Outdoor Summer Fun Job

Two spots, 200 applicants for a minimum wage summer job at Baskin Robin’s Ice Cream shop in the small California town I grew up in. That was the first summer job experience I applied into. The following year we moved to the DC area and my job search ended on the first day when, much to my surprise considering my CA experience, I was interviewed, hired, handed a uniform, and told to show up for work the following day.

Little did I know at the time that summer jobs in many variations were plentiful for kids out of school for the season in the larger DC metropolitan area. I eventually moved on to a better, less greasy, retail job where my biggest responsibility was assuring the cash drawer was balanced out at the end of the day. Had I been willing to drive to Harpers Ferry WV I could have worked a much cooler job at River & Trail Outfitters as a Guide on our Shenandoah River Raft trip during the summer season. Instead of flipping burgers or working indoors under halogen lights all day, you’re serving lunch on a huge rock in the river and enjoying the fresh outside air and warm sun. And talk about responsibility, you literally have the safety and well being of the customers in your hands as well as the task of entertaining a variety of ages and nationalities with stories of river ecology and Harpers Ferry history as you float down the river.

This is a great opportunity for outgoing adventurous young folks over the age of 16 to work a job where you will develop customer service skills, work as a team member to create a great trip experience on the river, and train to handle any on water emergency including certification in CPR and First Aid. You’ll certainly be in better shape physically by the end of the summer as you guide the raft down our river rapids. You’ll also meet new friends and have the opportunity to learn not only rafting skills but also participate in a variety of other training events including any of our Kayak Lessons, Wilderness First Aid, and Swift Water Rescue which will prepare you to work even bigger water.

You don’t have to be a youngster to work this job either. We have a number of teachers and bus drivers who also work for us during the summer months. If this sounds like a job for you download our application at http://www.rivertrail.com/employment.php, fill it out and give us a call to set up an interview after March 15. Hope to see you on the River!