Hiking and Camping Guide Jobs in BC and Alberta

So you don’t like the idea of a cubicle, stale coffee and photocopiers? Neither do we! Welcome to the ultimate guide jobs in British Columbia and Alberta! We are proud to offer some of the highest rated hiking and camping tours in Canada, and couldn’t do it without our rockstar team of guides to make it happen. If you are looking for rewarding employment as a hiking guide in Western Canada, this adventure guide job posting may just be perfect for you.

Below we have listed what you should expect from hiking guide jobs in Canada, as well as what we expect from you, as an outdoor guide. Being a hiking guide can be hard work, but the fresh air, starry skies and amazing groups from all over the world make this the ultimate adventure tourism job.

We support our guides and do everything we can to offer them the ultimate employment position with our company.

Hiking Guide job description

Typical Duties:

  • Vehicle inspections + completing driver logs

  • Driving 15 passenger vans with small trailers

  • Setting up campsite (tents and kitchen area)

  • Grocery shopping, meal planning, food preparation and cooking

  • Natural interpretation (teaching guests about their surroundings on the tour)

  • Guiding day hikes, planning attraction visits and sightseeing stops

  • Arranging reservations for activities and shuttles as required

  • Inspecting camping equipment, cleaning van

  • Reporting issues and how the tour went to manager (me!)

Hiking Guide employment required certifications/ skills

In order work as a hiking guide with us we need you to have the following certifications and skills. You can apply for the hiking guide job without these certifications in place, but we need to know your plan to get them in time for the job. The class 4 driver’s license is where a lot of really amazing candidates fall off, because it takes longer than you’d expect. The process is easy, and costs under $300 to get the license. We are here to help and point you in the right direction.

Required

  • BC Class 4 Unrestricted Driver’s License (Alberta and Ontario Class 4 or F work too, but BC is ideal)

  • Advanced Wilderness First Aid (80 hours is preferred)

Helpful

  • IGA Professional Interpreter (not mandatory, but you get $10 more per day!)

  • ACMG hiking guide/ assistant hiking guide (not mandatory but you get $20/ $10 more per day)

  • Prove that you have excellent people skills, strong communication skills, organization skills and are an honest, fun loving and friendly person.

  • We can train you, but having past experience with driving, trailers, and cooking help lots!

Guide employment compensation

We do our best to pay you as much as we can, and we do everything we can to help you move up and earn more. Guides typically move from senior guide to lead guide within a season, and as soon as we have seen what we need from them to move up. Below is roughly what to expect from our compensation package:

Junior Guide

  • A strong applicant who does not have the right certifications, but who we can offer some work to, filling in for other guides, moving equipment etc.

  • $120 per day

  • $50 travel reimbursement per tour to cover travel expenses

Senior Guide

  • A guide who has the right certifications, we can trust to work without supervision, and has shown that they can do an excellent job with their day to day guiding role.

  • $150 per day

  • Bonuses for five star reviews

  • $50 travel reimbursement per tour to cover travel expenses

  • Top ups:

    • $10 per day for IGA Professional Interpreter

    • $10 per day for ACMG Assistant Hiking Guide

    • $20 per day for ACMG Hiking Guide

Lead Guide

  • An experienced guide who has extensively demonstrated high quality work, problem solving skills, and alignment with out best practices. Lead guides help train junior and senior guides, consistently earn excellent reviews, and can work on their own. It is our goal to have all our first season guides at this level before the end of the season.

  • $180 per day

  • Bonuses for five star reviews

  • $50 travel reimbursement per tour to cover travel expenses

  • Top ups:

    • $10 per day for IGA Professional Interpreter

    • $10 per day for ACMG Assistant Hiking Guide

    • $20 per day for ACMG Hiking Guide

More Perks of our hiking guide position

  • Grow your career! We want our superstars to achieve their goals.

    • Opportunity for funding your future training

    • Career planning sessions

    • Opportunities to try management/ marketing jobs within Fresh Adventures

  • Go ahead.. Explore! We plan our schedule so you can explore on your own

    • Plan your schedule around dates that you need off for your own adventures (or getting teeth pulled)

    • Work a lot, or just a little- whatever suits you best

  • Super fun staff trips! Join the crew as we go on at least one really fun trip every season.

  • Be part of an amazing team. We aren’t just colleagues- we’re friends and adventure buddies!

  • Chance to plan your own tours! If you have a great idea we want to hear it, and if it’s not completely nuts you might be able to make it happen!

  • Really good on the job training. If you are a Fresh Guide, you can be assured you are one of the best. We teach you to be a strong leader, and help you hone your essential skills (like winter driving, trailers, camp cooking, navigation etc).

Apply for a hiking guide job

If you have what it takes we would love to hear from you. Please send us an email below, or give us a call. Here are some other helpful hints:

  • Tell us why you want to be a guide, and why you want to guide for Fresh Adventures

  • Why will you be an excellent choice for us?

  • List your relevant past experience

  • What certifications do you have, or how and when will you get them?

  • Please include your resume, and 2-3 three of your recent references

What are you waiting for? Reach out to us now!