15 - Because we are a small resort, our hospitality staff share all necessary duties. These positions encompass serving, dining room cleanup, washing dishes, cleaning guest rooms and laundry. Because our anglers fly out each day at 8:00 AM and return by 6:00 PM, our busy times are breakfast service/cleanup and dinner service/clean up. Our hospitality staff collectively team up for these meal services and clean up. During the mornings after the anglers have flown out, the hospitality staff complete individual jobs of housekeeping, laundry and cleaning. The work day is generally a split shift of about 9 hours with a 55 to 57 hour work week. These are hourly positions. Both men and women are encouraged to apply.

Room and Board

Tikchik provides free housing and all meals for our employees. Employees are housed in shared cabins or rooms with private bathrooms. Our staff accommodations are some of the best in the industry. Meals are hearty, plentiful and delicious. Our chefs take pride in providing our staff with creative and healthy meals.

Perks

Tikchik is renowned for our extraordinary level of service which is uncommon at Alaska resorts. Because of this service our guests typically leave very generous tips which are given at the end of their stay. From the pilots and guides, to our servers and ground crew, we believe our employees are Tikchik’s greatest asset. To promote this team work, guest gratuities are divided equally amongst all of the staff.

Getting Here and Getting Around

For most positions, our point of hire is Anchorage, Alaska. Most of our employees are responsible for paying their own way to Anchorage, where Tikchik personnel meet them and fly them to the lodge. Because of the expense of traveling so far and airline ticket costs being high, Tikchik has a travel repayment program to assist with the initial expense of purchasing tickets.

For Fun

Tikchik staff enjoy kayaking, hiking, boating, fishing and occasionally flying to different locations for fishing or sightseeing. Tikchik is located in an incredible area for day trips. Tikchik Lake connects to Nuyukuk Lake (20 miles long) and Chauekuktuli, Lake, which is also 20 miles long, providing a vast area to explore. This area is abundant with bear, moose and caribou, not to mention world class fishing. We have power boats and kayaks that employees are free to use during their time off. Tikchik has terrific fishing right in front of the lodge and it is not unusual to view wildlife in close proximity to the lodge as well.

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How to Apply

If you are interested in a position for the 2013 season, please email a cover letter and a complete resume which includes at least three work references. Because we will probably not have a chance to meet you in person and will be communicating exclusively by phone and email, please include as much information about your skills as possible. You are welcome to send a recent photo, this will help put a face to your resume and makes your application more personal. We look forward to hearing from you!

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