Hunting Guide
452213 · Heavy Next-day readyTour guides take people on sightseeing tours to places like museums, galleries, nature reserves and public buildings.
Description
Plans, organises and provides guided hunting trips for individuals or groups.
Typical work tasks
Meets members of a tour on arrival and makes introductions; organises and supervises groups involved in outdoor hunting adventures; sets up and maintains equipment, and ensures that equipment is safe and in working condition; demonstrates and provides instruction in the use of equipment and techniques required for participation; provides advice on safety measures, and ensures that activities are conducted in a manner to minimise risk to participants; responds to emergencies by providing first aid assistance and takes appropriate further action if required; answers questions and advises on local interest points within a specific region; may maintain written reports of daily activities and carry out other administrative work.
Typical work environment
- Employees predominantly work outside, frequently in remote areas.
- Works only when the weather does not impinge on the safety of the event.
- Utilises protective equipment as required.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Up to a heavy physical demand.
- Employees frequently stand or move about the work area to greet clients, set up and maintain equipment and supervise groups. Walking is a significant component of the job. Sitting is not a significant component of the job.
- Stretching or reaching is likely to be required when setting up equipment.
- Squatting or crouching is likely to be frequently required, when checking on participants and setting up and inspecting equipment and when stalking.
- Contact with water is occasionally necessary (e.g. when crossing rivers) but contact with skin irritants is generally not required.
- Twisting of the body or neck is likely to be required occasionally.
- Lifting, pulling or carrying is likely to be frequent.
- Bending may be required occasionally.
- Repetitive movements are required occasionally for example when butchering or skinning.
- Use of hand tools and hand-held objects will be occasional and will involve hunting equipment such as rifles and knives.
- Mental skills necessary include analysis and decision-making, communication and organisational.
Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. Flagged next-day ready.
Unverified — this label is model-generated and not yet clinician-reviewed. Confirm against the WTDS before relying on it.
How this was determined (model-generated): Hunting Guide: Level 4 OR 3yrs experience substitutes; firearms licence incidental/personal not a stated role gate. Proposal stands.
Entry Requirements
An NZQF Level 4 qualification, or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Further Comments
There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.