Trails Guide
- Location
- Zeerust, North West
- Contract
- Permanent
- Salary (as advertised)
- R15 000 – R15 500 per month
- Closing date
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In brief
**Overview** Bushwise, an award-winning, luxury 5-star safari destination, is seeking a passionate and highly skilled Senior Trails Guide. This role is for an individual to join their elite field team, responsible for delivering unforgettable, safe, and deeply educational walking and vehicular safaris for discerning international and local guests. **What you will do** * Lead Walking Safaris: Conduct safe, engaging, and highly informative trails and walking safaris in a prime Big 5 territory. * Game Drives: Host exceptional morning, afternoon, and evening game drives, showcasing the area's biodiversity. * Guest Relations: Deliver outstanding, charismatic interaction and hospitality, ensuring guest comfort, safety, and satisfaction at all times. * Safety & Risk Management: Maintain a high sense of responsibility, executing strict safety protocols during all wildlife encounters. * Team Collaboration: Work seamlessly alongside trackers, management, and lodge staff, while maintaining the ability to work independently. * Problem Solving: Adapt dynamically to changing bush conditions, weather, or guest needs under pressure. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Guiding Level: Field Guide Level 2 (FGASA / CATHSSETA equivalent). * Trails Status: Full Trails Guide certification with Advanced Rifle Handling (ARH). * Experience: A minimum of 5 years of active guiding experience within a premium 5-star property/game reserve. * Compliance: All necessary guiding qualifications up-to-date, including: * Valid National Department of Tourism (DEAT / NDT) registration. * Valid Professional Driving Permit (PrDP). * Valid, up-to-date First Aid certificate. * Attributes: * Outstanding verbal communication and interpersonal skills. * Impeccable personal grooming and professional presentation matching 5-star standards. * Strong resilience with the ability to work under pressure, overcome logistical challenges, and solve problems on the fly. **Who should apply** This role is for a passionate and highly skilled individual who thrives in a high-pressure environment. The ideal candidate possesses world-class guest relation skills, holds a deep reverence for the African bush, and has outstanding verbal communication and interpersonal skills. They should demonstrate impeccable personal grooming and professional presentation matching 5-star standards, coupled with strong resilience to work under pressure, overcome logistical challenges, and solve problems on the fly. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.jobmail.co.za/jobs/it-computer/other-it-computer/zeerust/trails-guide-id-7603900 Source: jobmail
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- At least 5 years of experience.
- First aid
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