Icefield Glacier Adventure- Driver Guide

Create mountains of memories! Living and working in the Canadian Rockies is an excellent opportunity to bring out the inner-adventurer in you. We are offering opportunities to learn and grow, foster new friendships and experience authentic mountain living.

Pursuit Travel Canada has been providing amazing natural experiences to guests of the Canadian Rocky Mountains since 1892. Starting with two young brothers providing guided excursions in the Rocky Mountain national parks, we are now a leading travel and tourism provider in Canada offering Canada- wide vacation packages. We own and operate five of the biggest attractions in the Rocky Mountains; the Banff Gondola, Banff Lake Cruise, Glacier Adventure, Glacier Skywalk and Maligne Lake Cruise. We are passionate, local travel experts who help all our guests get the very most out of their Canadian travel holiday.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

As a Driver Guide you will contribute to making the Glacier Adventure tour and Glacier Skywalk experience as memorable, entertaining, informative and as generally awesome as possible for guests visiting from around the globe. A Driver Guide is responsible for safely operating various types of coach buses and unique Ice Explorer vehicles while delivering high quality interpretive tour content in a professional and interactive manner, meeting the service goals and expectations of Brewster Travel Canada. The Icefield offers a unique experience to live in one of the most scenic parts of the Canadian Rockies. Located 2 hours from Banff and 1 hour from Jasper, the Icefield is a community in itself where you will both live and work. Fully immersed in impressive rugged mountains, you will have the most spectacular backyard imaginable!

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

  • Excellent guest service skills with an approachable and interactive nature
  • A fantastic sense of humor as well as a friendly, mature, energetic personality
  • Fluent and articulate in English, able to clearly communicate and comprehend over two way radio
  • Must enjoy working outdoors in a more remote yet very social location (camp setting) and have an outdoor/explore enthusiast nature
  • Class 2 License with Q endorsement highly preferred but not required (we will train the right candidates, however to be eligible you must currently possess an Alberta Class 5 or equivalent)
  • Flexible to work various hours/shifts and in various weather conditions as business volumes dictate
  • Commitment to become an interpretive expert and ambassador through the completion of a week-long interpretive training program (provided upon starting employment)
  • Dedication to operating in a safe, reliable and courteous manner during the Class 2 licensing process and at all times while working as a driver, driving responsibly above all else
  •   Adhere to Pursuit Travel Canada’s grooming policy and operate under our Always Honest policy

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The Working Holiday Club has become the industry leader by providing authentic working holiday experiences to youths across the globe in the most sought after locations/employers.

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