Stillingstittel: Tour guide

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

Norwegian Guide Service offers guided tours in Bergen and surroundings as well as across Norway. We work primarily with shore excursions for cruise ship passengers and are the main guide provider for European Cruise Service in the Bergen region. During the summer season (Mid-April to early September) we employ approximately 60 tour guides covering most European languages. 

For the upcoming summer season 2016 (May to mid September), we are recruiting new tour guides to work in Bergen. This is a high-speed job that requires an open and flexible mind, an outgoing personality, interest in people, languages and foreign cultures, an ability to travel, also at short notice, a high level of languages, and an ability to work both independently and as a team. This position requires that you are living in the Bergen area from latest April until end of August / mid September. Only applicants with the required languages will be contacted for a Skype interview and language test in the languages they are going to guide in. If you pass the language tests on Skype you will immediately get access to the self-study online course (in English), which consists of 6 modules and 9 tests that must be finished before the local guide course starts in April. You should dedicate approx. 30 hours weekly to studying the online guide course documents. The local guide course will begin in April. If you then pass the oral and written examinations at the end of the local guide course, you will work as a guide from May until mid-September. The local course takes places in April, and will conclude with a written exam and an oral exam on the bus in all the languages you will guide in. Our job requirements:- You speak one of the following language combinations: English + German OR English + French + Spanish OR English + French + Italian OR English + Italian + Spanish. Portuguese, Dutch or Russian in addition are an advantage (B2 - C2 according to European language levels. See "Europass self-assesment grid"). Norwegian is not a requirement.

- Higher education is an advantage but not required - Previous job experience of at least 1 year excluding part time jobs during study years. Training as a guide will be given. - You have two references from your previous jobs (name of company, contact person, position, phone number and e-mail). - You are able to travel by car, bus, boat or plane.

- You have a professional appearance. - You are available for the full duration of the local course, and stay in Bergen and work until the end of August / mid September, without taking long holidays during this period. - You are able to work at short notice.

What we offer: - Highest guide salary in Bergen, according to assignment (per day per assignment) - Access to our online course which provides knowledge about the culture, history, nature, geography, economy and much more of Norway in general and Bergen in particular. - A compulsory on-site course in Bergen in April 2016

Any questions? Please read the full job advertisement and Guide Course FAQs on our website: http://norwegianguideservice.no/guide_course/   If you feel you are the right person, fill out the Application Form on the same page, upload your cover letter, European CV with detailed language levels and a picture. We will only accept applications sent through the Application Form.

 

Søknad sendes: BOX 1921-Nordnes5817 BERGEN

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Norwegian Guide Service AS

Arbeidsgiver adresse: BOX 1921-Nordnes 5817 BERGEN

Job kort beskrivelse: Travel guides

Land: Norge

Region: Hordaland

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år