“Walks” is hiring guides in Niagara Falls!
About the Position: Job description
We are looking for Walking Tour Guides in Niagara Falls, USA!
As one of the world’s leading tour companies, we rely on incredible guides to bring our tours to life for the thousands of guests that choose to discover Niagara Falls with Walks. We are looking for hard-working, inquisitive, passionate storytellers to join our team. We welcome applications from experienced guides who have their tour guide license. If you don’t have your license but are interested in attaining one, here’s a URL that will give you the information you need:
https://www.niagarafallsusa.com/partners/tour-taxi-test-information/
If you are dedicated, curious and a good communicator, we can teach you the rest.
Good to know:
- This job is outdoors and on your feet. We run our tours rain or shine!
- This is a casual, seasonal position, which runs from August– October.
- Tours depart in the morning, and last approximately 4 hours.
- You can expect to work 4-12 hours per week.
About you
We are always on the lookout for great characters and storytellers. Do you take twice as long as your friends to walk around a museum because you are reading everything? Do you always bring friends and family to check out the Falls? If so, you could be a great fit for Walks.
- Wide knowledge of Niagara Falls, sites, stories, and other tour products that we offer.
- Previous experience in the tourism industry and service industry.
- Naturally comfortable in front of large crowds.
- Excellent time management and organization skills while managing large, diverse groups of people.
About Walks
Walks is a leader in the tours and activities industry, founded in Rome, offering unique and memorable travel experiences across the globe. We are an innovative, ambitious, travel-loving team. Many of us began life with Walks as guides. In fact, our co-founders were guides when they began the company in Italy, 12 years ago. As a result, we understand the core importance of guides to our business.Walks (TakeWalks.com) is looking to add to our team of outstanding storyteller guides for the start of our tours in Niagara Falls, NY. We will be hiring and training guides in July for the opening of our Niagara tours starting in August of this year. The tour will be running on the American side.
Self-starters, researchers, and the curious will excel at this position! Tours pay 40 per hour plus gratuities on a jobber basis.
About You: Do you often keep others at the edge of their seats listening to your vibrant storytelling? Do you consider yourself engaged and interested in the world? Do you have a welcoming personality and a strong enthusiasm for Niagara Falls, its food, wine, culture, art, nature or architecture?
We are seeking residents, of all backgrounds, of all guiding experience, who embody the warm and progressive spirit of this unique attraction. We believe a city is just as much about you as it is about the sites you are presenting. We want to bring the Falls to life for our guests and convince them that the only way to visit a city is with us, by foot.
Training with Walks: We invest in our guides - we want to employ the best of the best and that means continuing and supporting your guide education.
We expect a lot, but we give a lot in return.
To post this listing, we asked a handful of our current and former guides to finish the sentence, “Working for Walks…” They answered:
Working for Walks…
...is the best job I ever had!
...is different from other tour companies. Here you feel more like a part of something.
...has encouraged me to fall deeper in love with my home.
...is learning to share exceptional stories with exceptional people.
...has given me a whole new outlet for my love of history!
...has enriched my life and gave me a whole new perspective of the city that I love.
Thanks so much for your interest,
Scott Burkell
Walks
US Operations Team
Domestic Guide Manager
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 4 – 12 per week
Benefits:
Schedule:
Supplemental pay types:
Experience:
- tourism: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Guide's License (Preferred)
Shift availability:
Work Location: Multiple locations