Sea kayak guide

Qualifications

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Full time enrollment

Bilingual

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Full time enrollment
• Part time enrollment

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

• Outdoors
• In/on water
• Wet/damp

• Staff accommodation available
• Room and board provided
• Rural area
• Remote location

• Escort groups on outdoor sport and recreational trips
• Assemble camping gear and supplies
• Advise on specific regulations such as hunting and fishing laws and boating regulations, follow environmental guidelines and prevent violations
• Operate and maintain watercraft
• Plan trips
• Operate photographic and video equipment
• Prepare meals
• Operate communication (including emergency) devices
• Maintain equipment
• Provide outdoor, wilderness and wildlife instruction
• Address customers' complaints or concerns

• Paddle Canada Certification
• First Aid Certificate
• Wilderness First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

• General outdoors guiding

• Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

• Valid driver's licence
  
  Travel expenses not paid by employer

• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

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

• Gratuities

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site housing options
• On-site recreation and activities
• Team building opportunities

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees