TE PAPA HOST - CASUAL at Te Papa, Wellington - Wairarapa

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

We have exciting opportunities to join Te Papa's internationally recognised Visitor Services team. This unique role offers you the opportunity to impact the visitor experience and share your passion for culture and history.

This diverse role includes helping visitors in the museum, ensuring the safety of our taonga, delivering tours and sharing the nation's history. Whilst not essential, a strong understanding and application of tikanga Māori / customary concepts and/or fluency in Te Reo Māori would be advantageous.

As a member of the Te Papa whānau you enjoy:

• Ongoing training and development
• Subsidised car parking and excellent staff benefits across the museum
• Competitive rates of pay

Te Papa is open seven days a week, therefore applicants must be available for weekend and public holiday work all year round. Please state your availability in your application.

Skills required:

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Previous experience in tourism, customer service, hospitality or retail
• Confident presenting to large public groups
• Comfortable standing for long periods of times, moving quickly between multiple floors, and occasional manual handling

The hourly rate for this position will be a minimum of $22.75.

Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain the legal right to work in New Zealand.

From 1 July 2022 appointment to a position at Te Papa will require a declaration of Vaccination Status (confirmation that you are currently ‘up to date' with vaccination against COVID 19 or, you are not currently vaccinated or ‘up to date' with vaccination against COVID-19). Future appointees will also need to agree to comply with any future Government or Te Papa mandates or requirements relating to vaccination against COVID-19.

Prior to Te Papa confirming any offer of employment, pre-employment checks will be undertaken including criminal conviction history and reference checking as a minimum.

Applications close 4 September 2022