Multi-Day Adventure Guide
Posted by REI Co-Op on 11/19/2019
Job Basics
Industry Sector: Action, Bike, Lifestyle, Outdoor
Job Categories: Guide (raft,fish,bike hunt,horse etc.)
Company Type: Recreation, TravelandTourism
State: AZ, CA, CO, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY
City: Scottsdale
Country: United States
Required Experience:
Contact Name: Tara Davies
Business Phone: 4809452881
Job Type: Seasonal
Salary:
Required to Relocate: Yes
Required to Travel: Yes
Employee May Telecommute: No
Job Seeker Must Live Within:
Job Description & Requirements
Overview:
As a REI multi-day adventure guide you will lead groups of clients on outdoor adventure trips across the country. You will be staffed on either hiking, backpacking, road cycling, or mountain biking adventure trips with accommodation styles ranging from basic camping to high-end lodge-based trips. REI guides are professionals who are seeking a career in the industry. Our guides focus on providing unparalleled customer service, food quality, well researched and delivered local interpretation, and have the skill and demeanor to facilitate a safe and fun experience for our guests.
MDT Guide Profile:
Working as an outdoor adventure guide means long days, hard work, big income swings from month to month, 50-200 days a year away from home, and constantly putting your customer service skills to the test. Adventure guiding also means having some of the most beautiful, iconic destinations as your “office,” and getting the opportunity to take our guests on a once-in-a-lifetime experience, every week. To be successful as a multi-day tour guide at REI you need to be well rounded, never satisfied with good enough, passionate about people, passionate about the outdoors, and ready for every day to offer a new and exciting challenge.
Positive attitude
Strong team player
Drive to continually improve and not settle for good enough
Ability to seek out learning opportunities
Ability to work with constructive criticism
Thorough, accurate, and timely with all projects and paperwork
Job Duties:
Professionalism and dedication to guest satisfaction
Drive a 15 passenger van and trailer with guests
Excellent outdoor cooking skills; providing 3 meals a day for groups of 4-20 people
Lead activities such as hiking or biking daily during a trip
Provide for the safety and health of a group of people in the backcountry
Work well with an entire team of guides
Provide in-depth knowledge of the natural and cultural history of the areas we operate
Complete tour related paperwork accurately and on time
Employment Requirements:
At least 18 years of age
Strong leadership and communication skills with guests of different ages and backgrounds
Wilderness First Responder (WFR) and Adult CPR certification (necessary by start date)
Food Handlers certification (necessary by start date)
Leave No Trace certification (necessary by start date)
Competency in at least two of the following:
Hiking
Camping
Backpacking
Road Cycling
Mountain Biking
Clean driving record
Clean background check
Willingness to relocate to operational area
Ideal Candidate:
Meet all employment requirements
At least 25 years of age (required by our insurance if driving guests)
2+ years professional experience in guided adventure travel
Expertise in at least one of the locations we operate in
College Degree
For More Information:
Have a question? Connect with us via email at guidecareers@aoa-adventures.com
APPLY ONLINE: under the Multi-Day section here
Locations we guide:
We hire guides to work in multiple locations across the country. Each of these regions has a unique seasonality that allows many of our employees to find the right balance for them. If you're looking for year-round work, we have that opportunity as well.
Montana/Wyoming - Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier
California - Yosemite, Kings Canyon, Sequoia, Joshua Tree, Death Valley
Colorado - Rocky Mountains, etc.
Utah - Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands, Grand Staiecase-Escalante, etc.
Arizona - Grand Canyon, Sedona, Superstitions, Aravaipa, etc.
- East Coast - Shenandoah. etc.
AND MANY MORE!