Tourist Guide

At Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS), we’re more than just a workplace; we’re a proud community dedicated to supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families in their daily lives. We carefully curate and provide programs and services designed to meet their unique needs and enhance their mental, social, physical, financial and familial well-being. CFMWS employees deliver programs and services including recreation, sports and fitness programs, customized financial services, retail services, access to retail savings and discounts and offers family support and organizes charity events.

Our success stems from living our values. Our employees care about their role in supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families and act with integrity in all they do. Thriving in our close-knit environment, we act as one team with one mission. We constantly seek new ideas and creative ways to deliver the best possible programs and services.

As an employer, we offer a commitment to your health, wellness and growth. We provide a diverse range of roles across many locations and a career where you can make a meaningful impact.

As a Tourist Guide, you greet visitors, conduct guided tours, provide interpretation and assistance to individual clients and groups. You provide animation during school visits and/or any other types of offered learning activities. You distribute information leaflets, responds to inquiries by visitors.

You must offer on a daily basis, a high level of customer service determined by the direction, your historical knowledge and develop they aptitude and competencies. You ensure safety and emergency procedures are followed, and responds to fire alarms and other emergencies.

You stock shelves of gift shop, operates electronic cash register or optical reader, calculates exchange rate, receives payment by cash, cheques, credit cards or automatic debits, wrap or place merchandise in bags, produces the daily sales report and reconcile with total sales.

Education, Certifications and Licenses

High school diploma AND experience in animation or as a guide

Experience

In heritage interpretation or animation

In preparing and conducting written and oral presentations

Competencies

Client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership.

French Essential

Health Benefits: Drug coverage, healthcare spending account, virtual care (telemedicine), Employee and Family Assistance Program, mental health support, travel insurance, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance.

Work Life Balance: Flexible work options and a wide range of paid/unpaid leave, including paid vacation, family related leave and personal days.

Retirement Planning: A Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Group Savings Plans.

Learning and Development: Payment of professional association memberships, online learning opportunities including a LinkedIn Learning subscription and second language training.

Perks: Discounts through CF One Member Appreciation.

Explore all the benefits CFMWS offers by visiting: https://cfmws.ca/Benefits

This is an on-site position with an assigned work location.

PSP: Keep our Canadian Armed Forces operationally ready and their families and military community healthy as part of the team at Personnel Support Programs. Personnel Support Programs contributes to the operational readiness of our Canadian Armed Forces through the provision of fitness, sports, recreation and health promotion programs to military communities across Canada and members while on deployment.

The Air Defence Museum : Located off the base but right next door to it, the Air Defence Museum offers exhibits on the history of civil and military aviation as well as themed exhibits on various related topics. In addition, a theme park gives visitors a chance to see mutiple aircraft that have been used at Bagotville as well as a very rare MIG-23 from the Cold War era.

May 25 to October 11, 2026

CFMWS is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who can help us build a workforce that reflects the diversity of Canadian society. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or assessment, you should advise the recruitment team in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.