Wildlife Tour Guide/ Visitor Host Contract Full Time

Would you like to be part of the Royal Albatross Centre team?!

Operated by New Zealand’s first private not for profit charitable conservation trust, the Royal Albatross Centre is an iconic wildlife eco-tourism operation, located at the tip of the Otago Peninsula.

We are looking for energetic Visitor Hosts / Guiding stars to join us from early October 2025 to the end of March 2026, with potential for an extension to the end of April 2026. You will be tasked with creating amazing memories for our visitors and guiding them through a unique wildlife reserve, home to the famous albatrosses, over 20 other bird species and Fort Taiaroa.

The Visitor Host role involves a variety of day to day jobs including guiding (wildlife & history tours), reception work, basic cleaning and a assortment of other tasks. On occasion you may also be tasked with assisting with hosting NZ schools for education programmes and some café work to help the team there as needed on particularly busy days. As the Royal Albatross Centre is open seven days a week, applicants must be available for weekend and public holiday work.

What we need is staff who:

• Are bubbly people that thrive on customer satisfaction
• Have a full driver’s license with your own reliable form of transport
• Are currently in New Zealand and legally able to work and are flexible with their shifts/rosters
• Are naturally interested in NZ wildlife and seabirds

Advantages:

• Zoology/Ecology/Education qualifications and/or relative work experience
• Do you have a current first aid certificate?
• Do you have tertiary education qualifications?
• Do you have a P endorsement?
• Do you have barista skills?

We offer:

• Excellent training
• Work uniforms
• Company discounts with our on site cafe and gift shop
• An awesome location with a beautiful view!
• Carpool travel allowance!

Please send your CV and Cover Letter (PDF or Word document) to mailto:[email protected] to begin your journey.

Tagged as: Tour Guide, wildlife