Night Sky Tour Guide: Immersive Astronomy Host

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu; Lake Tekapo; On-site; NZD 68,541,000 - 71,062,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Training

Job summary

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu's Dark Sky Project in Tekapo invites a Tour Guide to join our team. This permanent full-time role (min 32 hours per week) combines guiding and driving, welcoming visitors and delivering memorable night-sky experiences at our Astronomy Centre on the Takapō lakefront.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in astronomy-based guiding or interpretation, a NZ driver licence (and endorsements), and a passion for reo Māori and hospitality.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in astronomy-based guiding, science communication, visitor interpretation, or tour guiding (required if the above qualification isn’t held)
• Public speaking experience
• NZ Driver’s Licence and current P endorsement (or ability to obtain)
• Class 2 Driver’s Licence (or ability to obtain)
• First Aid Certificate (or ability to obtain)
• Strong commitment to health and safety

Responsibilities

• Guide and drive visitors during night-sky experiences at Dark Sky Project
• Welcomed manuhiri and delivered memorable experiences
• Complete routine vehicle inspections and maintain driver logbooks as required

Skills

Public speaking

Tour guiding

Astronomy knowledge

Visitor interpretation

Health and safety

Education

NZ Certificate/Diploma in astronomy/science communication

Job description

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu's Dark Sky Project in Tekapo invites a Tour Guide to join our team. This permanent full-time role (min 32 hours per week) combines guiding and driving, welcoming visitors and delivering memorable night-sky experiences at our Astronomy Centre on the Takapō lakefront.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in astronomy-based guiding or interpretation, a NZ driver licence (and endorsements), and a passion for reo Māori and hospitality.