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Rafting Guide resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what rafting guides actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most rafting guides should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Rafting Guide with experience leading clients safely through graded whitewater, from calm stretches to technical rapids. Skilled in reading river conditions, briefing mixed-ability groups and responding calmly to on-water incidents. Focused on delivering an enjoyable adventure without compromising safety or equipment care.
Key skills
- Emergency response
- Risk and internal controls
- Plant and equipment operation
- Inflatable rafts
- Personal flotation devices
- Safety helmets
- Throw bags and rescue ropes
- Safety kayaks
- Safety and compliance awareness
- Customer service
- Physical stamina and dexterity
- Problem solving
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Briefed up to 30 clients daily on paddling technique and river hazards, reducing confusion during rapids and helping nervous first-timers feel confident.
- Steered rafts through Grade 2 to Grade 4 rapids on local rivers, adjusting lines and commands based on real-time water levels and group ability.
- Scouted rivers before trips and adapted routes when flows changed, maintaining trip schedules without incident or injury.
- Inspected and repaired a fleet of twelve inflatable rafts and associated safety gear, extending equipment life and cutting downtime between trips.
- Responded to capsizes and minor injuries, providing first aid and coordinating evacuations while keeping other clients safe and informed.
Education
Certificate III or IV in Outdoor Recreation, or a Diploma of Outdoor Leadership, plus current first aid, CPR and swiftwater rescue qualifications.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Australian Adventure Activity Standards
- WHS compliance
- first aid
- CPR
- swiftwater rescue
- Paddle Australia
- river safety
- risk assessment
- incident reporting
- client briefing
- equipment maintenance
- whitewater rafting
- Grade 2-4 rapids
- outdoor adventure
- Working with Children Check
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.