Jobs at City Sightseeing Oxford

Tour Bus Drivers

Want a driving job with a difference? We are hiring open-top tour bus drivers now!

We are looking for full-time and part-time drivers to work weekdays and weekends. The pay rate is £14.60 per hour.

We provide full training, uniform and free bus travel for you, your partner and children under 18!

Apply now: CLICK HERE to apply

Alternatively, you can download the printable version of our application pack (available below) and completed forms should be returned to the HR Admin Office, Oxford Bus Company, Cowley House, Watlington Road, Oxford OX4 6GA or to jobs@oxfordbus.co.uk. For more details, please email jobs@oxfordbus.co.uk or contact (01865) 785414 or 785407.

Tour bus driver application pack (PDF, 528KB)

Do you have a passion for sharing the history of Oxford?  

City Sightseeing Oxford are looking to expand their tours even further and require three Spanish speaking tour guides to show Spanish guests around Oxford on a variety of walking tours.  

Location: Visitor Information Point, 44-45 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4AP 
Rate: £15.02/hr on weekdays and £15.35/hr on weekends  

The role will involve speaking in front of large groups, educating them about Oxford, answering questions, and ensuring visitors have an excellent experience.  

This role will be a casual contract, meaning you will have flexibility in working hours on a monthly basis.  

• Fluent in Spanish  
• Drive to make every visitor’s experience the best it can be  
• Ideally have experience interacting with customers 
• Friendly, outgoing, and trustworthy 
• Open to meeting people from all walks of life 
• Comfortable presenting in front of large groups and answering questions 
• Ideally have knowledge of Oxford, including the colleges and historical sites 

The hourly rate is £12.00/hr Monday to Friday and £12.50/hr at weekends – paid even if the tour doesn’t run. This role will be a casual contract, meaning you will have flexibility in working hours on a monthly basis.  

You will also receive free bus travel on bus services operated by the Go-Ahead Group outside of London (exclusions apply), and other selected operators. 

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to jobs@oxfordbus.co.uk or via post to: 

HR Admin Office 
Oxford Bus Company 
Cowley House 
Watlington Road 
Oxford 
OX4 6GA 

City Sightseeing Oxford has been helping people to explore the City of Dreaming Spires for over two decades, offering a variety of high-quality tours and attractions that aim to provide an enjoyable and informative experience of Oxford. These include an award-winning open-top bus tour, a range of walking tours led by professional tour guides, and Carfax Tower – all that remains of the 12th century St Martin’s Church. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from throughout the community.

Do you have a passion for sharing the history of Oxford?  

Oxford Bus Company Travel Shops are looking to hire a Retail and Tourism assistant to join their team!

Job title: Retail and Tourism Assistant
Hours: Part time, mainly weekends with opportunity of overtime.
Location: Primarily at our Travel Shops in Gloucester Green and Queens Lane, ticket selling at various locations in Oxford as required. Work at Head Office at Cowley House, Watlington Rd, Oxford may also be required. 
Reporting to: Retail & Tourism Supervisor and Retail & Tourism Manager

To effectively handle customer and tourist enquiries, concerns and complaints by providing exceptional customer service at all times. To sell and promote a variety of products including Smartcards, Coach/Bus Tickets and City Sightseeing Tour Tickets, as well as help ensure the smooth operation of bus and walking tours, in addition to providing tourist advice to visitors of Oxford. Please note this vacancy will be based across 2 specific locations both offering slightly different experiences for our customers. You will be required to work at both locations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• To consistently deliver an exceptional customer-focused experience by addressing customer inquiries, concerns, and complaints in person, via email, and over the phone. Strong English proficiency is required.
• To work as a team with other key members of the Oxford Bus Company team, including Controllers at Gloucester Green, Retail Assistants, Operational Managers, Customer Services Department, City Sightseeing Ticket Sellers, Tour Guides, Drivers.
• To promote and sell Smartcards, Coach/Bus Tickets and the OBC App using a variety of systems.
• Work independently when required, ensuring completion of designated tasks and using initiative to stay up to date with the ever-changing developments across Oxford Bus Company Group.
• To promote, sell and upsell our City Sightseeing Tours, products and combo packages.
• To be knowledgeable about the city, attractions and colleges to help tourists, as well as local buses and their bus routes for those interested in local travel.
• To assist with the daily running of the Travel Shop and Visitor Information Point. This includes general cleanliness of the areas and to replenish leaflets and merchandise when necessary.
• At all times be an ambassador of Oxford Bus Company, City Sightseeing Oxford, Go-Ahead, and bus use in general
• Operate in line with the Company vision and values and encourage others to do the same
• Undertake any other duties and responsibilities of a similar nature or level of responsibility which may be allocated from time to time by the Retail and Tourism Manager or Supervisors.

Please note as we meet many wonderful International Visitors, having a second language would be advantageous but not essential to being successful in this role.

The post attracts benefits of free travel, loyalty bonus, contributory pension, lifestyle discount scheme, employee assistance programme, 26 days holiday (pro-rata) plus an allowance of 8 days (pro-rata) per annum which may or may not be taken on a public holiday. 

Rate of pay increases to £17.15 upon completion of probationary period

Oxford Bus Company actively encourages development from within the Company. 

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to jobs@oxfordbus.co.uk or via post to: 

HR Admin Office 
Oxford Bus Company 
Cowley House 
Watlington Road 
Oxford 
OX4 6GA 

City Sightseeing Oxford are looking to recruit Seasonal Ticket Sellers to work with us throughout our busiest time of the year. You will be based in a variety of locations around the beautiful city of Oxford and your role will be to sell tickets for the open top City Sightseeing bus tours in Oxford

To be successful in this role you should be presentable, outgoing, able to communicate clearly with customers and have a basic knowledge of Oxford and the surrounding areas, as well as some historical interest in the city. 
This is a varied and fun role, in which you will have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world and help them to get the most from their visit to Oxford. 
Hours will include weekends and bank holidays and will be agreed on a weekly basis.
Ideally, you will have had experience in a customer facing role and have knowledge of the City Sightseeing brand. You will have the ability to work unsupervised and make each interaction with a customer, a positive one.

The post attracts benefits of free travel, contributory pension, childcare vouchers scheme, lifestyle discount scheme, employee assistance programme, 28 days holiday (pro rata) including bank holidays.

£13.69 per hour + Competitive Commission Structure

Seasonal Hours from March-August.

For a full job description, please contact the HR Admin office: jobs@oxfordbus.co.uk

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to jobs@oxfordbus.co.uk or via post to: 

HR Admin Office 
Oxford Bus Company 
Cowley House 
Watlington Road 
Oxford 
OX4 6GA 

Do you have a passion for sharing the history of Oxford?  

City Sightseeing Oxford are looking to recruit a Zero Hours Ticket Seller to work with us throughout the year. You will be based in a variety of locations around the beautiful city of Oxford and your role will be to sell tickets for the open top City Sightseeing bus tours in Oxford.

To be successful in this role you should be presentable, outgoing, able to communicate clearly with customers and have a basic knowledge of Oxford and the surrounding areas, as well as some historical interest in the city. This is a varied and fun role, in which you will have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world and help them to get the most from their visit to Oxford. Hours will include weekends and bank holidays and will be agreed on a weekly basis.

Ideally, you will have had experience in a customer facing role and have knowledge of the City Sightseeing brand. You will have the ability to work unsupervised and make each interaction with a customer, a positive one.

The post attracts benefits of free travel, contributory pension, childcare vouchers scheme, lifestyle discount scheme, employee assistance programme, 28 days holiday (pro rata) including bank holidays.

£13.69 per hour + Competitive Commission Structure

For a full job description, please contact the HR Admin office: jobs@oxfordbus.co.uk

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to jobs@oxfordbus.co.uk or via post to: 

HR Admin Office 
Oxford Bus Company 
Cowley House 
Watlington Road 
Oxford 
OX4 6GA 

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