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Head Instructor.

Highly reputable Guide Training institute Mpumalanga.

Head Instructors should have a minimum of :

NQF 4.

VPDA.

FGASA Level  Professional level (3).

Advanced Trails Guide.

Current Advanced Rifle Handling.

5 years related industry experience

Current NDT Registration

Current PDP

Current FGASA Membership

  • Accommodation provided – Single Tented Accommodation
  • Other benefits: Bonus Incentive based on Personal and Company Performance

An Instructor at any of our Training Camps will be responsible for the general management and running of the camps.

This includes the planning and management of maintenance on infrastructure, vehicles and equipment. Instructors are also responsible for all firearms and ammunition and they are to make sure all firearms are safe, well maintained and in a good working order.

Instructors are also to liaise with Reserve Management on concession matters.

Each camp has a cook, cleaner and Camp Coordinators. Cooks and Cleaners report to Camp Coordinators who in turn report to the Head Instructor, and if there is no Head Instructor present, they report to the Assistant Instructor.

There are also students in camp on work experience placement or on volunteer basis.

Instructors are responsible to make sure these students are mentored and their development programmes are followed

Training

The most important part of an Instructor position is to provide an inspirational and immersive learning experience to all course participants, in order for them to reconnect to nature.

Instructors need to plan and facilitate the daily activities. They also need to make sure the correct academic requirements are met with regards to lectures, lecture content, tests, assessments and the required administration processes are correctly followed and completed.

Salary Package is market related and very competitive. including accommodation meals and company benefits.

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Please Note – While all applications are valuable, we’ll reach out directly to candidates who best meet the client’s requirements.

Head Guide.

Exquisite 5* Game Lodge Big 5 Game Reserve – Eastern Cape.

Conducting game drives and walks.

Ensure guiding experience is of top standard.

Make sure all equipment is clean and functional.

Assist with lodge operations.

Bush clearing and road works during down season.

Requirements:

Grade 12

FGASA NQF 4 – Level  2

Minimum 3 years’ experience operating in Big 5 / 5* environment.

Passion for Conservation & Ecology.

Lead Trails Guide qualification.

ARH qualification.

Firearm proficiencies & SAPS firearm clearance certificate.

NDT registered.

Valid First Aid.

Valid PrDP.

Needs to be neat, presentable, and well spoken.

Team player

Salary R 25 000 –  including accommodation & company benefits.

Please Note – While all applications are valuable, we’ll reach out directly to candidates who best meet the client’s requirements.

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Lodge Manager/Guide Couple 

Exquisite 5* Game Lodge – Magnificent 7 Game Reserve  – Greater Kruger National Park

Her – management of the lodge and staff on all levels.

Close working relationships with the staff at Safari Lodge, Spa manager and head guide

Him – full time guide

Location

The lodge is situated in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve. The candidate will be working at the lodge premises, about 37 km from Hoedspruit. Accommodation in an en suite room is included

Responsibilities and Duties:

Her –

  • All FOH duties – guest relations (meet and greet, hosting, bar sales); communication with the res team as to particular guest requirements; guiding allocations and management of private vehicles
  • Staff / HR – management of all staff; recording of leave; F & B; Housekeeping
  • Administration – stock control; month end stock counts; petty cash management; balancing of guest monies received
  • Hosting of guests during dinners – on a rotational schedule

Him –

  • Guiding – two game drives per day and bush walks
  • Hosting of guests during dinners – on a rotational schedule

 Qualifications:

  • A Matric and any tertiary qualification is needed – preferably one in the tourism industry
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the tourism industry
  • Her – knowledge of Innkeeper and Nightsbridge preferable but not imperative; Excellent computer literacy skills
  • Flawless English both spoken and written
  • Personal characteristics: must be a team player and able to communicate effectively with all staff. Dedicated and committed, loyal and trustworthy.
  • Her – Certifications – any qualifications relating to computer skills; team management; FOH management or reservations
  • Driver’s license, and PDP is needed
  • Him – preferably Level II FGASA and full trails / back up trails
  • Up to date first aid
  • Physical abilities: good mental and physical health; preferably a non-smoker

Key Skills – both:

  • Need strong leadership skills and team coordinating.
  • Organized, result orientated and highly motivated.
  • Basic understanding of financials

Salary Package –

Basic Salary (Market related) including accommodation – meals and uniform included.

Pension fund optional at 7.5% of gross. Negotiable depending on experience

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Please Note – While all applications are valuable, we’ll reach out directly to candidates who best meet the client’s requirements.

Head Guide.

Luxury Game Lodge Big 5 Reserve – Pilanesberg North West Province

Responsibilities

 Guest Experience & Safari Operations

Lead game drives, bush walks and nature experiences with professionalism, enthusiasm, and safety as a priority.

Ensure all guides deliver accurate and engaging wildlife interpretation.

Maintain exceptional guest service standards on all activities.

Customize experiences based on guest preferences and special interests.

Guiding Team Leadership

Oversee the daily scheduling and assignment of guides and vehicles.

Conduct regular briefings and debriefings with the guiding team.

Monitor team performance and address conduct or service shortfalls.

Act as a role model in field guiding, guest interaction, and professionalism.

 Safety & Compliance

Ensure all guiding activities comply with legal and lodge-specific safety protocols.

Maintain all competency and safety documents and protocols as per legal requirements.

Conduct regular vehicle, equipment, and safety checks.

Ensure compliance with reserve rules and conservation regulations.

Training & Development

Provide in-field training, mentorship, and development opportunities for all guides.

Keep up to date with current FGASA standards and conservation practices.

Organize knowledge-sharing workshops within the guiding team.

Facilitate external training and assessments where applicable.

 Conservation and Reserve Coordination

Act as liaison with reserve management and conservation authorities.

Support lodge conservation messaging and sustainability efforts.

Report unusual wildlife sightings, poaching risks, or ecological concerns to management and conservation partners.

Interdepartmental Coordination

Coordinate with Guest Relations and Front Office for guest scheduling, preferences, and special requests.

Liaise with Maintenance regarding vehicle conditions and repairs.

Provide updates to Management regarding wildlife movements and weather conditions affecting guest activities.

Training & Development

Induction Training: Lodge rules, guest engagement, safety procedures, and wildlife protocols.

Ongoing Training: FGASA standards, rifle assessments, first aid, tracking, and guest service.

Peer Reviews: Regular field assessments and performance reviews.

Workshops: Guest experience, interpretation techniques, and conservation education.

Market related Salary –  including accommodation & company benefits.

Salary R 25 000 negotiable including accommodation.

Please Note – While all applications are valuable, we’ll reach out directly to candidates who best meet the client’s requirements.

Apply for this Position

Please Note – While all applications are valuable, we’ll reach out directly to candidates who best meet the client’s requirements.

Trails Guide.

Exquisite 5* Game Lodge Madikwe Game Reserve

Requirements:

  • FGASA “level 2/NOF 4”. (This can be flexible for the correct person)
  • Lead Trails guide (Must have)
  • PDP
  • First aid
  • DEAT for NW province
  • Helping out in Maintenance department when not busy
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in a 5* lodge.
  • Good command of the English language as you’ll be dealing with mostly international guests.
  • Only ethical guides with a passion for nature and guiding will be considered.
  • Trustworthy
  • Punctual
  • Reliable
  • Presentable
  • Own transport

Benefits:

R12 000.00 – R14 000.00 p/m depending on experience.

Live-in accommodation (single, furnished)

Meals and uniform provided

Work Cycle: 6 weeks on, 2 weeks off cycles

Annual leave: 21 Days per annum to be taken at a time which is mutually convenient to both you and the employer

Medical Aid Discovery Health KeyCare – after 3 months: employer to pay the total contribution to the medical aid scheme on your behalf.

Provident Fund – after 3 months: 5% contributed by employer and 5% contributed by employee

No partners, children or pets permitted

Apply for this Position

Please Note – While all applications are valuable, we’ll reach out directly to candidates who best meet the client’s requirements.

Assistant Instructor.

Highly reputable Guide Training institute Mpumalanga.

Assistant Instructors should have a minimum of:

NQF 2, FGASA Level 1 – preferably Level 2, FGASA Trails Guide and Current Advanced Rifle Handling

Guiding and other related industry experience

Current NDT Registration

Current PDP (desirable)

Current FGASA Membership

General

An Instructor at any of our Training Camps will be responsible for the general management and running of the camps. This includes the planning and management of maintenance on infrastructure, vehicles and equipment. Instructors are also responsible for all firearms and ammunition and they are to make sure all firearms are safe, well maintained and in a good working order.

Instructors are also to liaise with Reserve Management on concession matters.

Each camp has a cook, cleaner and Camp Coordinators. Cooks and Cleaners report to Camp Coordinators who in turn report to the Head Instructor, and if there is no Head Instructor present, they report to the Assistant Instructor. There are also students in camp on work experience placement or on volunteer basis. Instructors are responsible to make sure these students are mentored and their development programmes are followed

Training

The most important part of an Instructor position is to provide an inspirational and immersive learning experience to all course participants, in order for them to reconnect to nature.

Instructors need to plan and facilitate the daily activities. They also need to make sure the correct academic requirements are met with regards to lectures, lecture content, tests, assessments and the required administration processes are correctly followed and completed.

Salary Package is market related and very competitive – Accommodation – meals and company benefits.

Apply for this Position

Please Note – While all applications are valuable, we’ll reach out directly to candidates who best meet the client’s requirements.

Field Guide
A luxury lodge on the KNP Concession situated in the Kruger National Park is seeking an experienced Field Guide
with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Big 5 Game Reserve and Luxury Lodge environment.
This is a couples-only position, with the partner employed as a Lodge Administrator or Camp Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Conducting Safaris:
– Lead game drives, bush walks and other activities to provide guests with an immersive and educational wildlife experience.
– Ensure the safety of guests during all safari activities.

Wildlife Knowledge:
– Possess in-depth knowledge of the local wildlife, including animal behaviour, bird species, and plant life.
– Share information about the environment, ecology, community, and conservation efforts with the guests.

Guest Interaction:
– Interact with guests in a professional and friendly manner, providing excellent customer service.
– Answer questions and engage in informative discussions about the wildlife and surrounds.
– Be sensitive to guest’s preferences such as birders, looking for specific species, and try and manage their expectation within the context of what nature delivers.
– Ensure that you are able to adjust your engagement when you have a number of different nationalities and generations on your vehicle/walk.
– Be sensitive to guests who want limited interaction with the guide and those who want more engagement and tailor your response accordingly.
– Hosting guests at meals and/or for drinks, as required by the Camp Manager or your guests.
– If guests reveal problems or additional special requirements that are not yet recorded in the day sheet or guest preferences, or that the management are not aware of, then these must be communicated to the Camp Manager as soon as they become known, and you are able to do so discreetly.

Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance:
– Conduct routine daily checks of your vehicle and equipment in accordance with the Guide’s SOP and the requirements of the Maintenance Department.

Environmental Conservation:
– Ensure you are familiar with SANParks rules and regulations relating to the concession/reserve within which you operate.
– Be sensitive to the environment and avoid off-road driving as far as is possible within the concession. Off-road driving is strictly prohibited in the Kruger National Park itself.
– Comply with the Game Driving Protocol at all times.
– When conducting walks and drives ensure that guests are educated on the importance of conservation and responsible tourism.

Emergency Response:
– Be prepared to handle emergency situations and provide first aid, if necessary, in accordance with the company emergency protocols and first aid training protocols.
– Maintain a calm disposition and act with decision ensuring your and the guests’ safety at all times.

In Camp Support:
– Must be able to deal with problem animal control in accordance with the SANParks rules and always ensuring the safety of guests and camp staff.
– Educate the camp staff on how to behave around dangerous animals.

Rifle Handling:
– Ensure that you have made the request with the Head Guide to draw the rifle and ammunition from the safe in a suitable time before taking your guests out on a walk and ensure it is returned immediately upon getting back to the camp after the walking activity.

Minimum Experience & Requirements

  • A valid and current South African guide’s licence and valid PrDP special driver’s licence.
  • FGASA Qualification Minimum of NQF 4 with Backup Trails. Lead Trails will be a bonus.
  • DEAT Registration (Mpumalanga).
  • 3 Years Experience as a Field Guide/Ranger in a Big Five Game Reserve
  • Self-disciplined, punctual and respectful.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for international guests with diverse cultures. Must have an outgoing hosting personality.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for staff, being respectful of their culture. A basic knowledge of Shangaan or another African language is recommended.
  • Must be familiar with basic vehicle maintenance in order to communicate with the maintenance team to troubleshoot problems.
  • Must be familiar with how to drive in a variety of on- and off-road conditions.
  • Must be familiar with radio etiquette and able to ensure that radio conversations are kept short and direct, with no unnecessary chatter.
  • Good initiative to cope with difficult situations in a remote environment.
  • A valid first aid training certificate to handle trauma care.
  • R 10 000 – R 12000 CTC including accommodation and company benefits.

Apply for this Position

Please Note – While all applications are valuable, we’ll reach out directly to candidates who best meet the client’s requirements.

Field Guide
Award winning high end 5* Game Lodge Limpopo

We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Field Guide to join our team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing guests with an unforgettable safari experience while ensuring the safety of both wildlife and visitors.

Trails Guide qualifications would be an advantage but not essential for all positions.

PDP and Code 10 License.

Exceptional Interpersonal and Communication skills.

Neat and well presented.

Able to work well within a team environment.

  • A valid and current South African guide’s license and valid PrDP special driver’s license.
  • FGASA Qualification Minimum of NQF 2
  • DEAT Registration
  • Minimum 1 Years Experience as a Field Guide in a Big Five Game Reserve
  • Self-disciplined, punctual and respectful.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for international guests with diverse cultures. Must have an outgoing hosting personality.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for staff, being respectful of their culture.
  • Must be familiar with basic vehicle maintenance in order to communicate with the maintenance team to troubleshoot problems.
  • Must be familiar with how to drive in a variety of on- and off-road conditions.
  • Must be familiar with radio etiquette and able to ensure that radio conversations are kept short and direct, with no unnecessary chatter.
  • Good initiative to cope with difficult situations in a remote environment.
  • A valid first aid training certificate to handle trauma care.

Salary package including accommodation and meals – company benefits

Gratuities:
Gratuities received from guests are not included in the employee’s salary

This is discretionary and separate from the employee’s contractual remuneration.

Apply for this Position

Please Note – While all applications are valuable, we’ll reach out directly to candidates who best meet the client’s requirements.

Field Guide / Trails Guide
Award winning high end 5* Game Lodge Limpopo

We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Field Guide to join our team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing guests with an unforgettable safari experience while ensuring the safety of both wildlife and visitors.

Trails Guide qualifications would be an advantage

PDP and Code 10 License.

Exceptional Interpersonal and Communication skills.

Neat and well presented.

Able to work well within a team environment.

  • A valid and current South African guide’s license and valid PrDP special driver’s license.
  • FGASA Qualification Minimum of NQF 4 ( FGASA level2 )
  • DEAT Registration
  • Minimum 3 Years Experience as a Field Guide in a Big Five Game Reserve
  • Self-disciplined, punctual and respectful.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for international guests with diverse cultures. Must have an outgoing hosting personality.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for staff, being respectful of their culture.
  • Must be familiar with basic vehicle maintenance in order to communicate with the maintenance team to troubleshoot problems.
  • Must be familiar with how to drive in a variety of on- and off-road conditions.
  • Must be familiar with radio etiquette and able to ensure that radio conversations are kept short and direct, with no unnecessary chatter.
  • Good initiative to cope with difficult situations in a remote environment.
  • A valid first aid training certificate to handle trauma care.

Apply for this Position

Please Note – While all applications are valuable, we’ll reach out directly to candidates who best meet the client’s requirements.

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