Walk Organisers jobs in Italian Dolomites/Spanish Pyrenees with Colletts Mountain Holidays

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Walk Organisers

Company:

Colletts Mountain Holidays

Location:

Italian Dolomites/Spanish Pyrenees

Benefits:

Weekly wage + food, accommodation, insurance & travel expenses

Start:

June onwards

Duration:

Late September

Description

Experienced walker wanted to lead walkers in the spectacular Pyrenees in Summer!

It is hard to think of a place anywhere in the world that offers walkers such easy access to spectacular variety and exhilaration.

We offer our guests 'Organised' Walks five days a week (not Wednesdays or Saturdays).

As a Walk Organiser you would spend half of your time out on the hill accompanying guests on our 'Organised Walks'. The other half of your time is spent in-resort.

Effectively, our staff work in two teams of about eight people. These two teams alternate between a resort based 'Domestic Day', followed by a day in the mountains - an 'Outdoor Day'.

Outdoor Days involve accompanying guests on our Organised Walks and helping in the evening at 'Office Hour' (and occasionally in one of the chalets at dinner). These are the days on which you can enjoy the breathtaking scenery that surrounds us in the Dolomites in the company of our guests, who, like you, are likely to have a passion for walking in the great outdoors.

Domestic Days involve the day to day domestic chores that are required to keep our properties running efficiently - cleaning, kitchen assistance, room changes, tending to the window boxes, food and wine supplies etc.

An occasional alternative to the normal Domestic Day for most of our Via Ferrata Organisers is Airport Transfer duty. This involves driving to Venice and/or Treviso via mountain roads and motorway to drop off departing guests and pick up new. Depending on numbers, you will either drive an Estate Car or an 9 seater minibus. It is a three hour journey to Venice - a six hour round trip.

The 'Domestic Day / Outdoor Day' rota (with the various jobs they entail) is only the beginning of your responsibility to the job - not the end. Jobs can crop up unexpectedly and usually they need to be carried out immediately. We aim to recruit people who are prepared to 'go the extra mile;' people who will drop what they are doing (work or leisure) to help out when necessary.

Requirements

* Native English speaker who can also speak a good level of Spanish

* Reasonable experience of walking in the mountains and navigating using a map in mountainous or wilderness areas.

* You need to be relatively fit and confident in high level mountain terrain and happy to accompany groups of guests on any grade of walk, whilst enjoying the day yourself.

A Bonus but Not Essential

* Full Driving Licence (accompanied of course by safe and sound driving skills).

* A basic First Aid qualification - would you be prepared to take a basic First Aid course prior to joining Collett's?

* Any Outdoor Qualification, Mountain Leader Course etc.

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