Job Description

Alternative Routes is a tour company that combines transportation with tour guiding for a unique and complete travel experience. We offer a daily hop-on-hop-off travel service to the South
Shore and Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. AR is a growing company with big principles. Our mission is to help everyone who takes our service feel comfortable and welcome. We want to give visitors an experience they will never forget, to watch our guests walk away feeling like
Nova Scotia was the home they didn\xe2\x80\x99t know they had. Our team should know that real service is providing something that can\xe2\x80\x99t be bought and they need to find joy in helping others. We think it\xe2\x80\x99s important that all our employees carry themselves with integrity and believe that when you know better you do better. And we believe deeply in rewarding employees who work hard and that our successes should all be shared. Drivers are the face of Alternative Routes, without them our passengers would be stranded ;)
Every day it will be your job to guide our passengers along our Nova Scotia routes. Bright and early in the morning you\xe2\x80\x99ll fill your van up with gas, clean \xe2\x80\x98er up, and head out to pick up your day\xe2\x80\x99s guests to show them the best of what Nova Scotia has to offer. Your job is to be a passionate tour guide, steller storyteller, and to keep time as good as a clock. Of course, you will also follow the rules of the road like your job depended on it (it does). We want you to make connections with our passengers that will create a memorable experience and have them walking away like they made a new friend. Duties and Responsibilities - To drive along the provided itinerary while keeping our passengers safe, informed, and entertained. - Familiarize yourself and our passengers with the locations they will be visiting, pointing out hazards, washrooms, and ways they might spend their time. - Maintain up-to-date knowledge about Nova Scotia\xe2\x80\x99s history, attractions, restaurants, events, and anything else visitors might find interesting. - Keep yourself and the van clean.
- Keep a log of the days activities and passengers. Qualifications - It\xe2\x80\x99s really important you are passionate about Nova Scotia. You don\xe2\x80\x99t have to be born here, but you do need to show you know and love it like someone who was. - You have (or are willing to get) a Class 4 license, have been driving for 4+ years, and have a clean driver\xe2\x80\x99s abstract. We have a slogan \xe2\x80\x9cwe don\xe2\x80\x99t get ya there fast, we get ya there pretty!\xe2\x80\x9d Safety is our number one priority. If you\xe2\x80\x99re not a comfortable patient driver who follows the rules, do not apply. - You gotta be pretty darn likable. We get a lot of different personalities, from all backgrounds, countries, religions, ages, and political views. You should be interested in people and have some good stories to tell. It would certainly help if some of them are funny. - We\xe2\x80\x99ll try to make it easy for you, but flexibility and organizational skills will go a long way.
Our job depends on humans, humans are fickle, things change, we\xe2\x80\x99re often thinking on our toes and you\xe2\x80\x99ll be the one on the ground handling it. - Good time management will go a long long long way. Benefit: - Work for a company that values your individuality and offers a safe environment for everyone to learn and grow in. - We offer competitive wages and health benefits for permanent staff.
- 4 day work weeks.
- Free travel to anywhere AR travels on your days off. We believe diversity is a strength and encourage anyone to apply who meets these qualifications. Job Types: Part-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 6 months
Part-time hours: 10-20 per week Salary: $23.50-$26.00 per hour Benefits:

• Casual dress

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Holidays
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Tips

Work Location: In person Application deadline: 2023-04-30
Expected start date: 2023-05-15