Guiding Coordinator-Zion Adventure Company
Guiding Coordinator
Our Guide Coordinator works on the front lines and behind the scenes to ensure ZAC guided trips and courses lead the industry. We seek a strong, disciplined, independent, and visionary leader who is excited to undertake the challenge of coordinating logistics, equipment, training, and communications for our guiding division.
Roles:
*Manage a Guide Staff of 14 guides (staff varies seasonally)
*Organize Guide Staff Meetings and Topics
*Organize Training curriculum for perennial and new guides and coordinate the delivery of it, e.g. annual March training and subsequent monthly trainings
*Work with each guide to establish personal growth / improvement plan for guiding
*Manage Guide Work Schedule and event calendar
*Work with Guide Gear Manager to maintain high level of gear availability and repair
*Work with Vehicle Manager to minimize down-time when vehicles need repair
*Manage Public/Private Land Access Permits for 12 agencies (BLM, NFS, NPS, and Private)
*Manage Public relations with clients, support staff, and guides
*Guide seasonally 2-4 days/week as schedule, seniority, and time allows or needs
*Educate Outfitting, Shuttle, and Overland Staff about trip/guide updates and changes
*Maintain product salience
*Build new products, expand guide terrain, innovate curricular skills and pedagogy
*Support Guide Staff through their development
*Maintain Standards of training, education, and performance within the guide staff
*Update and evolve Guide progression
Prerequisites:
*Minimum two year commitment
*Strong Team Leader and player
*High level of Social Grace
*Industrious and able to work unsupervised on most projects
*Extremely detail-oriented
*Great interpersonal skills, able to get along with everyone
*Able to turn high stress environments into fun, learning experiences
*Canyoneering ACA Skills through ACA Level 2
*Climbing Skills through AMGA SPI, or PCGI SPG
Benefits:
*Year-round employment with extended vacations allowances in off-season (Dec. 1 through February)
*Work with the top canyoneering guides in the United states
*Pay commensurate with experience, $15-20/hour, 25-30 hours per week AND per diem guided trips seasonally, 2-4 days per week, 45 weeks per year.
*$2500 medical reimbursement toward health care deductibles increasing each year by percentage of pay based on tenure
*2 weeks paid vacation per year, based on average semi-monthly earnings
*Up to 4 weeks of unpaid leave each year
*An exciting, dynamic work environment
*Immense freedom to alter, change, and inspire new ideas
*Live in the foothills of Zion National Park year round
Apply online here: http://www.zionadventures.com/about/career-opportunities/2012-employment...
Application Deadline: February 15, 2012 for position starting March 1, 2012
