Tour Guide

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
**Asset languages**:

- Spanish; Castilian
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- In/on water
**Work setting**:

- Urban area
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Various locations
- On-site customer service
**Tasks**:

- Drive sightseeing or tour vehicle
- Confirm transportation and accommodation reservations
- Collect administration or entrance fees
- Co-ordinate recreation activities
- Describe points of interest
- Resolve itinerary and other problems
- Ensure and monitor luggage transfers
- Attend to hotel, airport, train and other check-in and check-out procedures
- Develop and deliver commentaries
- Utilize microphones or other communication devices
- 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
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Driver's License
**Type of guide**:

- Tour Director
- Escorted group travel guide
- Escorted individual travel guide
- Meet and greet local guide
- Driver-guide, local
**Tours focus**:

- Sightseeing
- Bus tours
- Walking tours
**Number of tours guided**:

- 10 tours and +
**Geographical areas of specialization**:

- Canada
**Security and safety**:

- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
- Willing to travel regularly
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job
**Financial benefits**:

- Commission