{"id":25254,"date":"2012-05-24T18:38:30","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T22:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=25254"},"modified":"2012-05-24T18:38:30","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T22:38:30","slug":"job-tour-guidedriver-for-japanese-tourists-az-05-24-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2012\/05\/24\/job-tour-guidedriver-for-japanese-tourists-az-05-24-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Tour Guide\/Driver for Japanese Tourists (AZ) 05.24.12"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to <\/em>JET <\/em>alum Corey Ticknor<\/strong><\/em> <\/em><\/strong>for passing this along.<\/em><\/strong> Posted by <\/em>Kay Monroe<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (Miyazaki<\/a>-shi, 1995 -97)<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>
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\nCorey Ticknor<\/em><\/strong> (Yamagata pref, 2009-2011) has a Japanese-speaking job with Atlas America in Arizona that is hiring; JET alums are encouraged to apply. <\/em><\/p>\n

***Remember, if you apply, please make sure to let them know you saw the listing on JETwit.**<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Position<\/em><\/strong>: <\/em>Tour Guide\/Driver for Japanese Tourists <\/em><\/em>
\nPosted by<\/strong><\/em>: Atlas America<\/em>
\nType<\/em><\/strong>: Part-time\/Freelance with opportunity for Full-time
\nLocation<\/strong>: Sedona, AZ<\/em><\/em><\/em>
\nSalary<\/strong>: \u00a0<\/em><\/em>$12.50\/h during 90-day training period, $15\/h + thereafter<\/em>
\nStart Date<\/strong>: <\/em>Immediately<\/em> <\/em><\/em>
\nhttp:\/\/www.atlas-america.com<\/a> <\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Responsibilities<\/strong>:
\nAtlas 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.<\/p>\n

Company profile:<\/strong>
\nAtlas 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\u2019s famous \u201cenergy vortex\u201d power spots.<\/p>\n

Requirements:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 You are willing to relocate to (or near) the beautiful red rocks of Sedona , Arizona .
\n\u2022 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.
\n\u2022 You will have a clean driving record (driver\u2019s abstract required) and a valid Arizona driver\u2019s license.
\n\u2022 You are at least 25 years old (Commercial Driver Insurance requirement)
\n\u2022 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.
\n\u2022 You are obsessed with perfecting details, eliminating mistakes, and communicating clearly in a small-business environment.
\n\u2022 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.
\n\u2022 You are willing to work a flexible schedule with a minimum of 30 hours\/week and more typically 40+.
\n\u2022 You are legally entitled to work in the United States .<\/p>\n

APPLY<\/h3>\n

Please send your resume, cover letter, and three letters of reference by email to info@atlas-america.com<\/a>. Include your email and phone number. No phone calls please.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to JET alum Corey Ticknor for passing this along. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-6zk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25254"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25256,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25254\/revisions\/25256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}