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Tour Guide
Employer
Rocky Mountain Scenic Tours LtdDate Posted
July 02, 2024Languages
English or French-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $18.00 hourly
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Work Hours 30 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Oct 30, 2024
Employer
Rocky Mountain Scenic Tours Ltd
Languages
English or French
Education
College/CEGEP
Asset languages
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
Work site environment
Outdoors
Tasks
- Drive sightseeing or tour vehicle
- Confirm transportation and accommodation reservations
- Collect administration or entrance fees
- Co-ordinate recreation activities
- Describe points of interest, answer questions and supply information
- Resolve itinerary and other problems
- Ensure and monitor luggage transfers
- Assist clients with check-in procedures for accomodation and/or transportation
- Utilize microphones or other communication device to provide directions and other pertinent information to visitors
- 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
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Conduct guided tours of museums, gallery exhibitions and historical, heritage and other sites, answer inquiries and provide information
- Transport or escort individuals or groups on tours of cities, waterways and industrial and other establishments
Number of tours guided
1 - 4 tours
Geographical areas of specialization
- Canada
- China
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Walking
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for youths
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
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Interest Codes
- SOCIAL
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Interest in speaking to sightseers to answer questions; may sell souvenirs
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying information to describe points of interest, supply information and provide historical and cultural facts related to the site
- directive
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Interest in making transportation and other arrangements
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.
Abilities
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Mental Abilities
General Learning Ability
Verbal Ability
Numerical Ability
Visual Abilities
Spatial Perception
Form Perception
Clerical Perception
Physical Abilities
Motor Coordination
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Interest Codes
- SOCIAL
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Interest in speaking to sightseers when visiting and describing points of interest
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying information to confirm reservations for transportation and accommodations, and to meet prepared itineraries
- directive
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Interest in planning and carrying out recreational activities; and in resolving problems with itineraries, service and accommodations
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.
Abilities
Compared to my abilities
The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.