bus tour guide

Experience

• Will train

Work Setting

• Urban area
• Rural area
• Various locations

Tasks

• Deliver commentaries
• Develop commentaries
• Drive sightseeing or tour vehicle
• 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 accommodation 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

Type of Guide

• Driver-guide, local
• Historical sites
• Bus tours

Geographical Areas of Specialization

• Canada

Security and Safety

• Criminal record check
• Child Abuse Registry check
• Child welfare check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/Travel Information

• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

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

Personal Suitability

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

Other Benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Team building opportunities
• Variable or compressed work week

Support for Persons with Disabilities

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)

Support for Veterans

• Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
• Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

Support for Mature Workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
• Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)

Supports for Visible Minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)