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JOB VACANCY:

AUCKLAND OUTDOOR INSTRUCTOR

We’re looking for a full-time instructor for our Auckland office! If you refer a friend for the job and they get the job, then you both receive a $300 gift voucher to the outdoor supplier of your choice!

Here are the job details …

COME ON AN ADVENTURE WITH US!
Due to increased demand for our outdoor adventure programmes, we currently have a full-time field instructor job vacancy in our Auckland office. Auckland instructors lead groups on adventures across Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Central North Island.

All our instructor positions involve travelling to different parts of our beautiful country, organising and leading groups on adventures that teach practical outdoor skills and encourage deeper connection to nature and to each other.

WE MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE IN PEOPLE’S LIVES
We work with a range of clients, from upcoming student leaders to youth offenders, to people with disabilities, to adults that struggling with mental health problems, to people keen to feel closer to nature.
“I saw that people have strengths and weaknesses in different areas. This programme helped increase my patience and understanding.”
“I love getting out in nature. It makes me feel calm.”
“This programme has helped me come out of my comfort zone.”
“I never realised that I could be a leader.”

PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALITIES
• Diploma or Degree in outdoor education, recreation, adventure, instructing or equivalent studies
• NZOIA qualifications in any discipline
• Experience working with groups
• Current first aid certificate
• Current full drivers’ licence and P endorsement (or the ability to gain one)

Don’t fill all those criteria? We understand that you might not have all the skills and qualities listed above, so please don’t hesitate to chat with us if you are interested in this job vacancy. It is always possible to increase your current skillset! The most important thing is your love of outdoor adventure and your desire to make a positive change in people’s lives.

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
If you would like to read the full job descriptions, check out the Vacancies page on our website: www.AdventureSpecialties.co.nz/vacancies

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JOB VACANCY: Auckland outdoor instructor

We are looking for an outdoor instructor for our Auckland office! But don’t be fooled by the not-very-outdoorsy-sounding location! Our Auckland instructors go gallivanting all over the place … the stunning beaches of Northland, the rugged bush of the Kaimai Ranges in Coromandel, the plains of the Central North Island. Plus, the hidden beauty inside Auckland: the coastal beauty of the Waitākere Ranges as well as the numerous bays and coves and inlets of the Manukau Harbour for our kayaking, surfing, coasteering missions.

Who is Adventure Specialties?

We are a charity founded in a garage in 1984 that has now grown to be a national organisation with over 20 permanent staff. We combine outdoor adventure with a deeper purpose – a look at the parts of life that are truly important

What do we do?

Our two different ‘categories’ of outdoor adventure programmes are “Adventure With Purpose” and “Adventure Therapy”

>>> Adventure With Purpose aims at building self-awareness, social awareness, cultural awareness, environmental awareness, and a desire to be physically active.

>>> Adventure Therapy aims at increasing a person’s self-worth, building tools for hauora (health and wellness), creating a feeling of community and belonging (whanaungatanga), building a sense of hope for a future with purpose, and increasing taha wairua (spiritual wellness)

Which outdoor pursuits do we do?

Take your pick from our broad range of pursuits: alpine, abseiling, bush, caving, canyoning, coasteering, mountain biking, rock climbing, sea kayaking, surfing, and white water kayaking/rafting. Get experience in lots of these, and pursue the ones that you want to get qualified in, through the national NZOIA qualification scheme.

Interested?

Think you might be interested? Pop into the Auckland office for a coffee and a chat! (The boss just bought a shiny new coffee machine, so someone will make you a real cuppa).

Or read more info about Job Vacancies on our webpage: Vacancies

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Sleeping God Canyon

It’s not often that a team of outdoor instructors all get time off at the same time. So when the Auckland staff had a long weekend where almost everyone was available, including some office staff and a few friends, we headed down to Sleeping God Canyon in Coromandel for a canyoning adventure!

Want to join our team?

We are still looking for more outdoor instructors to join our team, so if you (or someone you know) might be interested, please get in touch! office@adventurespecialties.co.nz or 09-837-6033.

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JOB VACANCY

Auckland outdoor instructor x2! Sadly, two instructors are leaving us to go on an exciting overseas adventure together. So we are looking for two more instructors to join our team.

Who are we?

Adventure Specialties Trust is a non-profit organisation based in Auckland and Christchurch.

We run two types of outdoor adventure programmes:
ADVENTURE WITH PURPOSE and ADVENTURE THERAPY
Find out more about those programmes here (https://www.adventurespecialties.co.nz/adventure-with-purpose/) and here (https://www.adventurespecialties.co.nz/adventure-therapy/)

Check out this short 50-second video about our programmes:

Full job description

Full job description here (https://www.adventurespecialties.co.nz/vacancies/)
Or get in touch (09) 8376033 or office@adventurespecialties.co.nz

POP IN FOR A CUPPA!

If you’re in West Auckland, pop in and have a cup of coffee and a chat, we would love to meet you! You can meet the team, even tag along on a programme to get a feeling for who we are and what we do!

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INTRODUCING: Caitlin, one of our new Auckland instructors!

Here are Five Fun Facts about Caitlin …

1. “I learned how to sail before I learned how to ride a bike! My uncle taught me in the Hauraki Gulf [of Auckland]. I’ve visited almost every single island in the Hauraki, and I reckon that I know it so well that you could plonk me down anywhere inside it and I would know where I was.”

2. “I row competitively. Singles, doubles and eights. Over the next few months, I will be competing in the North Island Club Champs and New Zealand Nationals.” [Caitlin is too modest to add that her current personal best time sees her on track for potentially winning a gold medal in her grade!] “I started rowing in Year 9, stopped for a while, rowed at AUT, and now row for West End Rowing Club in west Auckland.”

3. “After studying Outdoor Education at AUT, I’ve worked for five different outdoor adventure companies plus a couple of schools. My favourite trip was a bush hike to Speargrass Hut [in Nelson Lakes National Park]. There were epic views and the grass was literally as high as my shoulders!”

4. “I love coffee. A lot. I have an Aeropress (a portable espresso machine) that I take on every wilderness adventure with me.”

5. “One of my best memories was doing a survival course with a group of year 13 students. I spent some time chatting with one girl about what it is like working as an outdoor instructor. Then, a couple of years later, I bumped into her and found out that she had decided to study outdoor education after talking with me. Before that, she thought that it was a job just for men. So I was stoked to hear that I had helped her to see that it was possible for her too.”

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Looking for a job in outdoor adventure?

We have lots of programmes booked for 2022 and so we need an outdoor instructor at our Auckland office, starting in January!

Check out the job description on our website:

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