ottawa on travel guide Jobs – 212 Openings This Week

Senior Tour Guide
Toonie Tours —Ottawa, ON
- $18.50–$30.00 an hour
- Seasonal
- Spanish
- Management
- Customer service
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Executive Chef
Germain Hotels —Ottawa, ON
- $78,000–$95,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Cooking
- Hotel
- Restaurant
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Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
Northern Mat & Bridge —Ottawa, ON
- $100,000–$150,000 a year
- Overtime
- Travel
- Profit sharing
- Employee stock purchase plan
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Home Comfort Advisor
Francis Home Environment Heating & Air Conditioning —Ottawa, ON
- Weekends as needed
- Sales
- Marketing
- No experience needed
- Dental care
- Life insurance
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Outside Sales Consultant
Lifestyle Home Products —Ottawa, ON
- $120,000–$200,000 a year
- Full-time
- Sales
- No university degree
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Electrician - Sub Contractor
XOLAR INC. —Ottawa, ON
- $90 an hour
- Electrical experience
- Power tools
- In-person
- Flexible schedule
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Periodontist (traveling)
True North Dental Partnership Organization —Ontario
- $120,000–$300,000 a year
- Part-time
- Travel
- Communication skills
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Sales Manager Electronics
ETS Technical Selection Ltd —Ottawa, ON
- $100,000–$120,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- CRM software
- Sales
- Engineering
- Profit sharing
- Mileage reimbursement
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Drilling & Blasting Superintendent
Technica Mining —Ontario
- $150,000–$175,000 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Communication skills
- Wellness program
- Dental care
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Clinical patient advisor
LASIK MD —Ottawa, ON
- $23.22–$30.18 an hour
- Temporary
- Sales
- English
- Communication skills
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Human Resources Recruitment Consultant
Sivummut Solutions Ltd. —Ottawa, ON
- $85,000–$105,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Bilingual
- Oracle
- English
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Project Manager
Canadian Development Consultants International Inc. —Ottawa, ON
- $80,000–$100,000 a year
- Temporary
- Hybrid work
- Bilingual
- English
- Research
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
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Visit Nurse - Ottawa
CBI Home Health —Ottawa, ON
- $29.20–$42.68 an hour
- Part-time
- Bilingual
- English
- Travel
- Mileage reimbursement
- Dental care
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Underground Construction Supervisor
Technica Mining —Ontario
- $78–$85 an hour
- Full-time
- Construction
- Wellness program
- Dental care
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Client Care Manager
Home Instead —Kanata, ON
- From $65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Hospital experience
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
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Energy Solutions Advisor (Ottawa, ON) - Hybrid
Enbridge Contingent Talent Community —Ottawa, ON
- Contract
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- Engineering
- Project management
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Permanent Part Time Daycare Worker
KRSS Services - Ottawa's Child Care Staffing Agency —Ottawa, ON
- $17.60 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- Childcare
- CPR Certification
- Caregiving
- Paid time off
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Sales Consultant
Caivan Development Corporation —Ottawa, ON
- $150,000–$200,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Sales
- Communication skills
- Dental care
- Life insurance
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Court and Client Representative - Bilingual (English/French)
Ministry of the Attorney General —Ottawa, ON
- $29.53–$34.75 an hour
- Temporary
- Bilingual
- Customer service
- English
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
7d
Employee Relations, Health, Safety and Wellness Officer
Parliamentary Protective Service —Ottawa, ON
- $69,040–$90,849 a year
- Bilingual
- Administrative experience
- High school diploma or GED
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
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Senior Tour Guide

Toonie Tours -
Ottawa, ON

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Job details

Seasonal | Full-time
$18.50–$30.00 an hour
2 days ago

Qualifications

French
Spanish
Management
Customer service
Public speaking
Administrative experience
Team management
Store management
Organizational skills
Communication skills
Time management

Full job description

Senior Tour Guide - Ottawa

Are you a great storyteller and wonderful with people? This Tour Guide is responsible for delivering engaging, informative, and high-quality tours while ensuring exceptional guest experiences. This role requires strong storytelling ability, customer service excellence, and a passion for showcasing Ottawa.

As a Senior Tour Guide, you will have additional responsibility supporting operational leadership, team development, and administrative functions within the Ottawa market.

Tour Delivery & Customer Experience

You will provide exceptional customer service and maintain strong knowledge of local tourism, attractions, and current events.
You create a fun, engaging, and personalized experience tailored to guests’ interests and preferences.
You deliver tours in alignment with company standards and policies, providing insight into route selections and stories.
You confidently deliver recommendations, directions, and travel advice to guests.
By acting as a brand ambassador, you promote tours and related experiences to customers and prospective clients.

Tour Preparation, operations and partnerships

By building and maintaining positive relationships with local partners (e.g., craft breweries, attractions, and vendors), you are always prepared for upcoming scheduled and private tours. Coordinating with partners to ensure all aspects of tour setup are complete.
You are an excellent brand ambassador for Toonie Tours, representing the company professionally within the local tourism community.
Arriving at least 15 or more minutes early, ensures a successful and well-planned tour for greeting and checking in guests and keeping the tour on schedule.
Handling company property responsibly and maintaining equipment in good condition.

Professional Standards

Being the professional you are, you stay informed on local news and developments relevant to the tour you’re delivering while:

Maintaining a professional appearance, including adherence to dress code and hygiene standards.
Ensuring a safe environment for all guests, while prioritizing health and safety and being physically and mentally fit to guide tours safely and effectively.
You’ve conducted ongoing research to enhance tour content, stories and recommendations and incorporated guest feedback and frequently asked questions for maximum effect.
Maintaining a strictly non-political approach when delivering tour content.

Administrative Duties

You complete all administrative tasks promptly, including scheduling, reporting, invoicing, and communication.
Accurately handling and submitting tip revenues when applicable.
Collaborating with the team by sharing updates, ideas, and improvements.

In addition to offering a great tour, as the Senior Tour Guide you support day-to-day operations and coordination of tours in Ottawa. Assisting with scheduling for smooth delivery of all tour activities, including:

Optimizing operations to enhance guest experience while managing costs effectively.
Working with the sales team to plan and execute private and custom tours.
Ensuring operational readiness, including equipment preparation and logistics coordination.
Balancing guiding and administrative responsibilities based on seasonal demand:
Peak season: focus primarily on tour delivery
Shoulder/low seasons: increased leadership and operational responsibilities
Acting as a primary full-time team member, maintaining consistent availability year-round.
Reducing customer service concerns by proactively resolving challenges during tours.

As the Senior Tour Guide, you get to lead other fabulous guides through recruitment, interviewing and hiring of new Tour Guides. Overseeing onboarding and training, ensuring new guides are properly mentored and scheduled for shadowing with top performers.

By providing supportive performance management, you foster a positive, collaborative team environment through effective communication, meetings, and engagement initiatives. Setting a high standard for professionalism and team culture.

Core Competencies

Excellent communication and storytelling skills
Strong customer service orientation
Leadership and team-building abilities
Time management and organizational skills
Adaptable and a real problem-solver
Knowledge of Ottawa tourism and culture.

Summary

This role is ideal for an outgoing, knowledgeable, and reliable individual who enjoys engaging with people and representing Ottawa. The Senior Tour Guide role offers additional leadership opportunities and is key to maintaining high standards across operations and guest experience.

Pay: $18.50-$30.00 per hour

Application question(s):

How do you get involved in your community?

Experience:

Team management: 3 years (required)
Store management: 3 years (preferred)
Tour Guiding: 3 years (preferred)

Language:

Spanish (preferred)
French (preferred)

Location:

Ottawa, ON (required)

Work Location: In person

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