Information Centre Assistant (Casual) at Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities , Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Bring your local knowledge and passion for Hobsonville Point
• Opportunity to interact with your community and provide excellent customer service
• Casual hours - expected hours are majority weekend work and flexibility to work on weekdays when required

Kāinga Ora has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy that requires employees to be fully vaccinated. You will be required to provide your vaccination pass during the recruitment process.

Mō mātou - Our Organisation

At Kāinga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand's housing choices, outcomes and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.

What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders' lives. With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build the future of Aotearoa.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. That includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Ko tā mātou mahi - Our Role

We are looking for a motivated, passionate person with an eye for detail to join us as a Casual Information Centre Assistant at our flagship Hobsonville Point Information Centre. This is a fun customer facing role that will allow you to connect with your local community. The Information Centre is a hub that the public can visit to ask about the work we're doing in the area. Your role will be to receive enquiries and share plans and information about developments. You'll build strong relationships with our builder partners and with local community groups. 

We are looking for someone to join us in July ,so we will aim to interview early June with the successful candidate commencing with us on or around 4 July 2022.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu - What you will bring

To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate the following:

• Local knowledge and a passion for Hobsonville Point
• Experience in a customer facing role
• Flexibility to work on a casual basis mainly on weekend days but the occasional week day too
• Excellent communication skills and basic computer skills
• An interest in Property and an understanding of the home buying process
• A positive, friendly, proactive, and self-motivated approach

This flexible, part time casual role will give you the work life balance you've been looking for. The Information Centre is a lovely environment, where no two days will be the same. If you're interested in property and enjoy being community facing, this could be the ideal role for you.   

Nōu te rourou - What's in it for you?  

We offer competitive salaries, five weeks' annual leave and a benefits package including a range of insurances, flexible working arrangements and career development. These benefits are described in more detail here https://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz/a-great-place-to-work/benefits. 

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on-the-job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities. 

Ō Tātou Uara - Our Values

Our values were developed by us, for us. They unite us as an organisation and guide how we work every day. Our values are:

• Manaakitanga - People at the Heart
• Mahi Tahi - Better Together
• Whanake - Be Bold

Tūhono mai - Join us

To view the position description and apply for this role, please follow the online process via http://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz. Please note: all applicants, including existing employees, need to follow this process. If you have any questions, please contact the recruitment team via Kaingaora.recruit@kaingaora.govt.nz

Applications close on 23 May 2022.

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.