Winter Wilderness Guide

**2024/2025 ALGONQUIN WILDERNESS TOUR COMPANY POSITIONS AVAILABLE**
**Position: Algonquin Winter Wilderness Guide**
**Terms**:Per diem wage plus tips, shared accommodation
**Employer**:Voyageur Quest
**Location**:based out of Algonquin Park Access Pt #1, east of South River, Ontario

**Voyageur Quest **is a wilderness tour company specializing in Algonquin Park. Our facilities—the Algonquin Log Cabin, the Algonquin Cottages, Islands, and Voyageur Outfitter—are all located at Algonquin Park’s northwest corner around Access Pt #1. Our head office, reservations, and logistics are centred in our Toronto office.

**ALGONQUIN WINTER WILDERNESS GUIDE**

**Voyageur Quest **is looking for Algonquin Winter Wilderness Guides - Winter Camping Specialists. The work includes guiding winter camping trips for both adult and student programs such as Learn to Winter Camp, School programs and Duke of Edinbrugh Winter Adventurous Journeys. Applicants should have strong leadership, facilitation and interpretative skills and be comfortable speaking about Algonquin flora, fauna, night sky and local culture. Solid winter wilderness camping and winter travel skills with an emphasis on winter safety are essential.

**Applicants should have the following certifications, skills, and experience**:

- Ability to Snowshoe
- Ability to Backcountry ski
- Strong Nature and Wildlife interpretation
- Ice Safety knowledge/certification
- Love being outdoors in the winter
- Strong guiding and leadership experience in a wilderness environment
- Guide personal equipment - snowshoes, back country skis, boots and poles, wilderness first aid kit, appropriate winter clothing. Rental of some of this equipment is possible.
- Commercial hospitality experience (with serving meals, kitchen help, lodge welcomes, tidying) and a strong desire to optimize customer satisfaction
- Clear and satisfactory criminal record check
- A driver’s license and a car is an asset to get you to and from for your days off.

**Responsibilities**
- Lead groups of winter wilderness adventurers on outdoor excursions.
- Provide guidance and instruction on winter skills.
- Ensure the safety and well-being of all participants during activities.
- Utilize strong communication skills to interact with diverse groups.
- Demonstrate leadership qualities in decision-making and problem-solving situations.
- Incorporate teaching methods to educate participants on environmental awareness and conservation practices.
- Ability to host and guide from our unique off the grid buildings and to handle and to offer general operation support for the programs and infrastructure needs.

**Contracts Available**:early December 2024 to approx 3rd week in March 2025
Training: Approx first week in December
**Salary**:$180-225 per day (as per ESA, commensurate with certifications, experience and leadership) plus guest tips to staff directly.
**Other**:Shared accommodation available

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Contract length: 4 months

Pay: $180.00-$220.00 per day

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Application question(s):

- Do you have a wilderness first aid certification?
- Tell us about your experience with winter camping, snowshoeing, and backcountry skiing.

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-12-01