Whitewater Rafting Guides (May - September 2024, Banff, Canada)

OUR OFFER

• C$ 20.00 – C$ 24.00/hour (depending on your experience)
• Overtime is any time over 8 hours per day or 44 hours per week (whichever works in your favour) at C$30.00 - $36.00/hour overtime
• Vacation pay (4%) at the end of the season
• Consistent work with 30 – 60 hours per week between May 1st and the end of September
• We will work together with you on your schedule so you have time for the other things that matter in your life

Please note that preference will be given to those legally allowed to work in Canada.

OUR IDEAL RAFTING GUIDE

• Experienced commercial rafting guide and absolutely stoked about rafting
• Willing to learn to work in a new team
• Has some excellent customer service skills
• Excited to work a full-time, seasonal schedule

WHAT WE DO

We offer half-day commercial white water rafting trips on the Kananaskis River (class 3 and 2) and the Horseshoe Canyon (class 4) between Banff and Calgary in Alberta, Canada. We keep raising our own bar on safety and customer service, and we work in a proactive and positive team.

REQUIREMENTS

• 2-3 years of class 3 raft guiding experience in paddle rafts
• Current Alberta raft guide certification or equivalent
• Current Rescue 3 Swift Water Rescue Technician certificate or equivalent
• Current standard first aid (minimal 2-day course) and CPR certification, advanced first aid (40 – 80 hours) would be preferred
• Available full-time for the summer season (from May until September)
• Completion of high school

JOB DUTIES

Leading small groups on whitewater trips, advising on safety, guiding rafts, operating communication (including emergency) devices, providing emergency or first aid assistance, maintaining and repairing equipment, training and supervising junior staff, keeping logs and maintaining records.

TO APPLY

If this sparks your interest, then please reach out to this ad with your cover letter and resume!

Interested in rafting with us but don't meet these requirements? We have other positions and courses available too: https://chinookrafting.com/about-chinook/careers/

More information on work visa's for Canada can be found at: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/iec/index.asp

Employer: Chinook River Sports Ltd operating as Chinook Rafting.
Box 308, 215 Banff Ave, Sundance Mall, Banff, Alberta, T1L 1E3, Canada.
Positions available: 6
Expected start date: May 1st, 2024
Expected end date: September 25th, 2024
Language: English
Location: Banff / Canmore / Kananaskis area, Kananaskis & Bow rivers, Alberta

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 5 months

Salary: $20.00-$24.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 60 per week

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Overtime pay
• Tips

Experience:

• Commercial raft guiding: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• First Aid Certification (preferred)
• SRT certificate or equivalent (preferred)
• Raft Guide license (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-05-01