Job: Tour Guide/Driver for Japanese Tourists (AZ) 05.24.12
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Thanks to JET alum Corey Ticknor for passing this along. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Corey Ticknor (Yamagata pref, 2009-2011) has a Japanese-speaking job with Atlas America in Arizona that is hiring; JET alums are encouraged to apply.
***Remember, if you apply, please make sure to let them know you saw the listing on JETwit.**
Position: Tour Guide/Driver for Japanese Tourists
Posted by: Atlas America
Type: Part-time/Freelance with opportunity for Full-time
Location: Sedona, AZ
Salary: $12.50/h during 90-day training period, $15/h + thereafter
Start Date: Immediately
http://www.atlas-america.com
Responsibilities:
Atlas America tour guides/drivers operate company vehicles to provide customer transportation to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport , as well as high-quality tours around Sedona and northern Arizona . Exacting, detail-oriented office work is an integral part of the job.
Company profile:
Atlas America is a full-service travel and tour company based in beautiful Sedona , Arizona . During the past decade Sedona has become a must-see destination for Japanese travelers to the US , and steadily increasing numbers of these visitors is driving growth at Atlas America . As an affiliate with the top Japanese travel agencies (JTB, HIS, JALPAK, etc), the company provides airport shuttle service, hotel bookings, and a full slate of tour options including Grand Canyon trips, helicopter sight-seeing tours, and hiking adventures to Sedona’s famous “energy vortex” power spots.
Requirements:
• You are willing to relocate to (or near) the beautiful red rocks of Sedona , Arizona .
• You are fluent in Japanese and English with a focus on spoken Japanese (JLPT N2 recommended) and a willingness to perfect your Japanese through continuous study.
• You will have a clean driving record (driver’s abstract required) and a valid Arizona driver’s license.
• You are at least 25 years old (Commercial Driver Insurance requirement)
• You are friendly, outgoing, and because you lived in Japan , you understand and can meet the extremely high levels of customer service that our customers expect.
• You are obsessed with perfecting details, eliminating mistakes, and communicating clearly in a small-business environment.
• You enjoy hiking and will have a working knowledge of the geography, geology, climate, ethnobotany, and Native American/American settler history of northern Arizona and more specifically Sedona.
• You are willing to work a flexible schedule with a minimum of 30 hours/week and more typically 40+.
• You are legally entitled to work in the United States .
APPLY
Please send your resume, cover letter, and three letters of reference by email to info@atlas-america.com. Include your email and phone number. No phone calls please.
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