Seasonal Tourism Counsellor - London, Canada - City of London

City of London

Verified Company

London, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Summary of Duties

Reporting to the Manager II, Communications, Research & Membership, performs various duties associated with the provision of tourist information to customers of Tourism Information Centres or via the mail, telephone or Internet, as well as providing administrative and event servicing supports within Tourism London.

Work Performed

Responsible for Tourism Counsellor duties at Tourism London Information Centres in servicing inquiries from visitors or via the telephone, Internet or by mail along with the stocking of display racks, setting up of presentation materials and displays and related activities, such as the sale of souvenirs, maps, etc.

Assists in the development of brochures produced by Tourism London.

Enters names of visitors seeking information on London into a database and processes individual tourism packages, along with data collection and related tasks.

Acts as a host on tours, including relaying of standard tour commentary, as required.

Provides servicing support to tournaments, meets, conferences and conventions, travel trade shows and other initiatives undertaken by Tourism London.

Performs office duties, such as addressing labels and envelopes, preparing mail-out material, keeping shelves supplied with brochures and other materials, as well as other manual and computer-based assignments.

Performs evening and weekend job related duties, as required.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Experience
Six months from Tourism and Travel Diploma.

Three months' related experience.

Specialized Training & Licenses Skills and abilities in the following areas are necessary**:
Demonstrated proficiency in wordprocessing, spreadsheets and various software.

Typing speed required is 50 w.p.m.

Valid Driver's License - Class G

Compensation and Other Information
$33,875 - $48,337 (Level 4)

This posting is for 2 positions.

This is a temporary position being filled on a temporary basis for up to 38 weeks with a start date in September.

Current Hours of Work:

Staff are required to work weekends at our Tourism London Information Centre at 696 Wellington Road.

Staff work Saturday & Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; Staff generally work every other Saturday & Sunday.

NOTE:
Applicants may be required to complete a job related test.

Job Reference:
COL01602