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Serve with Samaritan's Purse in Alaska!

We're searching for an Assistant Fishing Guide to serve with our Operation Heal Our Patriots project. Operation Heal Our Patriots gives wounded veterans and their spouses the opportunity for spiritual refreshment, physical renewal, and marriage enrichment. Couples participate in Biblically-based seminars that help strengthen their relationships with God and others and enjoy the beauty of Gods creation with outdoor activities at our Alaskan wilderness lodge. 

The Assistant Fishing Guide will go out with the military couples and instruct and assist with fly fishing, as well as lead hikes in the wilderness. They should be an expert in the field of fishing and guiding in remote Alaska and be familiar with all the tools and equipment needed to provide a safe and successful experience to the guests of the Samaritan Lodge.

Job Duties

• Greet and welcome guests and staff as well as assist with orientation to the new guests.
• Maintain all equipment, supplies and materials needed for the camp and the project.
• Responsible for organizing the daily guided tours and being able to patiently work with the guest in the activities.
• Will work under the direction of the Head Guide and provide reports to him as requested.  Will assure their programs and actions are safe.
• Track and maintain all inventory assigned to this location.
• Perform safety training for all guests; ensuring they are aware of all safety equipment and the rules to having a successful trip.
• Outfit guests with tackle and rods and reels.
• Provide meal and snack service to the guest on the excursions.
• Report injuries to the Program Manager and assist with written reports.
• Document the ministry of the camp by taking digital photographs for all aspects of the project while guiding the trips.
• Perform daily inspection of equipment to ensure proper safety and preventive maintenance.

Qualifications & Experience

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must maintain a personal relationship with and be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, as well as able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Must have a significant history of fishing and able to instruct people in how to safely and properly fish.
• Have an extensive knowledge of fishing in bush Alaska and know the geographic region.
• Must be able to safely operate a boat up to 36 feet in length and possess a Coast Guard 6 pak license.
• Must be proficient in advanced first aid and able to swim and provide emergency assistance in the event of a situation with a guest.
• Must be able to fuel and service boats and keep them in a clean condition.
• Dependable and shows attention to detail.
• Willingness to be adaptable and patient with changing demands.
• Demonstrated ability to serve humbly and kindly interact with guests/staff. 

Job location: Port Alsworth, Alaska

Employment type: Temporary, May-September

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Samaritan's Purse Statement of Faith:

* We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.  (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17)

* We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons:  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.   (Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6)

* We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.   (Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15)

* We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. (Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7)

* We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life.   (John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10)

* We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment.  (1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15)

* We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church.  (1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23)

* We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ.   (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15)

* We believe Gods plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other.  God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society.  For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female.   (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9)

* We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism.   (Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15)

* We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen.   (Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10).