## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role
- Permanent Seasonal, 37.5hrs per week, September – end of May
- Sunday - Thursday 8.30am – 4.30pm
- Historic Hayes is part of the national suite of historic properties managed by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and is one of the top visitor attractions in Oturehua along the Otago Central Rail Trail.
We are looking for an engaging visitor host to join our successful Museum and Café on the site.The visitor host assists in all levels of day-to-day operations of the museum including delivering engaging guided tours to groups, day to day events and bookings, public programmes and delivering events, assisting with housekeeping and programmed cleaning of property / collection items and taking responsibility for updating social media sites and programmes under guidance from the Property Lead.Our ideal candidate will have a passion for heritage and be committed to delivering an excellent visitor experience whether that be in the museum or the café.
This role requires you towelcome and engage with all visitors to the sitedeliver guided tours to groups of visitors, including school groupsparticipate in the day-to-day customer service operations of the museum and cafeuse our computer-based Point of Sale systempromote Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and its properties.use social media sitesAbout youYour knowledge and experience that will see you succeed in this role :strong communicator - storytelling skills and audience engagementaccuracy and attention to detailan understanding of working in a heritage environment and caring for collection itemsbeing a team player, adaptable and proactivestrong awareness of health & safety in the workplacedisplaying initiative and excellent customer service.Relevant experience in tour guiding and hosting.Advantageous :Understanding of stakeholder engagement and an appreciation of tikanga Maori.Experience in social media post generationRelevant experience in hospitalityExperience in a relevant discipline, such as museum, historic property management, tourism, marketingThe hourly rate for this position is $per hour.Hours are Sunday – Thursday, 8.30am – 4.30pm, for 9 months each year from 1 September to the 31 May.
Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday 3 DecemberFor more information about the role and how to apply, please refer to our website : | Location : | Otago |#J-
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