What are the responsibilities and job description for the Foodie Tour Guide position at Secret Food Tours?
NOW SEEKING: Tour Guides Who Love Food (Independent Contractor)
Secret Food Tours is an award-winning tour company currently looking for outgoing individuals who are passionate about food and history to guide foodie tours through historic Downtown San Antonio and The River Walk.
This contracted position is a lot of fun and a perfect fit for applicants with a flair for entertaining and a love of great food. Our guides are independent contractors who lead small groups of tourists through some of San Antonio's best hidden gems while sharing history and culture along the way. Some of the best guides have backgrounds as performers of all types, teachers, historians, college students, and more!!!
Contracted guides should be:
- Fluent in the English language.
- Professional, responsible, and great with both time and money management.
- Knowledgable and passionate about the city of San Antonio, its history, its culture, and most importantly... its food!
- Outgoing and dedicated to providing a once-in-a-lifetime guest experience.
- Able to follow tour requirements while using their skills and experience to make it their own.
- Over the age of 21.
Secret Food Tours offers a competitive guide rate of $70 per 3 to 3.5 hour tour plus tips (which can be VERY generous!!!). Tours run daily at 10:00am and 11:00am in Downtown San Antonio. Contracted guides must have weekend availability, however, guides may not be scheduled every weekend. We are looking to bring on 1 to 2 guides with flexible availability to cover bookings each week. Additional shifts may be available at alternate times based on demand and private and group bookings as well.
Interested applicants should submit a resume, general availability, and a cover letter letting us know why they think they would make an exceptional food tour guide! As this is an Independent Contractor position, applicants must meet all applicable Independent Contractor requirements to be selected.
Job Types: Part-time, Contract
Pay: $23.33 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- Weekends as needed
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus opportunities
- Tips
Application Question(s):
- Can you regularly work weekends?
- Our tour shifts are 3 to 3.5 hours long and pay a flat guide rate of $70 per tour plus tips. In general, how many tour shifts a week would you be looking to take?
- In order to demonstrate why you might be a good fit for this role, please answer the following situational question:
If I were a first-time visitor to San Antonio and I only had time to experience one restaurant on The River Walk or surrounding area to completely immerse myself in the local food culture, where would you suggest that I visit, what should I order, and why?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $23
