Green Dog Svalbard has a permanent staff of 15 people. Most are working for us a few years and preferably longer. While working for us, we offer you a place to stay in town or close to the kennel. All of our employees are sharing the workload. The daily job routine includes handling and driving with your own 30 dogs.
It can be physically hard and the winter darkness can also be a mental challenge. But you also get the chance to live and work in the High Arctic nature together with 250 dogs and your international colleagues – you will meet many exciting people from all over the world and you will have some wonderful nature experiences!
Green Dog are specifically looking for guides with the following qualifications:
- Sledding experience – not a must, but we prefer emplyess who has experience from dogs and snow.
- a professional, loyal and committed attitude.
- Longterm employment. Minimum a year.
- Social, happy, mentally stable.
- You like working with animals and people.
- You can lead a group – you are an authority.
- Good English skills and willing to learn Norwegian.
- Experience from outdoor life
- Experience from winter activities.
- Any craftman skills are welcomed.
- A drivers license for both car and trailer is a must and we expect you to be a responsible and good driver.
We aim to have adult staff with life experience. We are not interested in “party guides”, only serious employees who thrive in the nature.
We expect you to bring your own equipment, such as:
- GPS
- Headlamp
- Boots for winter
- Hikingboots for summer
- spikes
- Multitool (Leatherman)
- Compass etc.
If you wish to apply for work, please upload all the documents we are asking for. We need a photo, your job application, at least 2 references with phone number/email address from previous jobs and your CV. We will only reply to serious applications.
