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An opportunity to experience Sicilian culture and paddle Aeolian Islands’s majestic coastline!

Are you passionate about sea kayaking, stand up paddle? Do you dream of spending your summer working and living on a beautiful Italian island?  If you are a qualified applicant then you may want to try to land these position. Sicily in Kayak has the following sea kayak job employment opportunities available. For motivated, outgoing, friendly, mature and professional individuals with proper credentials.
We are seeking individuals to fill openings in all of our 2 guide levels:

1)Sea Kayak/SUP Guide
2)Apprentice Sea Kayak/SUP Guide 

Sea Kayak/SUP Guide    

Position: Sea Kayak/SUP Guide 
Hours: Flexible work conditions - Work days and hours will vary with the season and the weather
Job location: Aeolian Islands
Base: Vulcano Island
Season: From June to September (4 months)

Description:
We're hiring! We are looking for a proactive and passionate Kayak/SUP Guides to be a part of the team this summer. You must share a passion for sustainable tourism, love the outdoors and thrive on delivering an awesome customer experience. It’s all hands on deck - you’ll be working in a varied environment; guiding trips, managing beach rentals, driving our clients and instructing. We’re a small team, so it’s key that you’re enthusiastic about all areas of our business. Paddle Wanaka is a locally owned kayak and stand-up-paddleboard business, offering both guided and unguided lake trips, guided river trips, freedom rentals and Kayak/SUP instruction. We provide a safe, professional and honest service and are looking for like-minded people to join our awesome team. Dates of employment are October 2020 to March/April 2021. You must also be available for our staff training week (last week of October 2020 or last week of April 2021).

Skills we are looking for:
- a BCU 4 Star Sea kayak Leader or equivalent (E.P.P.3)
- a valid First Aid certificate
- a valid driver’s license (willingness to tow a trailer and transport guests)
- EU citizenship (or valid work visa for Sicilia)
- very good spoken English and French (Italian is a HUGE plus)
- a very safety-conscious attitude
- customer Service experience
- a friendly, outgoing personality and a passion for helping people of all ages and backgrounds
- Highly organised and can work well under pressure
- 16 weeks available (June / September)

Sicily in kayak will provide with:
Accommodation in Vulcano Island 
Personal use of a vehicle (bike)
Training in October or April before the begin of the season (1-2 weeks)
The potential for longer term or repeat seasonal employment
Wages after the full training: € 1.000,00 / month + potential for tips and performance bonus(es)
No meals are includid

Duties and responsibilities:
A Sicily in kayak Sea kayak Guide will be instructed in the management of Half or Full day excursions on Vulcano, Lipari and Salina islands.  
A Sicily in kayak Sea kayak Guide will be instructed in the management of multi-day trips around Vulcano, Lipari, Salina, Panarea, Filicudi e Stromboli islands.
A Sicily in kayak Sea kayak Guides will rent out sea kayaks/SUP and ensure that this safety information is properly conveyed to our rental clients before they depart from the base.
Keep the sea kayak centre and the common areas with the guides, including the kitchen and bathroom at the nautical base clean and ordered.
Keep all the equipment (Sea Kayak/SUP/Sail boat) wash, dry, order and clean including the support van and trailers.
Help with the quality control of equipment.
Take appropriate action to promote and sell sea kayaking/SUP in Vulcano.

Sea Kayak/SUP Guide Hiring Season

If you are highly motivated to become a Sea Kayak/SUP Guide  than please send us a covering letter describing your desire to become a Sea Kayak/SUP Guide a long with a current résumé and two references, please include the reference’s name, phone number and e-mail address. We accept and welcome applications all year round.
The following is an overview of the process we use for selecting our Sea Kayak Guide :