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Join our great group of seasonal workers in Utladalen!
Are you a nature lover, committed and want to do physical outdoor work in the summer? Utladalen Naturhus Foundation and Utladalen Nasjonalparksenter AS have 3-4 vacancies as caretakers/tourist hosts for the summer season 2026. Utladalen Naturhus Foundation is responsible for the cultural landscape management in Heimre Utladalen. The main goal of the management is to preserve the cultural landscape and important natural types, safeguard biodiversity and nature restoration. Utladalen Nasjonalparksenter AS runs a visitor center for the national park with an exhibition and a small café with simple food and a small store. We also participate in the operation of Avdalen gard in the 2026 season. Those who are hired are mainly caretakers, but will take some shifts as tourist hosts in the national park center, and as hosts at Avdalen gard.
Working period:
Mainly from June 15 - August 28, 2026, but it is possible to apply for a shorter period to fit the school holidays.
Written applications with CV and references should be sent by e-mail to post@utladalen.no by February 26, 2026. If you have any questions about the positions, please contact Managing Director Monika Lysne, tel. 90516686 or e-mail post@utladalen.no .
The application must state:
Date of birth
Date when you can start, how long you can work and any requests for time off/holiday
Relevant qualifications and attributes (chainsaw course, driver's license, etc.)
Any previous relevant work experience
Qualifications and job duties:
You must be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions and be in good physical condition to perform physically demanding work for several hours each day. We primarily seek individuals over the age of 18, but younger applicants may be considered.
The work involves working with mowers, clearing saws and various other tools. Other work that must be done must also be included, such as cleaning, supervising grazing animals, maintaining trails, helping at events, etc. The care work is carried out both down in Utladalen using ATVs as a means of transport, but also up on the mountainside, along trails and around stables. You will mostly work together with others in a work team, with a supervisor who will follow up on the work. Training is provided at the beginning of the work period. All equipment and protective equipment is available at the workplace.
Some of the work may involve hosting Avdalen farm. You will then be responsible for arranging and cooking for the guests (breakfast and simple dinner dishes) in addition to running a simple summer café up here, and cleaning the rooms and common areas. It may be appropriate to have a permanent person for this work from weeks 28-35, so please write in your application if you are interested in working only in Avdalen, or mainly as a care worker. If we cannot find a permanent person as a host in Avdalen, the care workers will have to take turns working one day every now and then as a host in Avdalen. Those who are hired must be flexible in their working hours related to the days as hosts, as the working day can be divided into breakfast and dinner shifts, with a longer break in between.
If there are applicants who are particularly suited to working mostly in care, or to working more in the café, something can be arranged for them to have time off.
We can offer:
Summer job outside in fantastic and unique nature!
Relevant work experience for students in forestry, wilderness, tourism, nature or cultural studies
Good training during working hours
Staff housing (free) for rural applicants
Salary agreed based on age, experience, qualifications and responsibilities
Personal characteristics:
You have practical skills
You are physically able to work outside for entire workdays with physically demanding tasks.
You have good collaboration skills and are independent in your work.
You are positive and service-oriented, and can communicate in English
You would like to have experience with care and care equipment (not a requirement)