Job requirements
To be a cycling supervisor for Vélo Québec trips, you must be 18 years of age or older and have taken the following courses:
Cycling coaching
Advanced training in bicycle mechanics
Requirements
A minimum of 12 hours of advanced training in bicycle mechanics, covering the following aspects:
- bearing operation: dismantle and adjust bottom bracket, steering and rear hub
- chain installation
- adjustment of brake and gear systems
- lubrication and installation of cables and sheaths
- wheel alignment
- use of tools specific to the participant's bike
- check components for wear and replacement
Note that basic mechanical training is often a prerequisite for advanced training.
Some accepted training courses
- BROMONT
N.B.: If you have taken or plan to take a training course in bicycle mechanics that is not on this list, it is preferable to validate its acceptance with Vélo Québec by contact us.
General first aid
Requirements
- General first aid and CPR courses, minimum 14 to 16 hours in length
Contents
- Preparing for action
- The emergency medical services system
- Check, call, rescue
- Respiratory tract emergencies
- Respiratory and circulatory emergencies
- First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
- Wound care
- Head and spinal injuries
- Bone, muscle and joint injuries
- Sudden medical emergencies
- Environmentally-related diseases
- Poisoning (including opioid overdose).
*Source: Canadian Cross-Rouge General First Aid and CPR course content.
Some accepted training courses
- Canadian Cross-Rouge General first aid and CPR (16 hours)
- Ambulance Saint-Jean Standard first aid CPR / AED level C (16 hours)
- Lifesaving Society courses lasting more than 16 hours
- Canadian Ski Patrol Patroller card (75 hours)
- CSST First aid in the workplace: 16 hours
Note: some professions do not require first aid certification, as long as their right to practice is verifiable, e.g. doctors, nurses, ambulance attendants, etc.
If you have or plan to obtain first-aid training that differs from those mentioned above, it is your responsibility to validate its acceptance with Vélo Québec.
Vélo Québec reserves the right to refuse to issue a supervisor's certification or to cancel a supervisor's participation in a trip if his or her first-aid training is insufficient.
It is possible to register without having completed all courses. It is your responsibility to submit proof of course completion no later than one month before your trip.
Qualities and skills sought
- Excellent customer service skills (ability to inform and listen, empathy, patience, discretion)
- Good interpersonal skills (positive attitude, good communication, team spirit)
- Self-reliance, resourcefulness, dynamism
- Good bike repair experience
- Reading and understanding route maps
- Good physical condition to keep up with the pace of the chosen event
Responsibilities
- Carrying the agency's mechanical box on trips that include an air flight
- Assist the guide in loading luggage and bicycles at destination (on arrival and on return to the airport) and in assembling/dismantling travelers' bicycles.
- Provide a presence every day, in the morning on departure and throughout the route, to assist passengers with minor mechanical adjustments, basic first aid, etc.
- Provide your own tool and first-aid kit
- Contribute to the smooth running of the trip by ensuring excellent customer service and good communication with the guide
In exchange for your services as a cycling supervisor on a trip, you get :
- Discounts of up to 25% on worldwide travel packages, including accommodation, breakfasts and some dinners, baggage transport and transfers.
- The same services as those offered to tour participants. Visit veloquebecvoyages.com to discover our destinations and inclusions.
Registration
Please complete the application form.
For more information, please contact the mobilization department :
514-521-8356 ext. 508 or by phone e-mail.
Selection process
Nominations
- To apply for a job, you must fill in the form by clicking HERE.
It is strongly suggested that you include more than one travel choice in your selection to increase your chances of being chosen.
- A selection period is held every year in February-March for summer-fall destinations (no supervisor required for winter-spring destinations). If you have missed the application deadline indicated on the form, please contact the Mobilization Department at 514 521-8356, ext. 508.
It will take approximately 3 weeks to receive news of your application. Vélo Québec will contact all framers who have applied for a trip.
- First time as a framer? Every year, Vélo Québec is pleased to welcome new framers to its tours. To join the team, each new coach must undergo an individual selection interview, and will then be assigned to a destination that will allow them to get to grips with their role, taking into account their experience.
Selection
- Vélo Québec Voyages selects only one framer per trip, if required. The agency prioritizes those with seniority and experience on its trips and events, and takes into account the evaluations received after each trip in the feedback surveys.
- The order of priority of the trips selected by the applicant is also taken into account in order to propose a destination that takes into account the applicant's preferences.
- Vélo Québec reserves the right to cancel participation or to refuse any applicant who does not have the required training, skills and experience, or if the number of participants required for the trip is reached. The cancellation policy will then apply.
Reservation
The selected framer will be able to book his trip only when the minimum number of registered travelers has been reached (this number is determined by Vélo Québec Voyages depending on the destination).