Employment Information
- Post ID: 405126591
- Open Date: March 5, 2025
- Close Date: April 28, 2025
- Organization: Arctic Range Adventure
- Sector: Hospitality & Tourism
- Business Location:208A Strickland Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2J8
- Total Views: 200
- Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
- Last Updated: 9 hours ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/yukon/whitehorse/405126591/tour-guide/
Job Details
- Experience: Not mandatory
- Job Vacancies: 8
- Compensation: $20.50 per hour / 35 to 40 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected], by mail
- Education: High school graduation certificate
Job Description
Tasks
- Drive sightseeing or tour vehicle
- Confirm transportation and accommodation reservations
- 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
- Attend to international border crossings
- 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
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- 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
Experience and specialization
Type of guide
- Tour Director
- 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
Number of tours guided
- 10 tours and +
Geographical areas of specialization
- Canada
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Benefits
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