Join Our Team!
Denali Education Center is a diverse organization, with our roots firmly planted in the local communities and Denali National Park and Preserve. We welcome hard-working, motivated, and fun individuals to join the Denali Education Center team. Without our year-round and seasonal staff, we cannot connect youth, travelers, and locals to Denali. Everyone plays a crucial role in informing, engaging, and inspiring people to “Get Denali” and value wild places everywhere. Our pay is competitive, and the company couldn’t be better. Join us today!
Positions Available
Summer 2023 Positions
Denali Discovery Camp Instructor
- Spend two weeks in Denali National Park leading a group of 10 campers in a hybrid day camp/overnight camping trip alongside a park ranger at Denali Discovery Camp.
- We are looking for enthusiastic instructors who are passionate about getting kids outdoors to explore nature’s classroom, who can work collaboratively and are self-motivated, and who can serve as a mentor to high-school-aged Instructors-in-Training.
- Job runs June 19-23 and/or June 26-30, 2023, plus paid instructor training June 15-16
- To apply, email Shannon Conway, Youth Programs Manager at youth@denali.org
- Click here to see the full job description
Summer Educator
- The Summer Educator is based in Talkeetna and will work with our Talkeetna Coordinator to personalize and deliver programs for tour groups of up to 50 people.
- The Summer Educator will also lead DEC’s weekly Timber Tots program, help with program set-up and break-down, and ensure the Susitna Hall is clean and presentable.
- Wednesday morning and Saturday afternoon availability is required.
- To apply, email Kellie Laurson, Talkeetna Coordinator at kellie@denali.org
- Click here to see the full job description
Denali Discovery Camp Instructor-in-Training
- An opportunity aimed at high-school-aged individuals to learn the ropes of day camp instruction.
- Job runs June 19-23 and/or June 26-30, 2023, plus paid instructor training June 15-16
- To apply, email Shannon Conway, Youth Programs Manager at youth@denali.org
Talkeetna Discovery Camp Instructor-in-Training
- An opportunity aimed at high-school-aged individuals to learn the ropes of day camp instruction.
- Job runs July 10-14 and/or July 17-21, 2023, plus paid instructor training two days before camp (TBD)
- To apply, email Shannon Conway, Youth Programs Manager at youth@denali.org
Not ready to join us this summer? If you’re interested in working with a dynamic and fun bunch of people in 2024, check back in December when we start posting available positions. We accept letters of interest anytime at info@denali.org. Here’s to another wonderful season of connecting people to Denali!
VOLUNTEER
Contact us about volunteer opportunities!
We welcome Volunteers at Denali Education Center anytime! We’d love to have you if you’re interested in sweeping a hike, hauling gravel, gardening, working our fundraising events, or any other tasks.
For more information about volunteering, please contact info@denali.org!
About Us
Denali Education Center is a non-advocacy, for-purpose organization and a proud Denali National Park and Preserve partner. Our mission is to promote understanding and appreciation of Denali through fun, informative, and inspiring programs. Our 10-acre Denali campus is home to 24 guest rooms, a combined classroom and dining hall, a lecture hall, an educational yurt, an employee kitchen/bath facility, and employee cabins. Our Denali campus is located along the Nenana River and just outside Denali National Park and Preserve. In Denali, we host week-long adult learning vacations, youth programs, community programs, evening events, and lectures.
Through our partnership with Denali National Park and Preserve and in cooperation with various organizations across Alaska, we host summer youth programs that vary in length and include 1-hour weekly offerings for 2-5 year-olds, week-long day-camps for 1st-8th graders, and week-long programs that explore Denali’s Wilderness, offered with both backpacking and basecamp style itineraries.
In June 2020, we merged with the Northern Susitna Institute in Talkeetna, allowing us to provide educational programs on a 3-acre campus with a public building (Susitna Hall), a shop/classroom, and a small employee housing unit. We are excited to offer a third year of youth programs and provide events, community programs, and lectures for tour groups in Talkeetna.
