Whitewater Rafting Guide

Employment Information

  • Post ID: 352912613
  • Open Date: December 5, 2024
  • Close Date: February 12, 2025
  • Organization: Nahanni River Adventures & Canadian River Expeditions
  • Sector: Hospitality & Tourism
  • Business Location:Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
  • Total Views: 219
  • Duration: 16 calendar days (12 business days)
  • Last Updated: 2 weeks ago
  • Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/yukon/whitehorse/352912613/whitewater-rafting-guide/
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Job Details

  • Experience: Not mandatory
  • Job Vacancies: 3
  • Compensation: $22.00 to $25.00 per hour (To be negotiated) / 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Anticipated Start Date: : 2025-05-01
  • Apply by: email to [email protected]
  • Education: High school graduation certificate

Job Description

Tasks

  • Escort groups on outdoor sport and recreational trips
  • Assemble camping gear and supplies
  • Advise on specific regulations such as hunting and fishing laws and boating regulations, follow environmental guidelines and prevent violations
  • Operate and maintain watercraft
  • Plan trips
  • Prepare meals
  • 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
  • Set up emergency shelters
  • Address customers’ complaints or concerns
  • Assist clients/guests with special needs

Experience and specialization

Guide specialization

  • Rafting

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate
  • Wilderness First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • Advanced Wilderness First Aid Certificate

Benefits

Financial benefits

  • Gasoline paid
  • Mileage paid

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site amenities
  • On-site housing options
  • On-site recreation and activities
  • Other benefits
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Team building opportunities
  • Transportation provided by employer
  • Parking available