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Bear & Whale Watching Interpretive Guide – Full-time (Seasonal)
Location: Glendale Cove, Knight Inlet, BC
Company Background: KnightInletLodgeisaworld-renownedgrizzlybearviewinglodgesituatedinthesouthernportionoftheGreatBearRainforest.Since1996KnightInletLodgehasfacilitatedwildlifeviewingexperiencesandeco-adventuresfordiscerningindividuals,couplesandfamilies.
Duties & Responsibilities: Weareseekinghighlymotivatedindividualswithexceptionalwildernessguiding,naturalhistoryinterpretation,andcommunicationskillstobecomeakeypartoftheteamindeliveringworld-classwildlifeviewingexperiencesatKnightInletLodge.
TheGuide’sprimaryobjectiveisinprovidingourgueststheopportunitytoviewandphotographwildlife,withanemphasisonsafety,andnaturalhistoryinterpretation.
Youwillberesponsibleforarangeofguidingdutiesintegraltodeliveringguestexperiences,including:
• careforguestsafetyandcomfort,includingtheaesthetic,safetyandfunctionoflodgeinfrastructureandequipment;
• maintainingpositiveinteractionswithguestsandco-workersthroughouttheday,includingatmealtimesandduringunscheduledperiods;
• supportingotherstaffintheirjobresponsibilitieswhenrequired;• participationinon-goinggrizzlybearresearchprojectssponsoredbyKnightInletLodge.
Required Skills, Certifications & Personality Characteristics Preferencewillbegiventoexperiencedguidesabletocommittotheentireseason(mid-Maytomid-October)andareinterestedinworkingmultipleseasons.
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Required Certifications;
• CurrentWildernessFirstAidwithLevelCCPR&AEDcertificationorequivelent;• CommercialSmallVesselOperator'sProficiencycertificate(SVOP);• MarineEmergencyDutiesA3(MEDA3);• RestrictedOperatorsCertificateMarine(ROC-M);• SeaKayakDayGuideand/orInstructorCertification;
Note:Candidateswithsomeoftheabovenotedandorotherrelevantcertificationsaswellastheappropriatewildernessleadershipandinterpersonalskills whoarewillingtogettherequiredcertificationmaybeconsidered.
Abackgroundinbiologyisalwaysanasset.Youwillbeexpectedtolearnandretainpertinentbackgroundmaterialprovidedforpresentationtoguests.Publicspeakingexperienceishelpful,youneedtoeffectivelycommunicatewithguestsandprovideengagingeveningpresentations.Secondlanguageskillsarealsoanasset. Youshouldbe;
• familiarwithoutdooradventuresettings(includingguestandstaffneeds);
• becomfortableinadynamicteamenvironmentwithfrequentguestinteractions;
• bewellgroomed,courteous,honest,andmostimportant,reliable;
• flexibleandaccommodatingwithyourapproachtointeractingwithothers;
• solution-orientedwithacollaborativeapproachtotasksandrelationships.
Salary - Benefits:
• Dailywagenegotiablebasedonskills,experience&qualifications; • Gratuitysharingopportunity;• FloatplanetransportationbetweenCampbellRiverandthelodge.• Accommodationandallmealswhileatthelodge.• CommercialBearViewingAssociationassistantbearguidecertification.
Realities of Work: Thisisafull-timeseasonalposition,employmenttermrunsfromlateMaythroughtomid-October,andbeginswithupto7daysofon-sitetraining,interpretationskilldevelopment,programcontentfamiliarization,andbearguidecertificationtraining.
Preferencewillbegiventocandidateswhoareavailabletoworkthroughtheentireseasonwithoutinterruption.Oncetheguidingseasoncommencesguidesarescheduledfor10dayson,4daysoffrotations.
Pleaseapplywithcoverletter,resume,andatleastthreereferencesto;BrianCollen,GeneralManager:brian@grizzlytours.com.Thispostingisopenuntilthepositionisfilledwithasuitablecandidate.