Jobs

Tour Leader for Bike Tours

During the season 2023 (middle of April to the end of October) we will be running our station with a team of up to 10 persons. Every season it turns out to be a rather international team, so there are three company languages with us, English, German and Greek – in this order.

Your working environment

Generally: West Crete does not mean mass tourism as yet but smaller hotels and family pensions. As soon as you leave the busy coastal road you’ll find unspoilt nature and overwhelming Cretan hospitality.

Our guests: 70% Scandinavians (mostly families), 15% British, 10% German-speakers and 5% of diverse nations (please don’t consider applying if you don’t like children!)

Climate: beginning of May to end of October 22-30°C, during July and August rarely up to 38°C, water 20-27°C, until May and from the middle of September some rain showers possible.

Your job

International working climate & plenty of variety

Guide for Standard Bike Tours which are followed by Mini-Bus with trailer. Familiy-friendly tours up to 55 km, mainly downhill on asphalt, some natural roads. Strictly defined routes.
Driving the Mini-Bus with trailer, as we have no drivers-only our guides take turns in driving the bus
Bike-Service and maintenance of equipment (i.e. cleaning), especially after the return of the tours in the evening
Presentation of our tours and program at the Welcome-meetings of our partners
Shop-duty, occasionally, i.e. rental of bikes, giving information about tours and answering the telephone, general shop maintenance.

Working conditions

23 days per month, fixed free days every week cannot be guaranteed as slow business or poor weather conditions may make changes necessary. Additional working days will be compensated accordingly at the beginning of each following month.

Salary

€ 1,200/month (i.e. 23 working days).
€ 300/month accommodation supplement
€ 200/month if you hold a driving License of category D
Greek health, unemployment and pension insurance
non-monetary benefits i.e. partly free food, drinks and snacks on tours, bike for private use

Working hours

Bike Tours and Bike Station are operating between 08:00-21:00, individual working schedules for guides fall within these hours, guides are required to work either 2 half-day trips or 1 full-day trip a day or 1 half-day + shop duty according to a weekly changing schedule, siesta-break (1-2 hrs.) usually possible.