Job Description and Responsibilities
JOIN OUR FUN-EMPLOYED FAMILY!
This is a GREAT opportunity to LEARN about the history of our city and
get to BRAG about it!!!
Become a CASTmember of the Nations Storyteller ®
Have fun offering Historic Tours of America’s ® tours and attractions while inviting guests to learn about our historical city while experiencing Arlington National Cemetery tours!
This position is located at Arlington National Cemetery.
You've seen the original orange-and-green trolleys and Arlington National Cemetery Trolleys all over the city and probably thought, 'What a fun job that must be. Well, you're absolutely right! For more than a quarter of a century, Old Town Trolley Tours have been treating guests on a journey back in time while touring the most interesting and popular attractions in the city.
Expand your performance repertoire as a tour guide and historical interpreter on the Arlington National Cemetery Tour ®
Come join the ranks of the FUN-employed on the Arlington National Cemetery Trolleys.
We are now holding interviews for our PAID training program that will thoroughly prepare you to be a professional tour guide!
Our ideal Tour Guides have a passion for helping people and making their vacation experience a memorable one. A sincere love of history and the culture of our city is ideal.
The Tour Guides may be required to work in a non-air-conditioned vehicle, on busy public streets in a safe, competent manner while entertaining guests by narrating a scripted sightseeing tour.
Tour Guides narrate several tours during each shift.
Full-Time, Part-Time and Seasonal positions may be available.
Weekends/Holidays Required.
Requirements
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Paid training is provided
- Ability to perform on-your-feet routine physical activity
- Ability to learn and memorize scripted materials and historical details
- Ability to relay the scripted story in an entertaining manner in the time allowed on a moving vehicle
- Ability to be heard in a clear, audible voice by an audience
- Ability to sit for long periods of time and tolerate a wide range of temperatures and weather conditions
- Ability to work independently over long periods of time within the scope of established rules and regulations to satisfy the needs of our guests
- Ability to handle stressful situations and difficult people both in person and via the radio while maintaining a professional and pleasant demeanor
- Ability to read, write and speak fluent English in order to communicate with fellow CASTmembers and the general public
- Ability to work flexible shifts, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays
Qualifications
- High school graduate or equivalent preferred
CASTmember Benefits
- All FT Employees are eligible for paid vacation time as well as company sponsored health and wellness plans
- All FT, PT, and Seasonal employees are eligible for:
- Paid sick time
- 401K plan with company matching * * Eligibility requirements must apply
- Flexible schedules, including a combination of weekdays and weekends, are available
- A fun, upbeat work environment with various award and recognition celebrations throughout the year
- Discounts in retail stores and free admission to all company attractions
The successful candidate must pass a drug test and a background search
EEO / VET / DISABLED
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $16.66 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Supplemental pay types:
Application Question(s):
- Are you at least 18 years of age?
Work Location: In person