Love dogs, adventure, and Alaska? Join our Juneau Mushers Camp Team!

Enjoy our team in beautiful Juneau, Alaska! Responsible for the direct care and management of 18-36 dogs. Provides safe and informative dog sled rides and presents numerous 20-to-30-minute presentations on dog sledding to guests daily.

Job Description & Responsibilities

Responsible for the direct care and management of 18-36 dogs.  Provides safe and informative dog sled rides and presents numerous 20-to-30-minute presentations on dog sledding to guests daily. In all tasks, position is responsible for adhering to the company’s policy regarding the treatment of its animals.    

• Ensures guests experience the “E.X.C.U.R.S.I.O.N. of a lifetime” by being attentive to the needs and/or wants of the guests, answering all questions guests may have throughout the excursion, and notifying management of unhappy guests and/or obtaining guests’ information for management to contact them  

• Always monitor the safety of our guests and dogs  

• Immediately reports any dog health issues to management  

• Provides general dog care to include, but not limited to, the following: feeding, watering, and brushing dogs, as well as, scooping poop  

• Performs chores before, during, and after tours to include, but not limited to, the following:  cleaning bathrooms, emptying trash cans, filling potholes, stocking the refreshment area, chopping wood, and washing carts & vans  

• Safely provides our guests with a one-mile sled ride while presenting them with quality, accurate information about self, dog team, and dog mushing  

• Assists guests into getting into and out of all vehicles  

• Presents guests with quality, accurate information while giving 20–30-minute presentations to guests during the kennel talk portion of the tour  

• Responsible for preparing sled for guests, taking pictures of guests on the sled, and later introducing guests to the team  

• Safely hooks up the dogs while taking care to pair dogs that will not fight or breed   

• At the end of the day, responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: unhooking dogs, returning dogs to their houses, hanging up all the harnesses and gang-lines, and rinsing off the equipment  

• Inspects dog houses & tethers and replaces any damaged equipment 

• Adhering to all company policies   

• Striving to accomplish goals discussed with management during the monthly evaluations  
  

Job Requirements

Certified or able to get certified in First Aid/CPR. Able to lift up to 50 lbs. Legally eligible to work in the US. 18 years or older. Valid driver’s license.

Alaska X provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regards to race, national origin, age, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic in accordance with federal, state and local laws.


This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. The company will make reasonable accommodations, including modification of company policies and procedures in appropriate cases for qualified individuals with disabilities if it can do so without undue hardship.