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Bricktown Water Taxi

Oklahoma, OK | Part Time

$29k-38k (estimate)

3 Months Ago

Part time tour guide/boat driver

$29k-38k (estimate)

Part Time | Transportation 3 Months Ago

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Bricktown Water Taxi is Hiring a Part time tour guide/boat driver Near Oklahoma, OK

Water Taxi, the company that operates boats on the Bricktown Canal, is now hiring tour guide/boat drivers for the 2024 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.

Displayed compensation includes anticipated gratuities, which typically far exceed guaranteed initial base rate ($10/hr). This job strongly rewards outgoing personalities, story tellers and exceptional customer service.

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:

Answering incoming telephone calls and either providing answers or properly re-routing calls to the appropriate party
Responding to incoming online inquiries via our messaging application
Properly making bookings through our computerized point of sale system
Taking cash and credit card payments
Rebooking passengers as directed by management or by policy

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

To work as a tour guide/boat driver for Water Taxi you MUST:

Be 18 or older
Maintain a professional, neat appearance
Treat others - including your customers and co-workers - with dignity and respect
Hold high ethical standards
Have an upbeat attitude
Have an outgoing personality
Possess excellent communication skills
Have a reasonable amount of computer literacy
Be a punctual person
Have clean criminal record (we DO check)
Be able to pass a drug test...by Oklahoma law this job is considered to be safety-sensitive due to its nature, which includes transporting the public on a motorized conveyance.

It's a real plus if you:

Have experience in the performing arts
Have retail customer service and/or hospitality experience

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!

About Bricktown Water Taxi

Bricktown Water Taxi arrived in Oklahoma City in July of 1999, contracted by the City of Oklahoma City to provide boat tours on the newly-built Bricktown Canal.

For more than two decades, our crews have acted as ambassadors for Oklahoma City, entertaining and educating locals and visitors alike while cruising along the picturesque Bricktown waterway.

Among the best-kept employment secrets in our city, Bricktown Water Taxi provides a fun, relaxed outdoor workplace that’s perfect for people who enjoy meeting the wide variety of people who visit Bricktown each year. It’s the perfect job for extroverts!

Water Taxi also features some of the best income potential possible among seasonal service industry jobs; with gratuities included most tour guides can average well above $15-20/hr total compensation, while ticket sellers/reservationists make $15/hr to start.