Join our team
-We’re looking for talented tour guides –
New jobs and career opportunities are now available at San Francisco Private Tours. We’re looking for talented tour guides with a valid California driver license.
Tour Guides Position: We are hiring English, Spanish, French and Portuguese- speaking tour guides in the San Francisco Bay Area. Please do not call our business reservation telephone number listed on our website as we are short staffed. You can simply share you resume with us via email: tourguidespositions@gmail.com
Requirements: We are a private tour company based in San Francisco, California. We offer daily private and VIP guided tours to Northern California top sights and attractions. We are looking for local, reliable, disciplined, knowledgeable, and energetic local driver-tour guides.
English, Spanish, French and Portuguese-speaking tour guides are our top priority, however, Japanese, Chinese and Italian speaking tour guides are welcome to apply as well. Only tour guides who live within San Francisco and the Bay Area can apply. All other irrelevant applications and enquiries from other locations will be disregarded. Many of our tours require lots of driving, walking, and hiking and full availability for overnight tour packages and trips out of town.
A clean driving record and safe driving skills are required. Tour guides must also be knowledgeable (driving and guiding at the same time), leading guided tours to all Northern California state and national parks including but not limited to Yosemite, Big Sur, Monterey, Redwoods, Lake Tahoe, Southern California, Death Valley, Eastern Sierra, Wine Country, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Marin County.
Why choose San Francisco Private Tours?
Freedom: You are empowered to make your own decisions, design the trip itinerary as you see fit and bring your passion to work.
Ability to grow: We provide amazing opportunities for our tour guides to grow, become part of our management team and be part of something bigger than yourself.
We are different: We are more than just a local tour company. We combine innovative travel ideas that transcend travel and ultimately change our customers’ lives and yours as well.
Compensation and Benefits: Up to $20+/Hour + generous gratuities + bonuses or other benefits. This may increase with seniority and is based on performance. The longer you stay with us this the better.
–Unlike other tour companies; we only deal with Private and VIP clients: One pick-up/drop-off and more generous tips. Most of our private tours are conducted by luxury SUVs but also by 15-passenger vans (a CDL is not required but a bonus). We are looking for tour guides with good driving skills who are not just drivers but real tour guides.
-Wages are paid by the hour, not by the trip, unlike many other companies. We pay for overtime + double time, even when you are free for hours waiting for customers during when they are visiting a park or monument. We also pay wages even if the pick-up location is far from our office in San Francisco.
–Job Type: Part-time and seasonal. Excellent tour guides who are reliable and available for work when needed, and meet our needs, can get more work based and good performance.
Required languages: English, Spanish, French and Portuguese Speaking Tour Guides are needed, however, Japanese, Chinese and Italian speaking tour guides are welcome to apply as well.
Location: Only tour guides who live within San Francisco and the Bay Area can apply, all other irrelevant applications and inquiries from other locations will be disregarded.
Common mistake to avoid: Many candidates apply out of curiosity, but they do not know that they do not have what it takes to be a professional tour guide and driver. Please save your time and ours and do not apply unless you are a serious and committed tour guide and driver.
Important message:
• Please do not call as we cannot manage all incoming telephone calls from candidates! You can send your cover letter and resume via email to: tourguidespositions@gmail.com
• After we check your references and your work record or employment history, we will contact you if you are a good fit for this job. All irrelevant profiles and emails will be disregarded.
• This job is ideal for energetic tour guides who love hiking in the mountains, conducting city guided tours by luxury SUVs or large 15-passenger vans. It requires excellent physical condition, 100% flexibility and availability as needed, as well as driving and traveling overnight far from the Bay Area. If you live outside of San Francisco, please take into consideration the rush hour, and consider this before applying as our office is located near Lands ‘End.
• Also, as a small business, we do not have time to waste on training and investing in a new candidate who will not stay with us for at least 2 or 3 years.
Thank you for your cooperation
Happy Travels
San Francisco Private Tours
