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Whitewater Rafting Guide
Employer
Chinook RaftingDate Posted
November 24, 2025Languages
English-
Location Banff, AB
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Earnings $22.00 to $30.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 30 to 60 hours per week
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Position Seasonal Full Time
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Vacancies 6  Vacancies
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Closing Date Dec 24, 2025
Employer
Chinook Rafting
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- In/on water
- Wet/damp
Tasks
- Escort groups on outdoor sport and recreational trips
- Operate and maintain watercraft
- Plan trips
- Operate communication (including emergency) devices
- Maintain equipment
- Provide outdoor, wilderness and wildlife instruction
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Train or assist in the training of other workers
- Leading/instructing groups
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Boat Handling Course Certificate
Guide specialization
Rafting
Specialization or experience
Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions
Are you authorized to work in Canada?
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Gratuities
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
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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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