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Mountain Guide

Employer

Yamnuska Mountain Adventures

Date Posted

November 20, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Canmore, AB
  • Earnings $37.50 to $39.50 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 to 44 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Dec 20, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Yamnuska Mountain Adventures

Languages

English

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Dangerous
  • Wet/damp

Work setting

Remote location

Tasks

  • Escort groups on outdoor sport and recreational trips
  • Assemble camping gear and supplies
  • Plan trips
  • Prepare meals
  • Operate communication (including emergency) devices
  • Set up and take down camps
  • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
  • Maintain equipment
  • Provide outdoor, wilderness and wildlife instruction
  • Orienteering and/or survival
  • Prevent legislation violations
  • Set up emergency shelters
  • Address customers' complaints or concerns
  • Assist clients/guests with special needs

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Advanced Wilderness First Aid Certificate
  • Level 2 avalanche, Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) Training
  • Ski Guide Certificate

Guide specialization

  • Mountain climbing
  • Rock Climbing

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

  • Willing to travel overnight
  • Willing to travel regularly
  • Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Mountain Guide is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Outdoor Sport and Recreational Guides
SOCIAL

Interest in speaking to provide instruction for activities such as canoeing, rafting and mountain climbing; and to advise on emergency and safety measures and specific regulations concerning hunting, fishing and boating

METHODICAL

Interest in co-ordinating information to plan itineraries for trips and expeditions; to arrange transportation; and to follow environmental guidelines and prevent violations

OBJECTIVE

Interest in handling to assemble equipment and supplies such as camping gear, rafts, life jackets, fishing tackle and food; and in transporting individuals and groups to sites; may prepare meals for groups and set up camps

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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