Job details
- JobBank Id: 44585043
- JobSeekr Id: 384188
- Outdoor Guide
- Revelstoke, BC
- Full time
- CMH Heli-Skiing and Summer Adventures
- $450.00 to $575.00
- 40 to 44 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Dangerous
- Wet/damp
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Room and board provided
- Remote location
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Escort groups on outdoor sport and recreational trips
- Assemble camping gear and supplies
- Plan trips
- Operate communication (including emergency) devices
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Maintain equipment
- Provide outdoor, wilderness and wildlife instruction
- Orienteering and/or survival
- Set up emergency shelters
- Address customers’ complaints or concerns
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Participate in programs to forecast and control avalanches in mountainous terrain
- Ensure safety and comfort of passengers
- Coaching
- Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families
- Follow directions and read map
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- CPR Certificate
- Advanced Wilderness First Aid Certificate
- Level 1 avalanche, Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) Training
- Level 2 avalanche, Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) Training
- Ski Guide Certificate
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Safety equipment
Guide specialization
- General outdoors guiding
Area of specialization
- Risk management
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- 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
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Bonus
- Gratuities
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
Other benefits
- On-site amenities
- On-site housing options
- Other benefits