Tour Guide

Stagecoach Group; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team for open-top tours in Stratford-upon-Avon! This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with visitors while sharing the rich history of Shakespeare and the local area. With a focus on safety and customer interaction, you'll lead engaging tours and create memorable experiences for guests. Enjoy a supportive work environment that values inclusivity and personal growth. If you're energetic, love public speaking, and can work weekends, this position is perfect for you!

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Positive Working Environment

Supportive Managers

Inclusive Employee Networks

Qualifications

• Confident and energetic, enjoys interacting with people.
• Comfortable with public speaking and managing small groups.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the safety of customers.
• Leading engaging tours with background knowledge.

Skills

Public Speaking

Customer Interaction

Group Management

Job description

Salary

£12.21 per hour

Job Overview

With the start of the new season, we are seeking confident, energetic, and friendly applicants to join our Stratford-upon-Avon City sightseeing open-top tours team.

This year, we are excited to announce a significant investment in an updated tour fleet and a new commentary system to be introduced in the 2025 season, enhancing the experience for guides and passengers alike.

Applicants will be required to work weekends and bank holidays.

Duties:

1. Maintaining the safety of customers
2. Learning background knowledge of Shakespeare and the City Sightseeing brand
3. Leading engaging tours

Candidate Requirements:

• Confident and energetic, enjoys interacting with people
• Comfortable with public speaking and managing small groups during tours
• Able to commit to working weekends and bank holidays
• Easy commute to Stratford-upon-Avon
• Available to start immediately

If you can commit to working weekends and bank holidays and are seeking a fun, vibrant, and interesting role, please apply now!

Benefits and Workplace Culture

• An employee assistance programme supporting health and wellbeing, available 24/7, offering guidance on personal and work-related issues, including stress, anxiety, financial, marital, or legal matters. Face-to-face, telephone, and online support are available.
• A positive working environment with opportunities to make new friends, supportive managers, and inclusive employee networks for women, veterans, carers, multicultural, and LGBTQ+ colleagues.

Stagecoach fosters an inclusive workplace culture where everyone can be themselves. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, religions, beliefs, disabilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientations, and ages.

Location:

Stagecoach Leamington Spa Depot, Poseidon Way, Leamington Spa, Warwick, CV34 6BY