About the role

  • Travel Counsellor assisting visitors at the Amherst Visitor Information Centre to provide customized trip planning assistance and excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

  • Delivering visitor information services in-person, over the phone, and by email
  • Providing customer service by helping visitors plan their travel in Nova Scotia using promotion, sales, and people skills
  • Using research skills to seek out information about tourism experiences, products, and services to share with visitors
  • Collecting and recording visitor statistics and feedback
  • Contribute to ensuring the safety of visitors and colleagues by staying informed of fire and safety procedures and knowing how to respond appropriately in emergency situations
  • Receive, lift, and store large shipments of tourism literature (up to 30 pounds)

Requirements

  • Grade 11 plus three years tourism/customer service experience
  • An equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered
  • Preference will be given to candidates who have graduated from a Tourism/Hospitality program and/or have tourism-related experience
  • Strong listening, verbal, and written communication skills in a frontline or virtual customer service environment including email, voice, and in-person
  • Excellent computer skills, internet savvy, and ability to multitask and toggle between multiple computer applications
  • Ability to deliver exceptional customer service, and to work cooperatively in a team environment
  • Ability to analyze problems and organize work in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

  • Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • Health
  • Dental
  • Life Insurance
  • General illness
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • Vacation
  • Employee and Family Assistance Programs

Job title

Travel Counsellor, Clerk 2

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$1,648 - CA$1,793 per bi-weekly

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Location requirements

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