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Paws Up Montana is America's premier luxury ranch resort.  Paws Up embodies the spirit of the American West.  It's a family owned and award-winning destination that truly inspires.

Paws Up Montana is seeking Activities Guides to add to our team. The role of the Activities Guide is to provide and lead guests on recreational expeditions via off roading, shooting, electric biking, ropes challenge courses, go-karting, and water activities. 

This position starts at $18 an hour and goes up from there depending on experience.

The Primary Functions are: 

• Lead guests on go-karts, archery, electric biking, challenge courses, off-roading, skeet shooting, river, and lake expeditions. 
• Preform safety and instruction of each guided activity to participants. 
• Lead expeditions independently for maximum of four to eight attendees; Co-lead expeditions for a maximum of twenty-four attendees. 
• Operate company vehicles properly and provided proper operation instruction to guests. 
• Pilot a river raft down Class II and (very limited) Class III whitewater. 
• Operate and give instruction in inflatable kayaking Class II & III rapids and flat-water canoeing.  
• Operate and pilot a ski/powerboat while, towing a water-skier (wake boarder, etc.) on a medium sized lake.
• Provide safety and operation instruction on riding a Personal Watercraft (jet ski) and behind ski/powerboat to guests.
• Lead and ride on single-track, jeep trails, log roads, and dirt roads as well as giving instruction to all ability levels on mountain bikes, Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs) and All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). 
• Instruct and preform firearm safety with guests 20-guage & 12-guage shotguns, .22 Long Rifles, and compound bows for archery.
• Guide hikes, with an emphasis on naturalism on property and Lubrecht Experimental Forest. 
• Instruct and guide guests on ropes courses and a 150-foot rappel.
• Perform physical and administrative duties for the preparation and end of each activity expedition. 

• Keep attention to guests in relation to health-related matters such as physical exertion, sunstroke, and reminding guest to hydrate and to apply sunscreen. 
• Work with a variety of personalities and ages to make clients feel safe and comfortable, while delivering information in an understandable manner with respect to individual learning preferences.

• Remain calm under pressure; handle crisis management as it unfolds and remain flexible to change as events happen.
• Be organized and detail oriented, utilizing checklists or other systems to ensure no task is left undone; anticipate events and plan; prepare for the unexpected; remain focused on the result.
• Be helpful, respectful, approachable and team oriented, building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Assist guests in filling out appropriate departmental forms.
• Possess strong customer service focus striving for high guest satisfaction and going out of the way to be helpful and pleasant.
• Assist in managing inventory of Activities Department equipment and supplies.
• Assist with on-site set up and clean up for activities.
• Maintain equipment.
• Work closely with Activities management, co-workers and other departments on providing effective communication, planning, and organization to ensure all activity needs are met. 
• Promote property activities to guests. 

• Perform department opening and closing duties.
• Interact with children, parents, co-workers, guests, and management in a professional and caring manner.
• Answer phones in a timely and courteous manner while following the company’s phone etiquette standards.

• Converse with the guests at a high level, being aware of their needs and fulfill special guest requests as instructed by management or the guest directly.
• Ensure confidentiality of guests before and throughout their stay.