Adventure Park Lead Instructor – Wellington Full Time

Adventure Park Lead Instructor – Wellington 40 hour contract.

This is an entry level management position within the outdoors. If you’ve got experience working within the outdoor industry and want to take a step into a leadership position with a guaranteed 40 hour a week contract all year round this might be the job for you.

Start Date – ASAP

The responsibility and work required for this position include but is not limited to:

• Supporting the Manager in the day to day management and safety of the park
• Managing the daily operation of the park when the manager is on days off
• Lead role in staff management and training
• Supervising clients on the course
• Client safety briefing and demonstrations
• Course maintenance, gear monitoring and inspections
• Client retrievals and rescues via rope access
• Cash handling, basic record keeping
• Answering the phones and taking bookings
• Reporting to the Manager, National Operations Manager or Managing Director as required

Applicants should have:

• A friendly, outgoing personality and love working with people
• A high standard of customer service
• Rock climbing/caving experience (Good climbing, rope technique and knowledge)
• Experience working in similar operation an advantage
• Great communication skills
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Good general computer skills
• High level of personal presentation and hygiene
• Honest, trustworthy and reliable
• Punctual with good time-keeping
• Able to maintain clear, accurate and up to date records
• Able to follow procedures and guidelines (Risk Management Plan and AdventureMark Audit Standards)
• Flexible – tourism has low to high demands which will affect how and when duties are required. Weekend work is a must – We operate when the public is off work.

Qualifications/Experience required for this position:

• Current First Aid Certificate
• Climbing or rope experience an advantage
• We train the rest

  Please Note: If you do not have a first aid certificate on commencement of your employment you are required to obtain one at the soonest possible time at your own expense. Thereafter the cost of maintaining the currency of these will be covered by Adrenalin Forest Ltd.

Requirements: Reliable transport Valid New Zealand work permit Comfortable with heights of 30m

Days of Work: 5 days a week (including weekends)

Remuneration: Advised on application

How to Apply: Please email your application along with a CV and cover letter to mailto:[email protected]