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Tour Leader (CEO) - Canada

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Minimum 21 years old with a valid driving license and clean driving record; eligible to work in Canada.
  • Class 4 driving license for AB/BC, allowing driving up to 15 passengers.
  • Proven leadership ability with experience managing group dynamics and communicating effectively with diverse individuals.
  • Commitment to sustainable tourism, customer service orientation, teamwork, and a love of Canada and the outdoors.

Responsibilities

  • Safely drive long distances as the group driver, monitoring vehicle safety (tires, fluids) and addressing on-road issues to protect passengers.
  • Deliver Canadian road trip experiences, including camping in national parks, urban explorations, and fostering bonding among international travelers.
  • Lead and manage group dynamics across different personalities and cultures; provide exceptional customer service and proactively solve problems (budgeting, injuries, crises).
  • Uphold G Adventures’ commitment to sustainable tourism and the company's values while working as part of a global, supportive team.

Key facts

  • Remote from: Canada
  • Part time
  • English

Other skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Public Speaking
  • Calmness Under Pressure
  • Accountability
  • Professionalism
  • Communication
  • Adaptability
  • Teamwork
  • Cultural Sensitivity
  • Self-Motivation
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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G Adventures

Travel & Tourism

G Adventures has been a world leader and innovator in sustainable adventure travel since 1990. We invite you to explore a world of tours infused with inspiration and excitement that will take you off the beaten track into the real heart of the destination. Our approach to travel provides small groups and independent travellers the rare opportunity to connect with nature and local cultures. The choices for travel are vast - from safaris and cultural treks to family vacations and exotic expeditions to places you have never even imagined, there is an adventure for everyone. If you share a lust of life and have the insatiable curiosity to travel and truly experience the world we live in, then join us and embark on a quest for the extraordinary. We are The Great Adventure People - welcome to our world of adventure travel!

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryTravel & Tourism
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

About Us

G Adventures is the world’s largest small-group adventure travel company and we’ve been making epic travel memories happen on all seven continents for over 30 years.

Our mission is simple: to change lives through travel. And not just our travelers’ either. Since day one, our tours have been built to establish meaningful relationships with local communities, directly benefiting the people and places we visit at every step of our tours.

With the demand for travel coming back strong, we are set up and excited for this next chapter in our company’s story — and we’d love for you to be a part of it.

Our DNA revolves around building, nurturing, and developing a diverse culture of people and a true sense of belonging, where everyone is encouraged to bring their authentic self to work each and every day. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, and yourself, alongside a passionate, talented, and welcoming community that works hard to spread goodness around the world.

If all that sounds like your kind of thing, well, we can’t wait for you to join us.

Are you passionate about travel, your country, and making an IMPACT on the planet? Train to become a Canadian Driving Tour Leader (internally known as Driving Chief Experience Officer, Driving CEO) for G Adventures and join our team of fun, driven, leaders on a rewarding career path with opportunities to travel and work around the globe.

At G Adventures, changing people’s lives isn’t just a mantra, it’s the very core of our company culture, the essence of who we are, and the driving force behind everything we do. The way we see it, change is the key to innovation, and people are the key to change. Our goal is to ensure an authentic and unforgettable life-changing experience for everyone. After all, if you’re not changing, you’re not growing. And isn’t that what life is all about?

We are hiring and training Driving CEO's to guide & drive epic Canadian road trips. You will learn how to deliver an experience that encompasses camping in our national parks, exploring cities big and small, and most importantly, bonding with a group of young people from around the world. This opportunity requires hard work and commitment, but has great rewards. Your passengers lives will be changed, and you will grow as a person and a leader. Discover every nook and cranny of your country, and enjoy a lifestyle of freedom, challenge, travel, and career growth potential on a global scale. As a member of G Adventures, the most innovative adventure travel company in the world, you will be part of something bigger than yourself, and make a tangible impact on people and the planet.
 

YOU:

  • Are a safe driver, capable of driving long distances, taking responsibility for your group's safe travel, including checking tires, and fluids.

  • Are required to have a valid category 4 drivers license- Allowing you to drive up to 15 passengers

  • Are responsible, driven, team player, who loves travel and interacting with people from around the globe.

  • Are a proven leader who is comfortable managing group dynamics, different personalities, and cultures.

  • Have the ability to communicate effectively in a wide range of contexts.

  • Are cool, calm & collected under pressure. Can professionally and proactively solve problems like changing tires, handling injuries, managing a budget, and anything else that is thrown at you.

  • Are customer service oriented, putting your passengers first, and always with a smile :)

  • Have awareness of and commitment to Sustainable Tourism: Our CEOs need to be committed to environmentally and culturally responsible tourism, and be an inspiring example to the travelers.

  • Have an infectious love of Canada and the great outdoors.

  • Love working in a team and are willing to share in G’s amazing culture!

  • All applicants must be at least 21 years of age, have a valid driving license, clean driving record, and be eligible to work in Canada.

  • Required - Class 4 drivers license for AB and BC.

REWARDS

We expect a lot from our CEOs, but the rewards are numerous as the challenges:

  • G Adventures is the number one small group adventure travel company in the world.

  • Comprehensive training including driving, commercial licensing, trip planning & execution, group dynamic management, crisis and conflict management, public speaking, budgeting and more.

  • An incredible work environment with fantastic support, resources and culture.

  • Join a global community of like-minded, passionate people who are all in love with what they do. 

  • Make an impact: G Adventures focuses on sustainable and responsible travel. Everything we do globally reflects our core values, and through tourism we make a difference.

  • Competitive pay. Many of our CEOs spend their whole offseason traveling the world.

You will achieve personal growth, forge global connections and have experiences you will never forget.

G Adventures is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. We consider all qualified applicants. If selected, G Adventures offers support via a variety of Team Resource Groups.

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