Head Guide/guide Mentor

5 months ago


Waterberg Limpopo, South Africa HotelJobs.co.za Full time

Kendrick Recruitment is now searching for a **FGASA Professional Field Guide (Level 3)** to fulfil the role of **Head Guide**, with an intimate, highly regarded **5* Game Lodge in the Waterberg, Limpopo**.

This intimate luxury lodge offers very personalized safaris and guides have a much greater level of freedom to organize what they like with their guests (day drives, night drives, walking trails, sleepouts in the reserve, participating in the conservation activities of the reserve, astronomy, photography, etc.). The lodge also has its own internship program where selected young guides join the lodge to learn and be mentored through a 6 monthly program where they can actively learn about the guiding industry, do a lot of walks, focus on what they would like to specialize (birding, lead trails, photography, etc).

This is a Head Guide role, with guide training & mentoring duties.

**What skills / behaviours are required**:

- Ability to transfer knowledge
- Motivational
- Excellent communication skills
- Accommodating and approachable

**Requirements - Qualifications and Skills**:

- Grade 12 or equivalent (Essential)
- ** FGASA Professional Field Guide Current - Level 3 (Essential)**:

- ** Own rifle (Essential)**:

- Previous experience as Senior Guide or Head Guide
- Min 5 Years Guiding Experience (Essential)
- ** Lead Trails Guide (Essential)**:

- ** Rifle Proficiency Current (Essential)**:

- ** Drivers Licence & PrDP Current (Essential)**:

- ** ARH Current (Essential)**:

- Valid First Aid
- Prior Experience in training and facilitation (Advantageous)
- Qualified Facilitator/FGASA Assessor or Mentor (Advantageous)
- Range Officer (Advantageous)

**Package**:
R20,000 - R30,000. Dependent on skills & experience. Live in position.


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