whitewater rafting guide

Additional Information

• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• In/on water

Tasks

• Escort groups on outdoor sport and recreational trips
• Operate and maintain watercraft
• Plan trips
• Operate communication (including emergency) devices
• Maintain equipment
• Provide outdoor, wilderness and wildlife instruction
• Orienteering and/or survival
• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• Demonstrate and instruct athletic, fitness or sports activities and techniques

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate
• Wilderness First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Advanced Wilderness First Aid Certificate

Guide specialization

• Rafting

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Green job

• Requires specialized environmental skills or knowledge

Financial benefits

• Gratuities
• Work Term: Seasonal
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week