The Y is looking for experienced outdoor education instructors who are ready to take the lead!

Wainui Park, set on the beautiful Banks Peninsula is a residential outdoor centre that caters for schools, community and corporate groups. We love sharing the outdoors with our clients and giving them an experience they will never forget!

We spend out time kayaking on Akaroa Harbour, swinging from our Giant Swing, developing teamwork and trust through our high ropes and taking on new challenges through Coasteering!
Our instructional team is made up of Interns, all who share a passion for the outdoors and are keen to learn at every opportunity. The role of Team leader involves:

• Setting an example to and leading our instructional team
• Assisting with staff training and development
• Delivery of outdoor activities
• Equipment inspections
• Developing a strong staff culture that promotes the Y’s values

If you think you’ve got what it takes, have a read through the job description for more information and we would love to hear from you.

Are you an enthusiastic, experienced Barista looking for a part-time position, who can work weekends?

This is an exciting employment opportunity for an individual who can work in a fast paced environment, with a passion for great coffee and exceptional customer service to join the team at BEAN AT THE Y.

Key Tasks

• Making consistently outstanding coffee for all customers
• Ensuring all requests are dealt with in a professional timely manner
• Working well under pressure
• Ordering & stock control
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment

This position is for 17 hours per week.
Saturdays: 7am to 3.30pm
Sundays: 7am to 3.30pm

We are looking for a housekeeper to join our team on a part-time basis of 20 hours per week who would like to be part of our new hotel.

We are open seven days a week and you must be flexible to work weekends and public holidays.

Responsibilities:

• Clean all guest rooms, bathrooms and shared facilities to the hotel’s high standards within the allocated time
• Replenishing linen, towels, and room amenities
• Report all maintenance problems, damaged equipment and missing items.
• All of this while still representing the core values of the Y!

We are now recruiting our next seasonal crew of outdoor instructors, preferably aged over 21 years of age and ideally committed to our nine month season which runs through to late May.

At Wainui Park we foster a culture that aims to enhance and build:

• Leadership development
• International Y relationships
• Development of the skills and abilities of young people
• Co-operation, fun, learning
• Environmental and Outdoor Education

Our previous interns have been from NZ, Australia, England, Canada, USA, Europe and a variety of other countries – bringing with them their own experiences, culture, values and skills. All of this makes Wainui Park a dynamic and ever-growing place to live and work.

Those who are committed for the season live on site in shared accommodation, and receive many great benefits including a weekly allowance, training, internet access, vehicle access and a ready-made group of like minded friends!

Y Wainui Park is looking for a Camp Cook who is passionate about providing quality meals to our wide and diverse client groups, including school, community and corporates.

Is your food nutritious and delicious? Will children devour it and ask for more? Do you enjoy working with a vibrant team of like-minded people?

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in catering for large groups and events, have excellent customer service skills, knowledge of budgeting and managing food costs, ordering and stock control, have excellent food hygiene practices, have experience catering for special dietary requirements and managing a small team, whilst having the ability to work alone.

On-site accommodation can be provided for the right applicant, along with the company of dedicated, enthusiastic and like-minded colleagues.

We are always looking for passionate, outgoing and reliable individuals to supervise our busy school holiday programmes!

We need supervisors that are at least 20 years of age, have a current First Aid Certificate, and have a good understanding and experience of working with young people.

We currently run active, creative, performing and general programmes, which you will help create, plan and develop.

This is full time work while school holidays are running, with up to 6 hours of additional paid training prior to the programme starting.

Working on a holiday programme is a fantastic way to develop leadership skills and gain experience working with people. Holiday programmes are a huge amount of fun and a very valuable way to give back to the community and gain invaluable skills. Each school holiday period the Y runs up to 8 different programmes all over Christchurch City!

As a volunteer leader you will work as part of a team, alongside and experienced supervisor, to run the programme. You can expect to get involved wi the kids, manage your group and the behaviours, role model a positive attitude and have a great experience!

Some of the activities you may be involved in are: movies, tenpin bowling, mini-golf, swimming, Antarctic Centre, sports, art & crafts, outdoor adventure days, indoor climbing and the list goes on! You will be required between the hours of 8:30am to 5pm, and must be 15yrs or over.