Do you love Canberra? Do you love eating and talking about food? Can you command a crowd, make them laugh, and have everyone literally eating out of the palm of your hand? If so, this job could be right for you.
Eat Canberra Food Tours offer walking food and beverage experiences in Canberra. We are seeking passionate, highly energetic, and empathetic people to join the team as Food Tour Guides in Canberra. Positions are casual and we’re looking for people who are available on weekdays as well as on weekends.
Leading a food tour is a combination of quick thinking on your feet, advanced storytelling, and displaying an ability to connect with people of all different ages and cultures. If you think you have the skills and traits required please apply before all the available positions are filled.
WHAT TO KNOW
Tours can operate Mon – Sun although at this stage they run mainly on weekends and last for 2.5 to 4 hours. The work schedule will be dependant on how many tours we are running each week. We are busier in our high season (spring/summer) and quieter in our low season (winter).
Our Tour Guides will receive training.
APPLICANT INSTRUCTIONS
In the email Subject Line: Your Last Name, Your First Name – Tour Guide Application
Please send us an email to eatcanberra@gmail.com with your CV.
Then attach to the email a short 2-3 min video short using your smart phone in which you answer the following questions.
The quality of the video image is not important.
- State your name
- Where you are from originally
- How many years you have lived in Canberra
- What days of the week are you available?
- A witty explanation of why you’d make the perfect food tour guide
- If you had friends from out of town where would you take them in Canberra and why
- What’s your favourite food to eat and why?
- What’s your favourite dish to cook?
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be charismatic, have a fun sense of humour, and a deep passion for Canberra, its history and of course its food. We’re looking for people who may be available on weekdays if needed. All guides must be fluent in English. Limited positions are available.
Amelia Bidgood
Amelia is the Founder and Editor of Eat Canberra and the Founder and Managing Director of Eat Canberra Food Tours. She's a qualified journalist, presenter, freelance writer and also runs a boutique communications agency working with small business owners on all things social media, content creation and marketing. She's taught cheesemaking classes, judged hospitality and tourism awards, completed the WSET Level 1 Award In Wines, loves to cook and has travelled to 23 countries. She's also passionate about mental health and has recently started studying to become a Counsellor.