Kaitiaki Manuhiri Playhq Host

**Wheako Pōneke Experience Wellington**

**Kaitiaki Manuhiri | PlayHQ Host**:
**Wellington, Wellington, Wellington City Centre**

$27.80 - $27.80 Hourly Living Wage Accredited

Permanent Part time
- **Get up close and personal with an iconic Pōneke Institution**:

- **Living Wage Accredited Employer with generous leave provisions**:

- **Ignite the creative spark in our tamariki and rangatahi**

**Te tūranga | The role**

Wheako Pōneke Experience Wellington is seeking a highly motivated, energetic, warm and engaging person with the ability to build rapport with a wide range of visitors for the role of Kaitiaki Manuhiri | PlayHQ Host. This is a part-time position, of two days working 9:15 - 3:45 each day. Additional hours will be available on a case-by-case basis.

**Ngā tino pūkenga me ngā wheako | The essential skills and experience for the role**
- Opportunity to work with a cool creative team within the heart of Pōneke
- Chance to be a part of the arts and culture scene sharing your creativity with tamariki and rangatahi
- Great combination of delivering high quality customer service and administration
- Committed to te ao Māori and the use of te reo
- An interest in working with whānau, tamariki and rangatahi
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with excellent attention to detail
- Experience in supporting colleagues to impart knowledge in a way that generates a positive work environment
- Flexible and people committed to ensuring we can deliver all our services and programmes to the people of Pōneke and beyond, weekends and public holidays as rostered.
- Strong visitor engagement skills, confident to welcome visitors from all backgrounds enthusiastically and responsively, and confident in communicating with young people
- Strong time management skills and the ability to adapt to change in a unique work environment.

**Ko wai mātou | Who are we**

At Wheako Pōneke Experience Wellington we punch above our weight, working together with and for Wellington to create remarkable experiences that generate vitality, strengthening the city we love. We offer incredible audience experiences across our six sites; Te Whare Toi City Gallery Wellington, Nōku Te Ao Capital E, Te Waka Huia o Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho Wellington Museum, Te Ara Whānui ki te Rangi Space Place, Cable Car Museum and Nairn Street Cottage.

Wheako Pōneke Experience Wellington is an accredited Living Wage employer and offers generous leave provisions, including an additional weeks’ annual leave for all permanent kaimahi.

The organisation offers flexible working, we resource the front of house teams via roster so our kaimahi can pursue opportunities that matter to them. As a team member you will be the first to know about and experience our audience offerings from planetarium show releases to international art exhibitions.

Applications close Friday, 14 February 2025. Applications will be shortlisted as they come in.
Applicants for these positions require the eligibility to work in New Zealand, have current NZ citizenship, residency or a valid work visa.

**Reference Number**: EXP14227

**Profession / Role**:

- Education, Training & Childcare / Other
- Non-profit & Charity / Other

**Employer**: Wheako Pōneke Experience Wellington

**Date Posted**: 31st Jan, 2025

**Date Expires**: 14th Feb, 2025