We’re Hiring! We are looking for a Marina Caretaker(s) to join our team at Ḵ ̓wax̱wa̱lawadi Echo Bay Marina & Lodge. 

Marina Caretaker

Echo Bay Marina & Lodge is a full-service marina on Gilford Island in the beautiful Broughton Archipelago and Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw territory. Echo Bay is a sought-after wilderness destination. It offers a rural, eco-tourism destination – a place to disconnect from the world and to reconnect with nature.

Caretaker – Immediately Hiring

Echo Bay Marina & Lodge is a First Nations owned business looking for year-round and on-site caretakers. Ideal for a couple or single person. This is an employee position unless you can provide a Worksafe account.

Duties include:

• Ensures that customers are provided with high-quality and friendly customer service
• We are selling fuel at the fuel dock year-round.
• Minor cleaning, including cleaning of rooms in the winter for the public and ‘offseason’ guests
• Ongoing maintenance needs on a seasonal basis needed for a marine environment
• Helping source and cut firewood for an off-grid marina
• Communicates well with the general manager anything beyond general maintenance
• The Operations Manager may assign other duties.

Skills:

Reliable and a handy person(s) in any of the following fields: carpentry, plumbing, electrical, general maintenance

Experience:

• Caretaker 2 Years (preferred)
• Carpenter 2 Years (preferred)

Personality type:

Willing to work hard in a team environment to get things done, and someone excited to explore the puzzles to living in an off-grid and remote location, and a respect for First Nations culture and the environment.

Assets: SVOP

Negotiable and with proper notice and communication:

Lodging, salary, firewood, days off or shift work, fuel, additional services to customers for cooking, and boat services.

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Interested/qualified candidates are encouraged to forward a cover letter and resume by Feb 1, 2021 to generalmanager@kwaxwalawadi.com.