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Mountain Guide
Employer
Yamnuska Mountain AdventuresDate Posted
November 20, 2024Languages
English-
Location Canmore, AB
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Earnings $37.50 to $39.50 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 30 to 44 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Dec 20, 2024
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
- SOCIAL
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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
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Interest in co-ordinating information to plan itineraries for trips and expeditions; to arrange transportation; and to follow environmental guidelines and prevent violations
- OBJECTIVE
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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
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It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
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