Yellowstone National Park Lodges

UPDATES: Now hiring for the Summer 2024 season!

Hiring:

As part of the transportation team, you're given the amazing opportunity to share the wonders of Yellowstone's greater ecosystem with our guests! All guides are responsible for the safe and proper operation of our company equipment and will be expected to drive in various weather and road conditions throughout the season. You will also help guests load and unload their luggage from the buses and be responsible for developing and maintaining a thorough understanding of the park's natural, cultural, human, and geologic history. We want you to be able to share that exciting information with the guests in an informative and entertaining way! Please see below for more specifics depending on the position.

The Details:
Position Type: Seasonal
Season Dates: April/May 2024 - October 2024
Pay: $15.25 per hour
Schedule: Typical schedule is 40 hours, 5 days/per week (may include weekends, evenings, and holidays)

Responsibilities:

• Safe and proper operation of company equipment in all weather and road conditions

• Maintaining professionalism while working outdoors in extreme weather and during vehicle breakdowns

• Loading and unloading of luggage

• Providing courteous guest service and knowledgeable, interpretive commentary on Park features and history

• Leading guided walks up to a mile or longer

• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the natural, cultural, and geologic history of Yellowstone National Park

• Keeping tours on a time schedule

• Prompt and correct completion of all required reports

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 21 years of age and have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.

• Must meet all DOT physical requirements and pass a DOT physical exam. 

• Pass all DOT required Drug and Alcohol Screens.

• Must be able to drive for up to 10 hours with occasionally 15 hours of total work per day.

• Must possess current 1st Aid/CPR certifications (training is provided).

• Communicate effectively through speech and hearing.

• Strong reading and comprehension skills to research tour information.

• Able to organize information about Yellowstone National Park into an interpretive thematic tour.

• Judgment and leadership to keep your tour on a semblance of a schedule.

• Able to work without close supervision 

Physical Requirements:

• Able to walk up to a mile several times each day at elevations ranging from 5,300 feet to 10,500 feet above sea level.

• Simultaneously steer a vehicle, shift its transmission, operate accelerator and brake pedals, and give commentary while driving in heavy traffic.

• Able to bend, twist, and lift up to 50 lbs. simultaneously and repeatedly.

• Withstand up to 10 hours of consecutive driving on rough and/or icy roads.

• Able to work outdoors in variable weather (including rain, sleet, snow, direct sunlight, high winds, and temperatures ranging from -60 to +100 degrees Fahrenheit)

We’re hiring Campgrounds Staff to Live. Work. Explore. this summer! 

Job Summary:
Campground employees are responsible for daily upkeep of campground sites, cleaning & maintenance of comfort stations, giving campers outstanding guest service experiences and being subject matter experts on all things camping in Yellowstone National Park.

The Details:
Position Type: Seasonal
Season Dates: April - November
Pay: $14.25 - $16.25 hourly
Schedule: Typical schedule is 40 hours, 5 days/per week (may include weekends, evenings, and holidays)

Responsibilities:

Camper Services Attendant

• Responsible for providing a clean and sanitary shower and laundry facility for guests and assisting guests with necessary information

• Cashiering duties using a point-of-sales system

• Some supervisory positions available

Campground Attendant

• Responsible for the upkeep of the campground, cleaning and sanitizing restroom facilities, and assisting guests with necessary information

• Some supervisory positions available

Campground Guest Service Agent

• Resolve guest problems skillfully with a willingness and desire to understand a guest’s

• viewpoint and to take any necessary steps so that the guest is satisfied when they leave

• Document guest problems and/or complaints using correct forms and procedures

• Make, confirm, assist, and cancel reservations, including promoting and selling park activities

• Register guests while receiving and posting proper payments and finalizing guest accounts at checkout

• Some supervisory positions available 

Qualifications:

• Human relations skills. Must be a "people-person" who thrives on public contact.

• Communication, sales, cash handling, and computer skills

Physical Requirements:

• Drivers License for driving company vehicles

• Lifting/carrying up to 40 lbs

• Standing for long periods of time and walking up in down stairs as well as outdoors

• Frequent standing, walking, reaching outward and above the shoulder for up to 6 hours per shift.

• Repetitive motion of arms, wrist, and hands for up to 7 hours per shift.

We’re hiring General Maintenance Technicians to Live. Work. Explore. this summer!

Job Summary
The Engineering & Maintenance team is responsible for opening properties prior to guest arrival, maintenance and repair during the season, and closing properties at the end of the season.

The Details:
Position Type: Seasonal
Season Dates: March/April 2024 - October/November 2024
Pay: $19.00 - $20.75
Schedule: Typical schedule is 40 hours, 5 days/per week (may include weekends, evenings, and holidays)

Responsibilities:

• Provides general maintenance skills necessary for repair and maintenance of facility-related assets

• Performs diagnosing of building systems as required

• Performs work associated with cyclic, predictive and preventive maintenance procedures for related responsibilities

• Responsible for materials used and ordering of items needed for job completion or inventory replacement per established company procedures

• Responsible for maintenance and continuous development toward a safe & healthy work environment

• Perform other job duties as required

Qualifications:

• Must possess mechanical or electrical aptitude as demonstrated by previous employment, education or hobbies

• Display the interpersonal skills required to effectively work in a team setting

• A working knowledge of applicable OSHA and NFPA safety regulations and requirements, including the ability to recognize and correct unsafe work practices or equipment installations which do not meet code

• Must be at least 19 years old and possess a current, valid, driver’s license with a good driving record for the past 3 years

Physical Requirements:

• Provides general maintenance skills necessary for repair and maintenance of facility-related assets

• Performs diagnosing of building systems as required

• Performs work associated with cyclic, predictive and preventive maintenance procedures for related responsibilities

• Responsible for materials used and ordering of items needed for job completion or inventory replacement per established company procedures

• Responsible for maintenance and continuous development toward a safe & healthy work environment

• Perform other job duties as required

Additional Information About Yellowstone National Park Lodges

We invite you to live, work, and explore in one of the most beautiful places on earth! As the primary concessionaire in Yellowstone, we operate 50 food & beverage facilities, 9 lodging facilities, and 5 campgrounds throughout the park. We hire approximately 3,500 people each season, which runs from April until the end of November. When you work in 'Wonderland', your home has more geysers and hot springs than anywhere else in the world, co-workers from across the globe, and the most free-roaming wildlife in the lower 48 states! At Yellowstone National Park Lodges, we are part of the Xanterra Travel Collection family. We are part of a welcoming community who work hard, share a passion for the environment, and enjoy creating memorable experiences for guests.

 In-park housing (dorm style) and cafeteria-style breakfast, lunch, and dinner is provided for all employees. Payment for meals is a payroll deduction from bi-weekly paychecks. Room and board covers meals, your dorm room and all associated utilities (including limited Wi-Fi) and the cost of using our in-house laundry facilities. We offer transportation from Bozeman, Montana for employees arriving via bus or plane.  Once at your new home, everything you need is located within walking distance (housing, meals, recreation halls, and your workplace). 

The Yellowstone Co-Op Employee Recreation Program (YCERP) is the largest and most diverse employee recreation program in any national park. We aim to keep you as busy as you'd like. Hiking, biking, fishing, photography, camping, wildlife watching, taking in an educational program, joining in a film series, sports competitions, talent shows, and more ...... it's a non-stop adventure in Yellowstone!

 In Yellowstone, the options for spending money are few and the options for exploration are limitless. We encourage team members to experience all that Yellowstone has to offer:

 Employee discounts on retail, food & beverage, lodging, and activities in Yellowstone

     Employee discounts at local gateway communities

      Access to maintained campgrounds and backcountry campsites inside and around the park

     Over 1,000 miles of hiking trails inside the park itself

     Free employee recreation program that offers recreation/workout centers, intramural sports teams, games, trips, gear rental, and more

       A fast-paced, exciting work environment with plenty of upward mobility and growth opportunities

     Living in our nation's first National Park

   $350 Referral Bonus

    Fresh air, breathtaking views, and clear night skies

   World-class wildlife viewing of bison, elk, moose, wolves, bears, and more

 Approximately 500 geysers (the largest concentration in the world) and hot springs, including Grand Prismatic, the third-largest in the world

 Meeting people of all ages, from all over the country and world