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Naturalist

Cap'n Fish's Cruises is dedicated to providing our guests with fun, education, and memorable experiences. Our core values are:
  • Dedication- We care deeply about our work and we are dedicated to our team.
  • Fun- While we take our jobs seriously, we don't take ourselves seriously. We provide our guests with a fun, safe, and memorable experience.
  • Education- Our cruises allow everybody to fully appreciate the beauty of the Maine coastline and its wildlife.

Naturalists are responsible for identifying and locating whales, puffins, other wildlife, and points of interest. They deliver a narration over the sound system for whale watch and whale/puffin combo cruises at Cap'n Fish's Cruises while interacting with passengers and conveying a friendly, educational, and entertaining experience with guests. Naturalists also enforce passenger safety.

Objective & Purpose
  • Interact with passengers providing the best experience possible from boarding to the finish of each cruise.
  • Deliver a well developed, factual, and entertaining narration
  • Strive to keep up with most updated information by continually self-educating, learning new facts, and looking for ways to improve
  • Perform all crew duties as needed

Core Roles & Responsibilities
  • Attend and participate in all required training, drug testing, and safety drills
  • Collect and scan tickets, safely welcome guests aboard, enforce carry on rules, disembark and assist with wheelchairs/ disabled guests as needed
  • Provide narration of points of interests, lighthouses, wildlife, whales, puffins, trip announcements, and safety reminders
  • Provide a healthy balance of group narration and one-on-one time with passengers
  • Search, locate, and correctly identify species of whales, birds, and wildlife
  • Take pictures or videos with boat camera for social media/ marketing/ whale ID (or recruit available crew member to help)
  • Monitor passengers and assist passengers needing help

Benefits
  • $16.00-$18.00 per hour
  • PTO and Flexible Schedules
  • Summer Housing in beautiful Boothbay Harbor, Maine!