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Japanese-Speaking Guide
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What they do
A Travel or Tour Guide leads tours for groups of visitors or tourists. Leads tours of museums or famous or historic sites, and provides visitors with details and anecdotes about the history and significance of buildings, artwork or collections. Travels with a group of tourists, plans site visits and daily itineraries, interprets languages, and shares specialized knowledge about a country or city with the group.
$40,202 / year median in Hawaii
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Dayforce:
Hawaii-Guide-Guide [Pay:
$24.00/hour]PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Escort individuals or groups, from Japan, on sightseeing tours or to places of interest, such as commercial establishments, public buildings, art galleries or museums, and other visitor attractions. Provide information that is interesting and educational. Provide assistance with communicating (translation) with third party establishments, such as hotels, restaurants, technical visits, and site inspections. Percentage Time Spent Essential Job Functions 75% Tour Guiding in Japanese (speaking, reading, writing) Follow set travel itineraries and schedules, cater to special interests and needs of individuals or groups and assist and communicate with Tour Conductor in Japanese. Understand tour details written in Japanese. Complete theVIP ROYAL ROAD CUSTOMER'S TOUR REPORT
in Japanese, if needed. 25% Assist with Hotel Check In/Out, Airport Check In & Dining Reservations Assist customers with communicating with hotel Front Desk staff upon check in / out. Guide customers to airline check-in counter for departure flight, and security gate. Provide direction to boarding gate and explain gate departure time. Assist with reading and understanding restaurant menus and explain how to pay meal bill. Consultation and advice during customers stay in Hawaii.Other Duties:
Performs all other duties as assigned.Minimum Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and Experience High School graduate or equivalent experience. Possess minimum of six (6- months customer service experience or equivalent experience desirable; Possess excellent customer service skills in the hospitality industry.
Working Conditions:
On-Call status not regularly scheduled to work; they do not have a set schedule. Business needs dictate when work is assigned. Guides who are On-Call status will be allowed to work for a company that competes directly or indirectly with the Company. Employees must fully disclose plans and obtain written approval from their supervisor or manager. Outside employment already held must be fully disclosed and authorized by the supervisor or manager. Casual status- are regularly scheduled to work less than twenty (20) hours per week.
Physical and Mental Demands:
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 1. Able to handle stressful situations and solve problems in a calm, professional manner. 2. Able to handle multiple tasks. 3. Constant- requires standing, walking, vision, hearing, eye-hand-foot coordination 4. Occasional
- sitting and stair climbing 5. Not Applicable
- pushing, pulling/lifting/carrying less than 25 pounds, pulling/ lifting/carrying more than 25 pounds, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, stooping, climbing, forward reaching, twisting, side bending, overhead reach, grasping, handling, finger dexterity Communication Demands 1. Constant
- requires talking to customers, receiving verbal and written instruction, reading, visiting/working at different worksites; 2. Occasional
- requires talking to co-workers and outside trades persons/vendors; 3. Seldom
- requires talking on the telephone; 4. Not Applicable
- written communication to customers/outside trades person/vendors, supervising others, responding to written or verbal requests of vendors, training/giving verbal instructions, writing/composing written language.
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