All employment opportunities for the 2008 season have been filled. Applications for the 2009 season will be accepted beginning in the fall of 2008.
Job
applications are only accepted by mail. No phone
calls please.
Our toll-free number is strictly for customer use!
Adventure Teen Travel is looking for highly motivated role
models to guide youth in adventure environments in Western
Canada. If you are interested in sharing your enthusiasm
for the outdoors and wish to spend the summer working with
teenagers, we would like to hear from you.
On our Western Canada trips, each of our adventure groups
is an autonomous group of up to twelve teenagers and two
Leaders, including one Lead Guide and one
Assistant Trip Leader. Your responsibilities
include teaching low impact camping, food planning and preparation,
orienteering and emergency procedures, while also facilitating
positive group dynamics and encouraging the teenagers to
take initiative. Expert knowledge in all areas is not necessary
as we contract specialists to join your group when specific
activity skills are needed. However, you will oversee and
be responsible for participants at all times. This is a
twenty-four hour a day job.
Basic requirements: |
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Minimum 21 years of age. |
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Valid class 4 drivers
license. Driving abstract must be available. |
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Experience working in
related field. field (i.e. experience leading groups
in the outdoors/backcountry including food planning/preparation,
strong leadership and group management skills, especially
with teens, etc.) |
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First Aid & CPR certifications:
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Our Lead Guide must, at a minimum,
have Wilderness First Aid or equivalent and CPR
certifications.
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A minimum of Standard First Aid and CPR certification
is required for the Assistant Trip Leader.
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National Parks Certifications:
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Many of our tours include several days of hiking
within the national parks (Banff, Jasper, Yoho)
and regulations require that a guide with an ACMG
Day Hiking certification and the MPHIA Standard
Level course lead these hikes.
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ACMG is the Association of Canadian Mountain
Guides - you can find out more on their website
www.acmg.ca
under the Courses section.
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MPHIA is the Mountain Parks Heritage Interpretation
Association and their website is www.mphia.org
(their Standard Level is a new requirement of
Parks Canada for 2005 to complete this 2-day interpretive
course).
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We suggest you apply as early as possible. All applicants will
be screened and references verified. The company director will
interview all selected candidates. All successful applicants must
complete a 1 to 2 day company orientation program. If you have
any questions about our job opportunities prior to submitting
your application, you can reach us at jobs@adventureteentravel.com.
To apply, follow these instructions:
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Download and print the
job application |
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Complete and mail the signed job application to:
Adventure Teen Travel
2833 - 1 Avenue NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 0C9, Canada |
No phone calls, faxes, contact forms or
email attachments please, as we require original documents to
process all applications.
Our toll-free number and contact form are strictly for
customer use!
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