Guide

• Company: Chilcotin Holidays
• Job Type: Full Time
• Job Level: Other
• Job Type: Full Time
• Job Address: 3300 Gun Creek Road, Gold Bridge, British Columbia V0K 1P0
• Job Status: Permanent

Chilcotin Holidays

Chilcotin Holidays is an eco-tourism operator who creates unique adventures located in the South of the Chilcotin Ark. Our mission is to use wilderness trips as an incentive for creating deeper connections with self and nature, create an environment that facilitates personal development and transformation, and build a community of people dedicated to changing the world through wilderness stewardship. Our conservation trips are more than a vacation. Each wilderness experience is a vehicle to facilitate our guests’ connection with nature, stewardship of the wilderness and personal empowerment. Wilderness experience conservation trips can be horse or hike based. Other trips include fishing, winter adventures and hands-on training programs that prioritize nature connection, conservation and personal development.

Job description

You will take your guests out into the wilderness of the Chilcotin Ark and guide them through the beautiful undisturbed landscapes while teaching them about the nature around and within them. You will organize and facilitate hiking or horse pack trips which provide your guests with hands-on experience in wildlife identification, behaviour and habits and conservation. Being a guide includes the following, but is not limited to:

• Planning, preparing and leading hiking and horse pack trips into the remote back country

• Navigation along wilderness trails and following trail procedures and environmental guidelines

• Camp preparation and management

• A great understanding of local flora and fauna and sharing your knowledge with your guests

• Creating transformational experiences for guests focusing on involvement and reflection

• Responsibility and initiative taking as well as accountability

• Ability to handle stressful situations

• Empowered, capable leader who takes charge

• High level of situational awareness

• A broad range of wilderness skills and experiences

• Wildlife safety, with a focus on bear safety and first aid

• Horsemanship including, western riding, saddling, packing and shoeing as well as range management

• Participation in Conservation projects

• Nature connection, conservation and stewardship and personal development

Additional Information:

• We expect you to be self-motivated and comfortable with living on a guest ranch in the wilderness and working in a remote environment. You will be provided with accommodation and full board onsite

• Personal Growth is a priority, we facilitate the environment and material for you to grow and evolve towards your best self.

• Your job is a journey that can transform your life as much as you are committed to your personal development and invest in yourself.

• Opportunities match responsibility taken and include attending external workshops and learning new skills and gaining knowledge

• Hands-on experience and insights into Nature Conservation, contributing to something bigger and a positive change in the world.

• We support each other in our goals and mission and share our personal experiences every day.

• Live and work in a remote wilderness environment where you can reconnect with nature and yourself.

Guide Schools:

Would you like to work as guide, but don’t have the necessary skills? No problem, we are also offering Guide Schools which are a great opportunity to gain practical work experience as a guide and immediately apply them. Room and full board is provided on site. We expect you to be self-motivated and comfortable with living on a guest ranch in the wilderness and working in a remote environment.

Qualifications:

• Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): (Wilderness) First Aid Certificate, Guide certification, Valid driver's licence, Criminal record check

• Experience: 1- 2 years in outdoor guiding and trail riding

• Languages: Good English, other languages are a plus

• Specific Skills: Assemble camping gear and supplies, Advise on safety and regulations, Plan trips, Set up and take down camps, Provide outdoor, wilderness and wildlife instruction, Prevent legislation violations, Handle and care for livestock, conservation projects

• Essential Skills: Teamwork, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Continuous learning, Determination, Orienteering skills

The process starts by filling out our Wilderness Readiness Survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdquGTyKKUuIr7qM0RAUqDL3pv1lTYqfNAXCoxS86WIh-oWuQ/viewform

Post Date: March 16, 2023