Posting Date:
December 8, 2020
Company:
ROAM Adventures
Location:
Chilko River
Email:
ashley@iroamtheworld.com
Description:
Job Posting: Raft Guide Instructor / Trip-Leader
ROAM Adventures Inc.
Contact: Ashley@iroamtheworld.com
Chilko Lake, BC
$25 an hour*
*paid as $180 day rate
** Plus gratuities
***Commissions paid for new client bookings from referrals
ROAM Adventures is seeking experienced rafting guide instructors/trip-leaders to join our team!
Our rafting trips take place on the famous Chilko-Chilcotin-Fraser rivers and include the “lava Canyon” section (longest stretch of commercial whitewater in North America). We offer 3-8 day off-the-grid adventures that also include multi-sport activities such as hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking and horseback riding.
Our standards for guest services are very high; guides must have a positive attitude, work well as a leader and a team player in various group dynamics and adapt to frequently changing environments.
Job duties include leading by example and training the following techniques to other guides:
-Guide rafts down remote class III-V whitewater rapids
-Instruction about local history and culture, flora, fauna and geology.
-Gear preparation, maintenance, repair, sustained physical work
-Providing safety briefings and demos, managing large groups of clients, following emergency and safety protocols, providing first aid and river rescue when necessary, completing required paperwork
-Expedition style cooking, cleaning, teamwork and hospitality.
A minimum of 3 years guiding class IV whitewater is required, expedition experience is preferred and first aid and whitewater rescue certification and/or experience
Additional opportunities:
-Some on-site training for qualified Canadian applicants
-Subsidized training available for First Nations
-Apprenticeships and co-op placements available