Overview
Tour guide Jobs in Whitehorse, Canada at Northern Tales Travel Services
- Durée de l’emploi:
Permanent - Langue de travail:
Anglais - Heures de travail: 35 hours per week
- Education:
- Expérience:
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Outdoors
- 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
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- 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
- Historical sites
- Sightseeing
- Bus tours
- Walking tours
- Canada
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Valid driver’s licence
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
- Outgoing
- 1 to less than 7 months
- Flexible hours
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Bonus
- Life insurance
Education
Work site environment
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Type of guide
Tours focus
Geographical areas of specialization
Security and safety
Transportation/travel information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Personal suitability
Experience
Employment terms options
Health benefits
Financial benefits
Title: Tour guide
Company: Northern Tales Travel Services
Location: Whitehorse, Canada
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