Museum Host - 45 hours per fortnight

Surrounded by locations of cultural, historical and environmental significance, the Te Awamutu Museum plays caretaker and advocate for some of Waipā District's richest heritage; sharing powerful and relevant stories that captivate, transform, and build connectedness with our people and our place.

The Role

We are looking for a confident and friendly person to join our small but awesome team of eight museum staff. As a Museum Host, you will be the face of the Museum for our visitors - welcoming them, providing information on exhibitions, activities and services on offer, and contributing to the running of events like exhibition openings and public programs. Full training will be provided, although a keen interest in cultural and social history would be advantageous, and some front of house or customer service experience would be helpful too.

The Te Awamutu Museum recently returned to its newly refurbished home, on Roche Street, and so this is an exciting time to join the team.

Fortnightly Roster

The role is 45 hours per fortnight, as follows:

Week one (24 hours):

• Monday 9:00am - 4:00pm*
• Tuesday 9:00am - 4:00pm*
• Wednesday 9:00am - 4:00pm*
• Saturday 9:45am - 2:15pm

Week two (21 hours):

• Monday 9:00am - 4:30pm*
• Tuesday 9:00am - 4:30pm*
• Wednesday 9:00am - 4:30pm*

*Including an unpaid 30-minute lunch break

The roster will also include alternate public holidays (9.45am - 2.15pm)

About You

To be our successful candidate, you'll need to be:

• Warm and friendly, with strong customer service skills;
• Reliable and able to work the rostered hours;
• Comfortable using Māori words and place names;
• Flexible around working additional hours for exhibition openings, public workshops and leave cover occasionally.

Waipā District Council offers a supportive work environment with generous leave entitlements and benefits, and genuine care for staff wellbeing. If you think this role could be the right opportunity for you APPLY NOW - we'd love to hear from you!

To apply for this job, please go online to www.joinourteam.co.nz and enter the job code: 37442LGC.

Application Closing Date: Monday, 26 January at 5:00pm.