Sightseeing Bus Driver

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Sightseeing
- Outdoors
**Tasks**:

- Operate buses, school busses or streetcars to transport passengers
- Provide passengers with information on fares, schedules and stops
- Collect fares and record transactions
- Report delays, mechanical problems and accidents
- Load and unload vehicle
- Direct passengers during emergency evacuation procedures
- Deal with public
- Utilize microphones or other communication devices
- Sell souvenirs
- Develop and deliver commentaries
- Describe points of interest
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Collect administration or entrance fees
- Conduct guided tours of museums, gallery exhibitions and historical, heritage and other sites, answer inquiries and provide information
**Type of guide**:

- Step-on local guide
- On-site local guide
- Driver-guide, local
**Tours focus**:

- Historical sites
- Bus tours
- Boat tours
**Number of tours guided**:

- 5 - 10
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Initiative
- Excellent written communication
- Dependability
**Financial benefits**:

- Gratuities
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week