July 3, 2014
Attention friendly, outgoing students with a love for Oakville!
Position: Visit Oakville Ambassadors
Number of positions: 6
Pay: $11 per hour
Job Type: Part-time contract (14 hours a week minimum, weekends and holidays)
Job Duration: Seasonal (until Labour Day)
Location: Bronte Village, Downtown Oakville, Kerr Village
Close Date: July 9, 2014
Position Summary:
Oakville welcomes approximately 1 million visitors to town each year and summer is peak visitor season. Visit Oakville Ambassadors will provide friendly, helpful service to visitors and residents, contributing to a pleasurable visit and leaving a positive impression of Oakville. Visit Oakville Ambassador duties will include:
Providing exceptional visitor services
- Greeting and welcoming visitors and residents
- Listening and responding to visitor questions
- Providing detailed information on/referrals to:
- Where to eat, stay, shop
- Events and attractions
- Locations and directions
Collecting visitor information
- Keeping records and daily log sheets
- Managing the visitor guest book
- Coordinating a visitor survey
Overseeing the Visit Oakville information booth
- Maintaining a safe and attractive booth at all time
- Stocking informational brochures
- Other duties, as needed.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills are essential
- A thorough knowledge of the Oakville community
- Excellent computer skills including internet applications such as Google maps
- Positive, self-motivated and dependable
- A valid driver’s license is an asset
Successful candidates will need to be available two weekdays in mid-July for training and to work the Civic holiday Monday and Labour Day. Additional hours may be offered dependent on funding availability.
Interested candidates can send resumes to:
No phone calls please.