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Careers

Join Our Team!

Country Walkers is always looking for new and exciting talent, in our home office and abroad. We positively impact people’s lives through active travel experiences! Take a look at our openings and see if we have the right fit for you.

We are hiring for the following positions:

At Country Walkers we pride ourselves on our expert, local guides and recognize that an amazing guide makes an unforgettable trip! We welcome applications for new guides but ask that you first review the following section to see if you meet the required criteria:

What we look for in a potential Guide:

• Superb people and customer service skills: outgoing, confident, and fun personality; being at ease when speaking to groups and being a spirited conversationalist.

• Intimate knowledge about and expertise in your region whether it be natural history, art, architecture, food, wine, cultural and political history, geology, music, folklore, or local flora and fauna.

• Residence in or near the region in which you guide.

• English and local language fluency.

• Full guide licensing for your region (if applicable).

• Experience in handling multiple logistics; ability to problem solve.

• Ability to communicate well with local vendors including hotels, restaurants, and transportation companies.

• Passion for walking and the outdoors.

• Physical fitness: able to walk up to 10 miles per day in all weather and able to lift and carry luggage and a day pack of up to 50 lbs.

• Ability to work and connect with a co-guide; including sharing a room on tour with a guide of the same gender.

• Where relevant, the ability to safely drive a 12-15 passenger van; valid drivers’ license and clean driving record.

• Ability to handle and manage a tour budget.

• First aid skills and CPR (or equivalent) certification.

• Prior guiding is strongly recommended but not required.

When and how to apply:

We recruit and schedule guides on a year-round basis, however, most of the scheduling is confirmed during the late fall or early winter for the following year.

Guiding for Country Walkers:

• Guides are paid a daily rate. All tour-related expenses are covered by Country Walkers. Some guides may lead only 2-3 trips a year while others may guide 6-8 trips. Guides are NOT able to work full-time, year-round with us due to the limited number of departures we offer in each region.

A guide’s primary role is to ensure our guests experience an excellent vacation with Country Walkers and support our mission of ‘positively impacting people’s lives through active travel experiences.’

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Thank you for your interest in guiding for Country Walkers!

Join Country Walkers and VBT Bicycling Vacations; an award winning, Vermont based, active travel company and be part of our high performing, international team. We offer deluxe, small-group bicycling and hiking tours worldwide at a variety of levels and paces. Positively impacting people’s lives through active travel experiences is what we’re all about!

Responsibilities

We’re looking for an energetic, solutions-driven Field Operations Manager.  The Field Operations Manager is responsible for the Tour Guides and Equipment management of a select group of domestic and international tours.  Primary tasks include hiring, training, scheduling, coaching and management of the guides and regional point persons along with managing the technical components of a tour destination.  This includes bikes, trip kit inventory, contracting local bike mechanics, contracting storage units, assigning bikes, as well as facilitating logistics and various administrative tasks.

Qualifications

  • Experience managing staff or operations
  • Strong computer skills in Excel, Word, Outlook, Smartsheet
  • Bike technical skills
  • Must be available to answer emergency phone calls and assist with on-tour emergencies on weekends and evenings
  • Clean driving record; willingness to become DOT Certified
  • Ability to travel internationally

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