Naturalist Guide & Dive Guide

About the role

Aqua Expeditions, a luxury cruise operator offering customized itineraries centred on culture and wildlife, is hiring a Naturalist Guide and Dive Guide for its Seychelles cruise. The guide delivers hospitality and shares local knowledge during guide rotations, ensures guest safety with pre-excursion safety information and equipment, and leads shore and water-based excursions.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as certified Dive Master, planning, organizing and leading scuba diving and snorkeling activities
• Inspect, maintain and manage diving and snorkeling gear to regulatory standards
• Run pre-dive briefings, site assessments and adhere to dive safety protocols and emergency procedures
• Interpret the marine environment (coral reefs, fish, conservation) and give presentations on natural history, conservation and the daily schedule
• Maintain dive logs, guest certifications and equipment check records
• Lead shore and water excursions (hikes, paddleboarding, snorkeling, beach walks) and manage the daily programme and itinerary
• Update excursion logistics with the operations team, liaise with the guide team and Cruise Director, and provide guest directions and wake-up calls
• Produce daily excursion reports, a weekly Guide Report and expense/payment reports, and update guest information changes

Required profile

• Bachelor in Tourism and Hospitality
• 5 years of experience as a guide in the Seychelles Inner and Outer Islands
• Valid PADI Open Water Diver certification
• Fluent English; French is a plus
• Management, leadership and problem-solving skills, able to work in a multicultural team

Required skills

• PADI Open Water Diver certification
• Good presentation and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of points of interest in the Seychelles
• HACCP, FIFO and customer service awareness

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Work with an award-winning, worldwide company