Job Description

Franz Josef Waiau Area Office
PO Box 14
FRANZ JOSEF GLACIER 7856

Phone: (03) 752 0796 
Fax: (03) 752 0797

Vacancy 81/567

Ranger, Visitor Information, Westland Tai Poutini National Park Visitor Centre and i-SITE, Franz Josef Waiau Area 

West Coast Tai Poutini Conservancy

The Westland Tai Poutini National Park Visitor Centre and i-SITE operates 364 days a year and offers quality conservation and tourism information to over 130,000 visitors every year. You will be part of a friendly and experienced area team, living and working amongst some of the most spectacular scenery New Zealand has to offer.  

Your responsibilities will include:

• providing information and making bookings for visitors regarding commercial activities and accommodation through the i-SITE network
• providing information to visitors regarding huts, tracks, and conservation projects
• creating displays in the Visitor Centre for conservation and local events
• providing front desk services for the area office
• assisting with stock purchasing and processing, and temporary staff training.

We are seeking someone with the following qualities:

• friendly and outgoing with a great personality
• excellent communication skills
• proven team work and problem solving abilities
• the ability to work under pressure and keep smiling no matter what!

This position involves rostered weekend and public holiday work. 

Applications must include a completed DOC application for employment form (attached to this advertisement), a CV and evidence of the required capabilities as per the role description (also attached to this advertisement).

For more information please contact Jodie Treanor, or the Franz Josef WaiauArea Office, telephone (03) 752 0796, quoting vacancy 81/567.

Applications close with Katrina Henderson, khenderson@doc.govt.nz, in the Franz Josef Waiau Area Office, at noon on Monday, 2 April 2012.