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tour guide at Destination NWT in Yellowknife, NT

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  • Full Time
  • Permanent

tour guide

  • Destination NWT
  • Posted 1 day ago
  • NOC: 64320
  • Location: Yellowknife, NT, X1A2P7
  • Salary: $20.50 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)

Job Overview

  • Published On: Aug 29, 2026
  • Application Due: Sep 12, 2026
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Language: english or french
  • Views: 2

Company Overview

  • Employer: Destination NWT
  • Location: Yellowknife, NT, CA

Job Description

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais ou Français
  • Heures de travail: 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

    • Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

    • Asset languages

  • Japanese
  • Spanish; Castilian
  • Korean
  • Chinese

    • Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • In/on water
  • Odours

    • Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Remote location
  • Staff accommodation available
  • Willing to relocate

    • Tasks

  • Drive sightseeing or tour vehicle
  • Confirm transportation and accommodation reservations
  • Collect administration or entrance fees
  • Co-ordinate recreation activities
  • Describe points of interest, answer questions and supply information
  • Resolve itinerary and other problems
  • Ensure and monitor luggage transfers
  • Assist clients with check-in procedures for accomodation and/or transportation
  • Utilize microphones or other communication device to provide directions and other pertinent information to visitors
  • Co-ordinate activities with local tour guides or leaders of performance groups
  • Provide information on tipping customs, currency exchange rates, metric conversion and other details
  • Assist clients/guests with special needs
  • Conduct guided tours of museums, gallery exhibitions and historical, heritage and other sites, answer inquiries and provide information
  • Transport or escort individuals or groups on tours of cities, waterways and industrial and other establishments
  • Interpret language for individuals and small groups

    • Type of guide

  • Escorted group travel guide
  • Escorted individual travel guide
  • Step-on local guide
  • Meet and greet local guide
  • On-site local guide
  • Walking tour guide

    • Tours focus

  • Foreign countries
  • Historical sites
  • Sightseeing
  • Bus tours
  • Walking tours

    • Geographical areas of specialization

  • Canada

    • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking

    • Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

    • Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

    • Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Shift
  • Flexible hours
  • Morning
  • Night

    • Experience

  • Experience an asset

    • Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime available

    • Financial benefits

  • Gratuities

    • Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Team building opportunities

    • Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

    • Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

    • Support for Indigenous people

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

    • Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

Job Details

  • Work arrangement: Not specified
  • Work hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Salary range: $20.50 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Postal code: X1A2P7

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