Job Details

Tour Guide

TOLOCO TOURS INC

Location: Banff, AB

Salary: $17.50 hourly for 30 hours per week

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Employment groups: Youth, Persons with disabilities, Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada

Terms of Employment: Term or contract (7-month contract), Full time

Expected Start Date: April 1, 2020

Benefits: Staff accommodation provided; Employee Discount

Employment conditions: Overtime, Day, Evening, Shift, Weekend, Night

Qualifications:

- Ability to communicate in English and in Japanese orally and in writing is required. 

- No degree, certificate or diploma is required.

- No specific credentials are required.

- No previous experience as a tour guide is required. 

Job Description

Job Duties: 

- Confirm transportation and accommodation reservations;

- Collect administration or entrance fees;

- Coordinate recreation activities for Japanese tourists;

- Describe points of interest in Japanese; 

- Resolve itinerary and other problems by communicating with Japanese tourists in Japanese; 

- Attend to hotel, airport, train and other check-in and check-out procedures

Job Details:

- Transportation/ Travel Information: You will be required to travel regularly.

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

- You are expected to effectively deal with work under pressure and repetitive tasks with attention to detail.

- The duties of a Tour guide are physically demanding, which requires standing for extended periods, walking, bending, crouching and kneeling.

Work Location Information: Various locations including rural area and remote location depending on tours provided

Job location: 244 Jasper way, Banff, AB T1L 1A5

Tour Details:

- Work Site Environment: Outdoors

- Tours Focus: Sightseeing, Walking tours

- Type of Guide: Escorted group travel guide, Escorted individual travel guide, Step-on local guide 

How to apply:

By email: hrtolocotours@gmail.com