Naturalist Tour Guide & Driver
Skagway, Alaska, 99840, United States On-site
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About the role
Join the team in Skagway for an exciting customer service oriented position that involves driving guests participating in our adventure tours in Skagway, Alaska. The Naturalist’s main responsibility is to carry out the company’s mission of providing passengers with a safe, enjoyable, and educational experience. The naturalist will escort guests in buses, vans, and airporter vehicles on a series of trips which travel around to local attractions, visit outdoor recreation sites, take scenic drives as far as the summit of Chilkoot Pass. Naturalists lead the guests through the entire tour, narrate during the drives, and assume responsibility for overall guest experience. In addition to providing an enjoyable and informative tour for the guests, naturalists are also responsible for logistical aspects of the tour such as taking and counting tickets, helping to set up and take down the lunches, escorting guests to the restrooms, etc. Naturalists have the option to obtain a CDL license; CDL training is provided by the company. Description of Guided Programs: Skagway Adventure Hike, Gold Rush Scenic Drive, Skagway Extended Summit Drive, and various CDL and non-CDL driving. Summit Drive : Guest are met at the pier by the driver/guide. This is a narrated driving tour along the Klondike Highway to/from Carcross in the Yukon. Various roadside overlooks allow for multiple photo opportunities. Guides for this tour are expected to possess knowledge on a variety of topics in order to narrate and entertain guests for about 5 hours. We provide a bag lunch on this tour for all guests. Passports are required for guests and guides on this tour. Gold Rush Scenic Drive: Your small, intimate group will board a van and drive through Skagway’s historic district and residential district en route to the backcountry and the gold rush era town of Dyea. On this excursion in Skagway, guides will share tales about Skagway’s time as a gold rush boom town and point out some of its historic buildings.
What you'll bring
- Be at least 19 years old by April 2024
- Must possess a valid passport and be able to enter Canada.
- Must be willing to become certified or possess current certification in at least CPR and First Aid.
- Must be able to carry loads over uneven ground.
- Possess a friendly, outgoing, professional demeanor at all times during interactions with guests and other employees.
- Good leadership skills, ability to communicate and facilitate groups up to 30 people.
- Must possess a strong work ethic.
- Prior guiding, leadership, and tourism experience are helpful.