tour guide

Kanoe People Ltd.
Whitehorse, YT, CA
$24,5 an hour (estimated)
Permanent
  • Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
  • Langue de travail : Anglais
  • Heures de travail : 35 hours per week
  • Education :
  • Expérience :

Education

Bachelor's degree

Asset languages

  • Portuguese
  • Spanish; Castilian

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Sales

Tasks

  • Drive sightseeing or tour vehicle
  • Confirm transportation and accommodation reservations
  • Collect administration or entrance fees
  • Resolve itinerary and other problems
  • Develop and deliver commentaries
  • Sell souvenirs
  • Receive payments from customers
  • Provide clients with information
  • Plan trips
  • Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone and booking appointments
  • Maintain inventory of supplies
  • Answer clients' inquiries and provide information
  • Answer written and oral inquiries
  • Provide customer service
  • Administer first aid in emergency situations
  • Track and report on current feed inventory

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate

Type of guide

  • Meet and greet local guide
  • On-site local guide
  • Driver-guide, local

Tours focus

Boat tours

Guide specialization

General outdoors guiding

Transportation / travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel for extended periods
  • Driver's abstract

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Punctuality

Screening questions

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

  • 2 years to less than 3 years
  • 2 days ago