Limpopo: Trails Guide

This role requires a passionate, safety-conscious professional who can deliver exceptional walking safaris, guided game drives, and personalised guest experiences, while upholding the highest operational and guiding standards in a remote area. Candidate Responsibilities: Conduct guided bush walks, game drives, guest introductions and safety briefings to the standards required by FGASA, CATHSSETA and SANParks. Host guests throughout their stay, ensuring engaging, informative and enjoyable wildlife experiences. Maintain excellent weapon handling standards and remain available for all drives, back-up duties and standby shifts. Assist with emergency procedures including medical incidents, fire, flood and evacuation protocols. Support social media contributions through relevant wildlife and conservation content. Collect guest preferences and ensure accurate communication with management. Report guest issues immediately and support solutions to enhance guest satisfaction. Oversee vehicle checks, assist with maintenance reporting and manage monthly diesel logs. Ensure guiding equipment is maintained, clean, stored correctly and reported when shortages arise. Attend departmental meetings and uphold all lodge operating procedures. Core Criteria: Lead Trails Guide qualification is essential ARH, Rifle Proficiency, First Aid Level 1, Drivers licence and PDP Strong knowledge of guiding protocols aligned to FGASA, SANParks and lodge standards Excellent communication skills, strong EQ, patience and guest-relations expertise Ability to work in a remote environment as part of a small, close-knit team Problem-solving ability, initiative, creativity and strong time-management skills Technical/mechanical understanding beneficial Clean track record and strong references This is a live-in position.