What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part time tour guide / boat driver position at Bricktown Water Taxi?
Part time tour guide / boat driver
Application Deadline : 4 April 2025
Department : Customer Care
Employment Type : Seasonal - Part Time
Location : Oklahoma City
Reporting To : Ryan Linduff
Compensation : $10.00 - $30.00 / hour
Description
Water Taxi, the company that operates boats on the Bricktown Canal, is now hiring tour guide / boat drivers for the 2025 season. This is a great opportunity to work in a fun environment with entertaining and positive co-workers. FT / PT positions available.
We provide comprehensive boat driving training and also in-depth tour training with an ongoing educational focus. Your success is our success, and we work our tails off to make you successful.
Although this job is seasonal, the employment season typically runs well into late Fall. Available evening and weekend shifts for those with other employment. Customer service experience preferred.
Key Responsibilities
Water Taxi tour guides are the visitor's guide to not only the Bricktown Canal but to the city of Oklahoma City by extension (we refer to them as Ambassadors).
Our tour guides receive training on and are responsible for :
- Greeting passengers and other members of the public at our main dock / boarding area or other locations as assigned
- Giving knowledgeable directions to passengers and other visitors to Bricktown
- Checking customers in using our ticketing app
- Safely boarding passengers for scheduled tours
- Safely driving the boat on the Bricktown Canal, utilizing radios to communicate with other tour guides on and off the water (don't worry; we will train you for this part! No boat driving experience required!)
- Giving informative, entertaining tours while underway, detailing OKC and Oklahoma History, with a strong focus on positively representing our city and our state
Occasionally they may also serve a fill-in role at our ticket booth or another customer service location, where they would also be responsible for :
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
To work as a tour guide / boat driver for Water Taxi you MUST :
It's a real plus if you :
Reasons why you should apply
Many of the people who have worked at Water Taxi over the years fondly view it as the best job they ever worked. While the earnings potential is pretty great for a seasonal service industry role, the real value of this job is the atmosphere.
We place a very high value on a good fit with the Water Taxi workplace community, respect for others and enthusiasm for Oklahoma City. You will meet people from all over Oklahoma, the USA, and even many international travelers during a typical season.
There is never a dull moment, except occasionally when the weather doesn't cooperate...and in Oklahoma even those moments can sometimes be exciting!
Salary : $10 - $30