Employment

We search for talented and professional employees who are eager to learn about the Everglades, and who will bring area knowledge and expertise to our guests. Employees need to be 21 years of age or older, upbeat, self motivated, outgoing with a positive attitude, and be able to work well with others. NACT employees are expected to be punctual, neat and clean, able to work short or long hours which might be necessary to help the operation run successfully. This might include helping with the canoes and kayaks, or in the dining room, cleaning, or whatever else is necessary as a team member. All applicants need to have previous experience for the position they are applying for. All employees will be on the Guest Services payroll and will receive their pay check every two weeks. Appropriate taxes and deductions will be made. No benefits are provided to "seasonal" employees. The Ivey House and NACT are drug free/smoke free workplaces.

Possible Positions Available Each Season:

• Front Desk Clerks
  
• Rental Agent/Guide
  
• Cook
  
• Grounds/Maintenance
  
• Management

Employee Housing

Limited rooms are available to full time seasonal employees for $5 per night. No pets, smoking or visitors are allowed in the employee areas. A coin operated washer and dryer is located in the Inn for employee use. NACT does not provide meals, phone, cable, or internet access (internet access is available in the Ivey House dining room and at the library located a few blocks away). We encourage all employees to have a cell phone and their own Postal Box. Only emergency phone calls for employees will be accepted at the Ivey House. Other things we recommend you bring are a car, bike, and other things which can help you enjoy your employment with us.

Getting Here and Getting Around

Everglades City is a very small, isolated fishing and crabbing village bordering on the northwest boundary of Everglades National Park. It is a mile round mangrove island and is approximately 30 miles from the nearest town. The closest beaches are approximately 30 miles away and are located in Marco or Naples. We are on the gulf side of Florida, approximately 80 miles directly west of Miami and 30 miles southeast of Naples. Everglades City is surrounded by several scenic parks, including Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier-Seminole State Park, and the Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve. Everglades City offers unique paddling adventures, scenic walks, boardwalks, museums, airboat tours, aero tours, fishing trips, boat tours, and plenty of delicious seafood including stone crab claws. You will experience a variety of eco-systems exclusive to this area and will have the opportunity to explore ecologies found nowhere else in the world. Visit our website for additional information on the location and surrounding areas.

How to Apply:

Read over our web site and email us any questions you may have. If you have experience in the position you are applying for and wish to work in Everglades City with us, please email the following items to be considered for a position. You will not be considered for employment without including all of the following items.

1. Your Cover Letter of Intent - including position applying for, similar experiences in that field, what skills and qualities you can bring to that position, months available, number of hours you wish to work per week, pay range, etc.
   
2. Your Resume
   
3. Your Personal and Professional References - include current phone numbers

North American Canoe Tours and Ivey House is a drug-free workplace and random drug testing does take place. North American Canoe Tours, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual in any phase of employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual-orientation, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, age, disability, or any other legally protected status under applicable law.