Guide, outdoor
Arctic Range Adventure
Whitehorse
Permanent
$21 per hour
Guide, outdoor
Arctic Range Adventure
$21 per hour
Permanent
Salary
$21 per hour
Job Type
Permanent
Category
Sports / Recreation
- Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education:
- Expérience:
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Asset languages
- Japanese
- Spanish; Castilian
- Korean
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Sightseeing
- Canada
Work setting
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Remote location
Tasks
- Escort groups on outdoor sport and recreational trips
- Assemble camping gear and supplies
- Operate off-road vehicles
- Plan trips
- Operate photographic and video equipment
- Operate communication (including emergency) devices
- Set up and take down camps
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Maintain equipment
- Provide outdoor, wilderness and wildlife instruction
- Orienteering and/or survival
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Utilize microphones or other communication device to provide directions and other pertinent information to visitors
- Sell souvenirs
- Resolve itinerary and other problems
- Provide information on tipping customs, currency exchange rates, metric conversion and other details
- Ensure and monitor luggage transfers
- Drive sightseeing or tour vehicle
- Describe points of interest, answer questions and supply information
- Confirm transportation and accommodation reservations
- Co-ordinate recreation activities
- Assist clients with check-in procedures for accomodation and/or transportation
- Attend to international border crossings
- Co-ordinate activities with local tour guides or leaders of performance groups
- Collect administration or entrance fees
- Transport or escort individuals or groups on tours of cities, waterways and industrial and other establishments
- Conduct guided tours of museums, gallery exhibitions and historical, heritage and other sites, answer inquiries and provide information
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Type of guide
- Step-on local guide
- On-site local guide
- Meet and greet local guide
- Escorted group travel guide
- Escorted individual travel guide
- Driver-guide, local
- Tour Director
- Walking tour guide
Tours focus
- Historical sites
- Bus tours
- Walking tours
Number of tours guided
- 10 tours and +
Security and safety
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
- Willing to travel regularly
- Willing to travel
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Tight deadlines
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Excellent written communication
- Dependability
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Shift
- Flexible hours
- Morning
- Night
- On call
Experience
- Experience an asset
Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Gratuities
- Group insurance benefits
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
- Travel insurance
- Wellness program
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
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