Position Title: Lead Tour Guide
Job Type: Permanent/Full-time/Entry Level
Job Location Information: 
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
Big Cypress Indian Reservation
34725 W Boundary Rd.
Clewiston, FL 33440
Phone: 863-902-1113
Fax: 863-902-1117

Job Details 

Benefits:
Health Insurance includes dental and vision after one month; 401k after one year of employment.
Qualifications:
Preferred qualifications for applicants are 3 to 4 years of experience giving tours and educational programs with an associate’s degree in a related field of study. . Must be willing to learn and study Seminole culture and history. Good appearance and pleasant speaking voice in order to communicate with the general public. Have a positive attitude about the museum and the STOF. Ability to work independently and work a flexible work schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays. Must have a valid Florida driver’s license. Seminole Tribal member or Native American preferred.
Job Duties
•	Provides information about specific topics in Seminole culture and history, facilities and exhibits to visitors. Greets visitors, and invites visitors to sign guest register. 
•	Monitors visitors viewing exhibits, cautions persons not complying with museum regulations, distributes promotional materials, and answers questions concerning exhibits, regulations, and facilities.  
•	Provides leadership and guidance to the other tour guides, assist with project and be a leader to tour guides on these projects. 
•	This position reports to the Education Coordinator.
•	ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS 
o	Greet and welcome tour groups upon their arrival at the museum. 
o	Present brief selected topics in Seminole culture and history to the visitors at scheduled and unscheduled times daily.
o	Give guidance to the general public on the flow of traffic throughout the Museum and outside stations.
o	Conduct a variety of tours in the museum and on the boardwalk for VIP’s, special visiting groups, the general public, etc.
o	Answer both general and specific questions to the general public throughout the day.
o	Announce and direct visitors to the Orientation Theater, introduce the visitor to the Museum and the Movie, and turn on the Orientation Movie. 
o	Deal skillfully with a diversity of visitors under a variety of circumstances.
o	Continually be aware and keep informed about changes in the exhibits. 
o	Be the lead on tour projects assisting other tour guides with projects tasks. 
o	Make on the ground decisions about changes to guiding tours and be able to direct the other tour guides on those changes.
o	Assist Education Coordinator with a schedule rotation of ongoing tour guide responsibilities
o	Continually assess the needs of your follow tour guides and develop a suggested schedule of tour guide training 
•	KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
o	Knowledge of the Seminole Tribe of Florida culture and history or ability and desire to learn. 
o	Able to work independently and be project oriented.
o	Ability to communicate in English both orally and in writing.
o	Good appearance and pleasant speaking voice in order to communicate with the general public. Strong interpersonal skills.  
o	Ability to serve the Tribal community, the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity.
o	Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the STOF tribal community, general public, co-workers and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
o	Ability to work a flexible work schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays.
o	Ability to speak comfortably before groups of people 
o	Ability to be a team leader
o	Physically able to lead tours around the museum 
o	Enjoy interacting and comfortable meeting with other people 
o	Have a positive attitude about the museum and the STOF.
o	Seminole Tribal member preferred. 

Application Information: 
Go to www.semtribe.com to download an application.  
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