Adventure Educator, Outdoor Instructor and Tour Guides Full Time

SNM are seeking no less than 6 passionate staff to join our dynamic team delivering a range of experiential, educational and adventure services. These 6+ roles involve facilitating meaningful outdoor and social experiences, enhancing skills, and fostering personal growth for participants across diverse environments.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver engaging and specialized sessions in areas of sea kayaking, SuP, rafting, dragon boating, hiking, packrafting, Duke of Edinburgh Awards, white water kayaking, rock climbing, bouldering, school camps, corporate team building, tourism and travel (private guided driving tours), snorkeling, winter/alpinism and much more.

SNM also travels the country setting up glamping tents for weddings, festivals and events.

We work with Kiwi Rail and Great Journeys of New Zealand: you may travel AKL-ZQN / ZQN-AKL tour guiding over 17 days.

We repair many composite kayaks, waka ama, paddles etc.

You may be responsible for warehouse and office duties: packing and sending shop products, packing and prepping jobs, computer-based admin work (home or office), cleaning and maintenance.

Design and deliver custom itineraries for our Mystery AdventuresTM and other travel requests.

Desired Qualifications:

–       Polytechnic / University Qualifications

–       NZOIA’s

–       Rafting Quals.

–       P-endorsement

–       River Rescue

–       First Aid

–       Boating Education courses

–       Drivers License (class 2+ attractive)

Experience:

Any, don’t be shy. If we like you, we’ll employ you! Young, old, (in)experienced and (un)qualified. We are seeking no less than 6 roles including general outdoor instructors and some managerial/admin roles.

Preferred Skills and Attributes

Must be able to turn on the extroversion while maintaining modesty.

You must have a good ability to read people, this is observed in an interview.

Knowledge of environmental science and sustainability practices.

Awareness of differentiation between culture and cultures.

Competence in various outdoor activities and adventure sports.

Flexibility to work independently and collaboratively in diverse settings.

Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills, with the ability to manage group dynamics and individual development.

Working Conditions

Most job postings are full-time (including winter). Flexible contracts including seasonal, fixed-term, and casual options are negotiable (e.g. if you want to travel globally).

Competitive remuneration, including training and gear allowances, bonuses, commission, frequent travel nationally and internationally (less frequent), fuel travel cards, phone and plan and cash-tips.

Programs involve variable schedules, weekends, night-tours, sunrise-tours which staff share and rotate through.

Busy season October-April yet still with Winter work.

Flexible work from home; negotiate your own hours scheme.

Opportunities Across Locations

Roles are available in diverse locations; SNM runs programs and experiences throughout New Zealand. We have bases/warehousing in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Wanaka.

Currently we are seeking most people to be based in Auckland, accepting a few others between Christchurch and Queenstown regions.

These 6+ roles are to start around October 2025. We can negotiate earlier/later starts depending on varying circumstances and we are ok for people to ‘chase summers’.

How to Apply

Submit your CV / Resume along with a cover letter detailing your qualifications, experience, suitability for the role and a little social-blurb about your everyday self. References and certifications may be requested during the application process.

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