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ALREADY HAVE A PCV LICENCE? DO YOU HAVE AN OUTGOING PERSONALITY AND FANCY A NEW CHALLENGE?
WE WILL PROVIDE FULL TRAINING IN TOUR GUIDING.
We are seeking to recruit reliable and experienced coach drivers to join our team. As a coach driver/tour guides, you will be responsible for safely transporting passengers to their destinations while providing exceptional customer service. This is a full-time position with competitive pay and benefits. Looking to do something a wee bit different? As far as jobs go, yours could be pretty awesome
With tips and bonuses you can expect to earn upwards of £37K
These positions are full time and permanent but will consider applicants looking for seasonal work.
**Qualifications**:
- Possession of a valid PCV Licence
- Proven experience as a coach driver
- Strong communication skills for interacting with passengers
- Mechanical knowledge for handling vehicle maintenance
- Previous commercial driving experience
**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary contract, Zero hours contract
Pay: From £30,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 40 per week
Our Driver-Guides are Scottish to the max. Scotland’s scenery speaks for itself, but these legends take our passengers’ experience to the next level. They know Scotland better than anyone, and they like to have a laugh. We are looking for people who love travel and are passionate about showing-off our epic wee country to visitors. Imagine your office being an ever-changing scenic environment, from forest to beach, Highlands to Islands. You could say it’s ‘living the dream’.
**Company Overview**
Our tours are where strangers become friends, all united under the same clan, on a mission to have epic experiences in Scotland.
Families and that sense of community is more important now than ever. Highland Explorer Tours are proud to be part of a family-owned brand, The Travel Corporation whose common goal is to share the love of travel.
We understand that travel is an incredible gift. It has the ability to open our eyes, our hearts, and our minds to the unique cultures and spellbinding beauty of the natural world.
As “Green Tourism” Gold award winners we have been recognised for the efforts we are making to ensure that the environment and communities we visit remain for generations to come. We’ve developed a five-point Climate Action Plan to guide us - committing to carbon reductions and evolving to support the transition to a low-carbon future.
**Driver Guide Role Overview**
- Represent the company delivering all aspects of our tour programme to domestic and international customers. This includes public speaking and delivery of historical, cultural and entertaining information.
- Our tour programme from Inverness is predominantly 1-day tours, overnight tours may occasionally be required.
- You should be passionate about travel, Scottish culture and history, and working with people.
- The role will involve driving a Passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) and will require some lifting.
- Work pattern Monday to Sunday, working away from home will be required
- Average of 40 hours per week (working hours in peak season will be considerably more with time in lieu earned and given back during the shoulder season)
- Hours generally between 6.30am and 9.30pm
- 28 days paid holidays per annum (including public holidays)
Additional Benefits:
- Two paid Charity Volunteering Days per annum
- Full Guide training including 1st Aid
- Subsidised PCV Driver Training
**Job Types**:
- Full-time
- Permanent
- Part time will be considered
Additional pay:
- Commission pay
- Tips
**Benefits**:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary, Contract, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay
- Tips
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Inverness IV3 8EX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- In 1-2 sentences, please describe how your previous experience is relevant to this role? Why are you a good fit for this job?
- What about this role excites you and made you want to apply? Please describe your interest in working with us.
- Imagine you are a tour guide in Scotland and someone is looking for suggestions on how to spend the ideal day in this stunning country, what would your suggested itinerary for their day be?
Work Location: In person
