Join the Team
Join our team, and your job is more than a salary.
You satisfy your love of travel, create lifelong memories for customers, and learn about the history and heritage of Britain and Ireland.
And because we believe in inspiring passionate employees, we share up to 20% of the company’s profit and offer plenty of opportunities for adventures, fun, and career development.
Check out our current positions below. Every application you make is treated equally and respected for individuality and diversity.
European Tour Guide – Italy, France and Switzerland
Are you outgoing, enthusiastic and passionate about meeting people and showing them the best Europe has to offer?
Rabbie’s offer a collection of award-winning small group tours and we're looking for new team members to showcase our new tours exploring Europe.
The roles will start in April and finish in October 2020 in your first year.
European Tour Guide:
As a tour guide with Rabbie’s small group tours, you will have a maximum of 16 guests. Your role will be to give them the experiences of a lifetime.
Together with your driver, you will share your knowledge of local, cultural and historical places and events with customers from all over the world. Being fluent in Italian and English is a requirement for this role.
Based in Rome, our series of tours are 6 days long and as a guide, you will travel through Italy, Switzerland and France delivering once-in-a-lifetime experiences to our customers.
Full and relevant training will be provided to deliver these Rabbie’s experiences.
Some of the duties you will be responsible for include (but are not limited to):
- Sharing historical, cultural and entertaining information with your guests. If you enjoy storytelling this is a fantastic opportunity for you.
- Develop and establish relationships with hotels and attractions.
- Assist passengers with bookings, check-ins and documentation at hotels, restaurants and attractions.
- Managing attraction bookings and feeding back any issues that arise.
- Communicate with Rabbie’s Head Office to provide feedback on all aspects of the tour.
- Assisting passengers with any problems or emergencies.
- Work with tour drivers to give all customers a memorable tour experience.
Key Skills:
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of local, cultural and historical topics and continually develop that knowledge
- Familiarity with tour routes and alternatives
- Strong customer service background
- Confident in public speaking and excellent communication skills
- Dealing with customers and suppliers.
- Multi-tasking and prioritising
Thinking on your feet to solve problemsA real passion for travel/tourism and with respect for the communities and environment that we visit- Ability to work well under pressure
- Fluent in English and Italian. The tours will be conducted in English.
Desirable
- A third language, ideally French
- Previous experience working for a tour operator
Salary: We offer a very comprehensive pay package including all travel expenses, meals and accommodation whilst on tours and rates depending on experience.
To apply for this role please complete an application form and email it to jobs@rabbies.com.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Closing date: 31st January 2020
European Tour Guide – Spain, Portugal and France
Are you outgoing, enthusiastic and passionate about meeting people and showing them the best Europe has to offer?
Rabbie’s offer a collection of award-winning small group tours and we're looking for new team members to showcase our new tours exploring Europe.
The roles will start in April and finish in October 2020 in your first year, with possible extended contracts over the winter period from Madrid.
European Tour Guide Role:
As a tour guide with Rabbie’s small group tours, you will have a maximum of 16 guests. Your role will be to give them the experience of a lifetime.
Together with your driver, you will share your knowledge of local, cultural and historical places and events with customers from all over the world. Being fluent in Spanish and English is a requirement for this role.
Based in Madrid, our series of tours are 6 days long and as a guide, you will travel through Spain, Portugal and France delivering once-in-a-lifetime experiences to our customers.
Full and relevant training will be provided to deliver these Rabbie’s experiences.
Some of the duties you will be responsible for include (but are not limited to):
- Sharing historical, cultural and entertaining information with your guests. If you enjoy storytelling this is a fantastic opportunity for you.
- Develop and establish relationships with hotels and attractions.
- Assist passengers with bookings, check-ins and documentation at hotels, restaurants and attractions.
- Managing attraction bookings and feeding back any issues that arise.
- Communicate with Rabbie’s Head Office to provide feedback on all aspects of the tour.
- Assisting passengers with any problems or emergencies.
- Work with tour drivers to give all customers a memorable tour experience.
Key Skills:
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of local, cultural and historical topics and continually develop that knowledge
- Familiarity with tour routes and alternatives
- Strong customer service background
- Confident in public speaking and excellent communication skills
- Dealing with customers and suppliers
- Multi-tasking and prioritising
Thinking on your feet to solve problemsA real passion for travel/tourism and with respect for the communities and environment that we visit- Ability to work well under pressure
- Fluent in English and Spanish. The tours will be conducted in English.
- A third language, ideally French and/or Portuguese
- Previous experience working for a tour operator
Desirable
- A third language, ideally French and/or Portuguese
- Previous experience working for a tour operator
Salary: We offer a very comprehensive pay package including all travel expenses, meals and accommodation whilst on tours and rates depending on experience.
To apply for this role please complete an application form and email it to jobs@rabbies.com.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Closing date: 31st January 2020
Tour Driver Guides. UK based.
Location: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen, Manchester, London
Are you outgoing, enthusiastic and passionate about meeting people and showing them the best the UK has to offer?
Rabbie's are recruiting for Tour Driver Guides now.
You will lead and guide small group mini-coach tours throughout Scotland and England and consistently deliver a memorable and enriching experience that will last our customers a lifetime.
Key Skills:
- Display a pride and passion for the country and what it has to offer
- Demonstrate an appetite and enthusiasm for learning
- Continually develop a wide-ranging cultural, historical and social knowledge
- An ability to communicate your knowledge and entertain people from all over the world
- Display a high degree of flexibility and adaptability
- Develop and maintain the highest standards of customer service
- Drive top of the range mini-coaches with due care and attention at all times for the comfort and safety of passengers (training provided)
- Complete daily vehicle safety checks and legal documentation (training provided)
- Use your own initiative and problem-solving skills to provide a seamless service to passengers
- Provide constructive feedback to continuously improve the quality of the tours
- Ability to follow our environmental and sustainable tourism practices
Candidates can earn a competitive industry salary including holiday entitlement and company bonus.
A PCV mini-coach licence is preferred but not a requirement. Rabbie's recruit on the basis of the above skills and provide the necessary 16 seat mini-coach PCV training for successful candidates.
Please download and complete our application form and email it to jobs@rabbies.com or post it to:
Rabbie's Recruitment,
Rabbie’s Trail Burners Ltd,
6 Waterloo Place,
Edinburgh,
EH1 3EG.
