Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center

Job Opportunities:
Temporary Positions

The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center fills a number of temporary positions each year. Employment for these positions extends from mid-April through the end of September, exact dates vary.

These temporary positions are filled at the GS-4 and GS-5 level. Wage rates may be found at http://www.opm.gov

For more information about Juneau visit www.traveljuneau.com and www.juneau.com.

For information on how to apply for a temporary position in 2010, click here.

Additional information is available at www.fs.fed.us/fsjobs/forestservice.

The Juneau Ranger District is recruiting to fill interpretive positions at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center and with the Tongass Marine Highway Interpretive program.

Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center

The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center is one of the most visited attractions in Alaska and has the most visitation of any single visitor center in the National Forest system. Staff interpret the glacier and glaciated landscape and the wildlife that frequent the area. The season begins in mid-April with three weeks of training and ends in late September. The center is open seven days a week from 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM. Employees must be prepared to work weekends and late or early shifts.

Tongass Marine Highway Interpretive Program

This program places Forest Service interpreters on board selected ferries of the state of Alaska to provide interpretive presentations, community introductions and to staff an information desk. Days are long, usually ten to eleven hours, interpreters spend multiple days (and nights) on the ferry as they sail throughout Southeast Alaska or sailings from Bellingham, Washington. While on board the ferry food, stateroom and fares are all provided. The season begins with two to three weeks of training in mid-April and helping out at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. The season ends about the first week in September with a possibility to continue working at the Mendenhall to late September. A valid state driver’s license is required.

HOUSING

Government housing in one and two bedroom furnished apartments is available. Residents share a bedroom with one other person of the same gender. Up to four people are assigned to the two bedroom units. The rental is a daily rate of approximately $12.00 per night for a two bedroom unit and approximately $19.00 per night for a one bedroom. This includes cable TV, electricity, heat, water, sewer, garbage service and access to a no charge laundry room.

Additional Information

For more information contact Wayne Ward at (907) 789-6639 or Ron Marvin at (907) 789-6637. You can find more information about the Tongass National Forest and both of these programs at http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/index.shtml

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