Great Lakes Educator
Inland Seas Education Association
The Great Lakes Educator delivers education programming on shore and aboard the schooners Inland Seas, Utopia, and Alliance, under the leadership of the Education Coordinator. Programs are primarily based out of Suttons Bay, MI, but also include various ports throughout the Great Lakes region during the summer. The GL Educator supports development of ISEA programming, completes tasks that support the education activities of ISEA, and participates in ship operations as needed.
Position benefits include opportunities to travel by sail and live aboard a tall ship schooner, explore streams and watersheds with participants ashore, and develop new programs for ISEA audiences.
Come share your passion for the Great Lakes with learners of all ages while you work and play outdoors in, on, and around the beautiful waters of the Great Lakes.
Link:
https://schoolship.org/about-isea/join-our-team/
Ship's Cook
Inland Seas Education Association
Inland Seas Education Association is looking for someone with a positive attitude to fill the position of Ship’s Cook for the 2023 season aboard the schooners Alliance and Inland Seas. The cook is required to manage the galley and plan and prepare healthy meals for 5–45 people. This is a full-time seasonal position, from the end of April through September 2023. Pay is $150/day and the cook may live aboard the vessel if desired.
Link:
https://schoolship.org/about-isea/join-our-team/
Mate
Inland Seas Education Association
Inland Seas Education Association is looking for someone with a positive attitude to fill the position of Mate for the 2023 season aboard the schooners Inland Seas and Alliance. This spring, Alliance will be traveling from the Chesapeake Bay to the Great Lakes where she’ll be doing education programs for the remainder of the 2023 season. Inland Seas Education Association operates two schooners based in northern Michigan that travel the Great Lakes.
Link:
https://schoolship.org/about-isea/join-our-team/
Seasonal Educator Deckhand
Inland Seas Education Association
Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) seeks an enthusiastic, hard-working individual to join our team as a Seasonal Educator Deckhand. This position is responsible for delivering educational programming and serving as a crew member aboard the traditionally rigged tall ship schooner, Inland Seas. This position requires participation in a DOT-approved drug testing program.
The 2023 season will include delivering day-sails and overnight programs around the
Grand Traverse Bay region of northern Lake Michigan, the Straits of Mackinac, Detroit, MI, and Chicago, IL.
Primary Responsibilities:
Educator
Deliver educational units to student, family, and community groups that emphasize hands-on learning and relate to Great Lakes topics.
Lead group lessons during overnight programs, including science, sailing, and team-building activities.
Provide support to education programming, including but not limited to: maintenance of program equipment, lead program activities, and develop new activities for overnight programs.
Deckhand & Ship Operations
Train to fill the role of crew member aboard Inland Seas.
Participate in a pre-employment and random drug test program as required by the United States Coast Guard.
Learn assigned emergency response duties.
Assist in directing passengers in a safe manner aboard the ship.
Understand and comply with the ship’s rules, policies, and Standing Orders.
Assist with cleaning, maintenance, and repairs as needed.
Term:
May – mid-August (4 months).
Compensation:
A stipend of up to $7,200 is available.
Sea Service documentation is available for those interested in continuing in the professional maritime industry.
Room & Board:
On-site, shared dormitory housing is reserved and available for non-local candidates at our Suttons Bay campus.
Apply by email with resume and letter of interest:
Jillian Votava, STEM & Internship Coordinator, jvotava@schoolship.org
Application preference for those received by Feb. 17, 2023.
Link:
https://schoolship.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Educator-Deckhand-Posting-2023-1.pdf
2nd Mate- Tahiti to Hawaii
Sea Education Association (SEA)
Looking for credentialed mariner with 200T (or higher) OCEAN/Aux Sail USCG License with OICNW, interested in joining the crew for this college semester, sailing from Tahiti to Hawaii. This work period begins 23March2023 and ends 21May2023.
Link:
https://sea.edu/program-list/oceans-climate-spring-2023/
Seasonal Relief Captain
Traverse Tall Ship Company
Traverse Tall Ship Company is seeking a Captain to serve aboard both the Schooner Manitou and the Sailing Yacht Scout. Both vessels are based in the thriving tourist town of Traverse City, Michigan and conduct multiple sails each day on the waters of Grand Traverse Bay. The Captain will split time between the vessels in a five day on, two day off rotation.
Link:
https://tallshipsailing.com/jobs/captain-seasonal/
Cook
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Ernestina-Morrissey
Job Description:
We are seeking a Ship’s Cook for Ernestina-Morrissey. The ship will be sailing to the Gulf Coast in March for three tall ship events. Then returning to New England for the rest of the sailing season. Doing a mix of educational sails, deck tours, public day sails and other port events throughout New England. The galley is completely new with all new equipment. The galley is equipped with separate built-in freezer, refrigerator, 6 burner industrial propane stove with large oven. Room for full sheet pans on three racks. All stainless steel countertops. This galley meets FDA requirements. The Cook will be responsible for three meals a day and home made snacks for ship’s crew of 10 to 13 and up to 22 trainees when they are aboard the vessel for programs. Because this is a new galley the cook will need to set up the galley and put together a wish list of equipment and other galley items needed. This position is also the Hygiene Officer. The ship’s cook is in charge of food safety and hygiene of the ship. Some of the key responsibilities but not limited to are: to ensure that food is handled in a safe manner, wholesome, meets the crews dietary needs, correctly labeled and stored. Also the cook oversees the crew and trainees that the vessel is cleaned daily to a high standard. The cook is not expected to do much of the cleaning, just to make sure that it is being done thoroughly to the prescribed procedures and logged.
Link:
https://tallshipsamerica.org/billet-bank/available-jobs/?job_id=56109
Full Time Captain
Marimed Foundation
We are looking for a Captain (Master Year Around Sailing) for the SSV Makani Olu. This is a full time salaried position with full medical, dental, and vision (premiums paid by the organization), paid time off, 403b retirement (up to 10% match after 1 year by the organization), and FSA.
Did we mention this position is in sunny and beautiful Hawaii? The position is responsible for overseeing the crew, maintenance of the vessel, ensuring that we are meeting all USCG regulations, and instruction of sailing school students and Maritime Careers Exploration & Placement students. Please check out our website at www.marimed.org for more information on the program.
Required credentials:
100 ton master near coastal with auxiliary sail endorsement
2 years of sailing/watch officer verifiable experience
If interested, please send us your resume and credentials to info@marimed.org so we can set up an interview (in-person at the conference or via zoom if you will not be there).
Seasonal Captain May-August
Rozalia Project for a clean ocean
The position is for 4 months of full-time work, involving approximately 10 weeks of programming in coastal waters. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, sailing as master of Rozalia Project’s Research Vessel, American Promise with all ancillary duties. Including but not limited to boat repair and maintenance, sailing, trip planning, navigation, daily safety checks of vessel, maintaining fuel and ship logs, sail training with onboard volunteers, tender operations and assisting program leaders with other mission related activities. There is opportunity to participate in cleanups, education and other mission related activities.
Position Requirements
Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7-h28bjRARQd50bNOqJmCLMwBtEL4zZ26spJjyvpl-6DOSA/viewform
First Mate/Food Captain
Rozalia Project for a clean ocean
Rozalia Project invites applications for a seasonal. full-time position of First Mate with cooking experience. Rozalia Project is a non-profit organization working to clean and protect the ocean and conserve a healthy, thriving marine ecosystem. Rozalia Project leads expeditions aboard our 60’ Sailing Oceanographic Sailing Vessel, American Promise. Based out of Mamaroneck, NY this winter, Kittery, Maine in the summer, our Expeditions are a combination of marine debris cleanups, solutions based science research and education. Our 2023 season will take us as far south as NYC and North throughout the Gulf of Maine in the Northern Atlantic Ocean.
Position Summary
The position is for 4 months of work (May through end of August), involving approximately 10 weeks of programming on coastal waters. Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, sailing as First Mate of Rozalia Project’s Research Vessel, American Promise, provision, meal planning and cooking with all ancillary duties.
Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSey36cEAasSYBQrbYBrBiVyxHpQe0p0F7dgf4QaNOKjTiBDJg/viewform
Part-time Administrative Assistant
Call of the Sea
Call of the Sea (COTS) announces the recruitment of an Administrative Assistant for this nonprofit organization. The new position will report directly to the COTS CEO.
The Administrative Assistant helps coordinate COTS’s day-to-day administrative and human resources activities. This important staff member is expected to interact with COTS’s staff, contractors, vendors, volunteers, and members of the community. He/she/they will bring administrative skills that will ensure that COTS runs smoothly.
The primary responsibilities of the COTS Administrative Assistant could include:
Assist the CEO in the administration of COTS’s employee benefits programs according to company policies and the Employment Handbook.
Organize and maintain COTS’s records and files in accordance with the board’s record retention policy. This includes contracts and HR records.
Interact with banking and accounting personnel to provide information needed for COTS’s annual audit.
Assist CEO with the timely presentation of financial reports to the board.
Track various compliance deadlines from the IRS, grantors and agencies.
Coordinate the timely payment of incoming invoices with the bookkeeper.
Assist the CEO in board and committee meeting logistics, including scheduling meetings.
Assist with day-to-day office functions, including ordering supplies.
Assist with development tasks including donation acknowledgements and database entries.
Assist with registrations for summer camps and educational programs.
Assist with HR processes for onboarding crew, such as the drug testing program and background checks.
Assist with special events planning and logistics
Salary: $24,000/year
Link:
https://callofthesea.org
All Positions
Tall Ship Lynx
Lynx is looking for all positions on deck .
Lynx does extensive offshore sailing, Lynx does educational, and other day and Sunset work. If you are looking to immerse yourself on one of the finest ships and one of the newest in the fleet of traditionally rigged vessels, I would like to talk to you. Looking for 9 month to 1 year commitments, guaranteed wages with additional earning potential, Live aboard.
First Mate
Marimed Foundation
We are looking for a First Mate (Year Around Sailing) for the SSV Makani Olu. This is a full time salaried position with full medical, dental, and vision (premiums paid by the organization), paid time off, 403b retirement (up to 10% match after 1 year by the organization), and FSA.
Did we mention this position is in sunny and beautiful Hawaii? The position is responsible for overseeing the crew in the Captain’s absence, maintenance of the vessel, and instruction of sailing school students and Maritime Careers Exploration & Placement students. Please check out our website at www.marimed.org for more information on the program.
Required credentials:
100 ton master near coastal with auxiliary sail endorsement
1 year of sailing/watch officer verifiable experience
If interested, please send us your resume and credentials to info@marimed.org so we can set up an interview (in-person at the conference or via zoom if you will not be there).
Link:
None
Deckhand • Educator • Cook - various positions
Schooner Adventure
The SCHOONER ADVENTURE is the Flagship of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and one of the last operating Essex-built fishing schooners on the water. We are looking for seasonal crew the 2023 season, which is also the celebration of 400 years since the founding of Gloucester, America’s oldest seaport.
Deckhands onboard Adventure are responsible for:
• safe and proper operation of the vessel during sailing evolutions;
• ongoing maintenance of the vessel;
• delivering educational curriculum;
• welcoming guests on board and proactively engaging with passengers;
• participating in dockside and community events.
As a deckhand, you must be willing to positively represent Adventure to the public, participate in all aspects of shipboard life (such as chores, sail prep, sailing, interfacing with the public, merchandise, maintenance, stowing gear, drills and training, etc). You will be living and working aboard the historic schooner Adventure with up to 9 other crew members and volunteers.
Deckhands may be assigned ancillary roles such as Purser, Bosun, and Educational Liaison based on skills and interest. These roles will include additional pay and responsibilities.
All crew will report directly to the Captain and mate. Paid crew will work closely with volunteer crew and land-based staff members to create the overall Adventure experience.
Our Program
Adventure sails from June through September each year, doing a combination of public, educational charter and community sails. This summer we will be striving to offer free sails to local people from marginalized and underserved sectors of the community, as part of our belief that Adventure belongs to all of Gloucester and Cape Ann.
Link:
https://schooner-adventure.org/
MATE- Ocean License
Sea Education Association (SEA)
Join the crew of the SSV Robert C. Seamans as one of the Mates. Lots of opportunities for someone with a USCG Ocean Mate or master, Aux sail and OICNW. Cruise tracks can include ports like: Tahiti, Hawaii, American Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand....
Link:
https://sea.edu/
MATE- Near Coastal License
Sea Education Association (SEA)
Join the SEA crew on either SSV Corwith Cramer or SSV Robert C. Seamans, sailing in either the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans.
We are hiring for positions available in the near future and through winter 2024.
Link:
https://sea.edu/
Mate
Sultana Education Foundation
The Mate is responsible for the safe operation of the schooner Sultana under the direction of the Captains, and is integral to the educational program under the direction of the Captains and Education Director. Sultana’s sailing season runs from March to November each year, during which Sultana conducts programs for students of all ages. In the Spring and Fall, programs focus
on late elementary age students for 1.5 - 3 hours. In the summer, Sultana operates multi-day summer camp programs, including some liveaboard programs..
Link:
https://sultanaeducation.org/employment/
Mate
Schooner Tree of Life
Seeking First Mate for summer 2023. Must have experience and skills in wooden boat maintenance and marine systems repair and maintenance. Sailing in southern New England and Maine this summer. Email Captain Paul Morse at pmorse22@gmail.com
Cook
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation
The Kalmar Nyckel has a mission of education conducting short education daysails and tours for school field trips during our spring and fall seasons and a short period of time in the summer for summer camp visits. The ship also makes several short trips from Norfolk, VA to New England. The Kalmar Nyckel takes guests sailing on 2-3 hours sails in Delaware ports and other ports up and down the coast, ending with our favorite festival in Chestertown, MD.
The cook's responsibilities include cooking two to three meals a day for our volunteer and professional crew, provisioning the ship, and overseeing the cleanliness and hygiene of the galley. We have a 6 burner Garland stove, ample fridge and freezer space, an industrial coffee maker, an ice maker, and a washer/dryer on board. Plus lots of head room, a private cabin, and the great staff and volunteers to work with. 1 week of paid vacation is part of the contract. This position is for the 2023 sailing season: April through early November. Send resumes to chief mate james.fitzgerald@kalmarnyckel.org We intend to fill this position as soon as possible.
Executive Director
Bayshore Center at Bivalve
Specific responsibilities include:
Oversee the day-to-day operation of all aspects of the Bayshore Center including the hiring, firing and evaluation of staff required to accomplish BCB’s work.
Oversee the development of strategic, effective fundraising programs that will grow unrestricted funds and capital reserves.
Recruit and manage the volunteers needed for the organization to accomplish its work.
Create a professional work environment by adhering to sound human resource practices, encouraging best practices, professional development, and a collaborative work ethic.
Ensure proper management, conservation, and maintenance of BCB’s physical plant and tangible assets.
Work with the board of directors to develop a strategic plan for the organization.
Work closely with the Board Chair on priority issues affecting BCB’s ability to operate effectively. Provide staff support to the Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, and other board committees as needed.
Ensure that all corporate documents are updated, accessible, and safely stored.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred
At least ten years of meaningful work experience nonprofit management; previous successful experience in an executive director or leadership position preferred.
Experience in development, including government and community relations.
Demonstrated ability to effectively handle a wide variety of roles including leadership, strategic planning, communications, finance, administration, data management and technology. The Bayshore Center intends to operate through a very small staff and the Executive Director will be responsible for management or direct implementation of all the organization’s functions.
Proven ability to effectively motivate and manage staff
Strong interpersonal and communications skills
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a volunteer Board of Trustees
Energetic and entrepreneurial
Familiarity with tall ship operations is a plus
Link:
https://www.bayshorecenter.org/get-involved/employment/
Chief Mate
Bayshore Center at Bivalve
The Chief Mate is the ship’s executive officer and assists the captain in management of the ship’s operations.
This position is an opportunity for professional mariners in traditional sail to develop in a leadership position. We seek applicants who are passionate about traditional sail, the continuance of tall ship seamanship and sail training. The Chief Mate works with the captain to manage programs and the safe operation of the vessel. The Chief Mate oversees training of the ship’s crew and volunteers. As executive officer, the Chief Mate attends to operational details of the vessel to ensure the seaworthiness of the ship and crew. The Chief Mate manages the vessels rigging, departments, daily schedule, safety systems, personnel, and maintenance. Applicants must have traditional sail experience. Applicants must have experience as a deck watch officer, rigging, and management of crew and vessel operations. Applicants should have previous experience on traditional sailing vessels and familiarity with engineering systems.
Requires at least 3 years traditional sail experience, including as a deck officer (unlicensed or with 100 ton Aux Sail). Opportunity for Relief Captain work if appropriately licensed.
This is a seasonal, full-time, liveaboard position. Starting immediately through October.
Link:
https://www.bayshorecenter.org/get-involved/employment/
Cook
Bayshore Center at Bivalve
The Cook is responsible for providing three healthy meals for a crew of 8-10 people each day, while providing for dietary restrictions. Other responsibilities include meal planning, budgeting,
provisioning, and overseeing sanitation and cleanliness of the galley. Experience cooking for groups of people is required, working on board a traditionally rigged sailing vessel is a plus.
This is a full-time, seasonal, liveaboard position, starting in late April, running through October.
Link:
https://www.bayshorecenter.org/get-involved/employment/
Bosun
Bayshore Center at Bivalve
The Bosun is responsible for overseeing and conducting maintenance of sails, rigging, and hull.
The Bosun also participates in onboard and shore-based programming. Marlinspike seamanship and other bosunry skills aboard a traditionally rigged sailing vessel are required. Education experience is a plus.
This is a seasonal, full-time, liveaboard position, starting immediately, through October.
Link:
https://www.bayshorecenter.org/get-involved/employment/
Deckhand\ Educator
Bayshore Center at Bivalve
Responsibilities of a Deckhand/Educator include participating in onboard and shore-based programming and participating in vessel maintenance and operations. A strong environmental ethic, plenty of stamina, flexibility, and a positive attitude are required. Environmental education experience and experience working aboard a traditionally rigged sailing vessel are strongly recommended.
This is a full-time, seasonal, liveaboard position, starting immediately through October.
Link:
https://www.bayshorecenter.org/get-involved/employment/
