Posted 15 months ago
Wilderness Relief Manager
@ Canadian Hostelling Association
Banff, Alberta
Overview
Canadian Hostelling Association is hiring a Relief Wilderness Relief Manager for the summer season, covering days off of regular managers at small 20-38 bed wilderness hostels in Banff, Jasper, Kananaskis or Nordegg. The work involves hosting guests, chopping wood, carrying water and lighting campfires, on a 7 days on / 7 days off schedule. Pay is $18.20 per hour starting in May, with 6% vacation entitlement and free staff accommodation on site.
Pay:
$18.20 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Cover days off of regular managers at wilderness hostels
- Host guests staying in backcountry cabins
- Chop wood, carry water and light campfires
- Work a 7 days on / 7 days off schedule
Requirements summary:
- Own transportation
- Comfort with 7 days on / 7 days off schedule
- Pass comprehensive background checks
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · adp
- Employer posting date
- 2025-08-06
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Business operations |
| Schedule | day |
| Seasonal | Yes |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Outdoors, Client sites, Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Background checks | criminal record, references |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Canadian Hostelling Association
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 4 |
To apply for this position, please send your resume to [email protected] or please contact me at (403) 760-9001.
CHOP WOOD, CARRY WATER, LIGHT CAMPFIRES, GET PAID!
OK, maybe you won’t get rich – but if you’re looking for a true Canadian Wilderness experience, this job may be for you.
Hostelling International is looking to fill the position of Relief Wilderness Relief Manager for the Summer season. This person will work at Wilderness hostels of the Banff National Park, Jasper National Parks, Kananaskis or Nordegg. These small 20-38 bed hostels located off the beaten path, covering the days off of the regular managers at each facility.
Some of these hostels are what we call “rustic”. They have no electricity or running water, but do have telephone or internet. Other hostels are fully on the grid. They all have the excellent benefit of waking up to the peaceful quiet of the Wilderness. You will be able to count the millions of stars so far away from the city, or simply being surrounded by the vastness and indescribable beauty of rugged mountains, hanging glaciers and 400-metre tall waterfalls.
If you have your own transportation, think you’d like to be a host to our guests staying in these little backcountry cabins, are ok with a 7 day on / 7 day off schedule, want to spend your time off hiking, biking and climbing in some of the most beautiful areas that Canada has to offer, please apply today!
This is a salaried position based on a wage of $18.20 per hour and will start at the beginning of May. It includes a 6% vacation entitlement and on site staff accommodation is provided at no cost at each hostel.
If you want an idea of what life is like as an employee of HI Canada in the wilderness networks, check out the stories in "our Stories" section of this page : https://hihostels.ca/careers/work-at-a-wilderness-hostel
Background Checks
As part of our standard hiring procedure, successful candidates will be subject to comprehensive background checks. These checks may include employment verification, reference checks, educational qualifications verification, and criminal record checks where applicable.
About HI
We love travelling. To us, travel isn’t just about going places, it’s also about meeting people, discovering cultures, eating new food and most of all, learning how people do things differently than we do back home.
We believe that through hostelling, we become more conscious about the world around us; and we can even make the world a better place. Our mission is to build a community of conscious travellers who share a greater understanding of people, places and cultures through our network of hostels and people.
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