German Speaking Guide/Driver

WE ARE HIRING FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2024!

About Incredible Adventures: Incredible Adventures is an environmentally-conscious outdoor travel company based in San Francisco that offers small group tours in the Bay area and beyond – we specialize in Yosemite National Park, greater California, and the Southwestern USA national parks!

About our Team: We are an adventurous group that thrives on being in a casual and laid-back workplace that offsets our challenging and dynamic jobs. We love to travel and we are all huge advocates of preserving our natural resources through green business practices. Most of our vehicles run on petroleum-free biofuels and have a limited impact on the environment (Incredible Adventures is a certified SF Green Business).

TOUR GUIDE/DRIVER Position: Incredible Adventures is looking for reliable, safety-driven, organized individuals with a desire for adventure! Guides should have a customer-service-oriented disposition, fun and outgoing attitude, and enjoy interacting with people from all over the country and the world. Experience is a plus, but not required. Safe driving skills are a must. Tour Guides will need to acquire a California Commercial Driver's License with a Passenger Endorsement. Training for the CDL will be provided during a 2.5 to 3-week training course. There is a hiring bonus for anyone arriving with a valid CDL. We are hiring for multiple guide positions for the spring/summer season. 

Guides will arrange daily logistics, outdoor and evening activities, and sightseeing excursions, and teach sustainable travel on multi-day adventures. There are options to run day trips out of San Francisco as well as multi-week, multi-destination trips across the Western US. 

Compensation:  Wages vary depending on the trip, with daily rates for experienced guides/drivers ranging from $165-$300, plus gratuity. Our experienced guides can bring home more than $400+ a day, including gratuity. 

**Additional stipend available for German-speaking guides with current authorization to work in the USA. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be fluent in or have a very high proficiency in German & be comfortable guiding a group of native German-speakers. 
• Must be at least 23 years of age
• Must possess or be willing to obtain a valid Commercial Driver’s License, Class B or C with passenger endorsement of 16+ (CDL training and assistance provided)
• Required to participate in state and federally-regulated drug and alcohol program which includes a pre-employment drug screen
• Great communication skills
• High energy and excellent people skills
• Must be a safe, courteous driver
• Ability to obtain First Aid/CPR certificate
• As the flow of tourism dictates our business, we ask that you be available to work weekends and holidays as needed
• Already live in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (housing assistance provided)

Benefits & Perks: 

• Become an expert guide in well-known destinations across the Western USA
• Explore the outdoors in some of the most scenic areas of the country; options to guide camping trips in Yosemite NP and beyond
• Accommodation is covered by the company throughout the season for full-time seasonal guides
• Flexible scheduling plus the option for part-time work
• Meal stipends on overnight hotel-based tours + included meals on most camping trips 
• Opportunities for career advancement in the Outdoor & Adventure Travel Industry

**Note: If asked to interview, applicants will be asked to provide a DMV record, form H-6 for CA commercial drivers (10-year motor vehicle record).