tour guide

Northern Tales Travel Services
Whitehorse, YT, CA
$18,5-$20,5 an hour (estimated)
Permanent
  • Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
  • Langue de travail : Anglais
  • Heures de travail : 35 hours per week
  • Education :
  • Expérience :

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

Outdoors

Tasks

  • Drive sightseeing or tour vehicle
  • Collect administration or entrance fees
  • Co-ordinate recreation activities
  • Describe points of interest, answer questions and supply information
  • Resolve itinerary and other problems
  • Ensure and monitor luggage transfers
  • Assist clients with check-in procedures for accomodation and / or transportation
  • Utilize microphones or other communication device to provide directions and other pertinent information to visitors
  • Co-ordinate activities with local tour guides or leaders of performance groups
  • Provide information on tipping customs, currency exchange rates, metric conversion and other details
  • Sell souvenirs
  • Conduct guided tours of museums, gallery exhibitions and historical, heritage and other sites, answer inquiries and provide information
  • Transport or escort individuals or groups on tours of cities, waterways and industrial and other establishments

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate

Type of guide

  • Escorted group travel guide
  • Escorted individual travel guide
  • Step-on local guide
  • Meet and greet local guide
  • On-site local guide
  • Driver-guide, local
  • Walking tour guide

Tours focus

  • Historical sites
  • Sightseeing
  • Bus tours
  • Walking tours

Geographical areas of specialization

Canada

Security and safety

Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation / travel information

Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Punctuality
  • Outgoing

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Life insurance
  • 19 days ago
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