tour guide
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Asset languages:
Mandarin.
Work site environment:
Outdoors.
Tasks:
- 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.
- 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.
Tours focus:
Historical sites. Sightseeing.
Geographical areas of specialization:
Canada.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Attention to detail. Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Workplace information:
On the road job.
Financial benefits:
Gratuities.
Other benefits:
Free parking available. Team building opportunities.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
Supports for visible minorities:
Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.