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At Adventure New Zealand - Southern Discovery Holidays our team is made up of experienced professional guides who are committed to giving their customers the best tour they have ever had in their lives!

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We have a permanent job vacancy, seasonal vacancy, training and intern opportunities.

Senior Operations Manager & Cave Guide Position

• Adventure Education and human psychology
• The ability to communicate in languages other than English especially German, Italian French or Spanish.
• Occupational Health & Safety
• Management, Theory and Development of Sports Activities
• Communication & Presentation skills including Theory of Body language
• Sports Medicine and Outdoor First Aid as a First Responder
• Business Management A background in leading people in the outdoors is required along with a solid grounding in risk management. Full site specific training will be available while you'll be expected to take part in nationally recognised training programmes to keep your skill levels at the forefront of current development. Training is to start immediately with a two week unpaid training period to see if you are happy with the job and for us to see if we think the job suits you. Skills requirement:
• The person holding this position needs to hold tertiary training, in at least one of geology, natural history, science, management, sports or education.
• To be able to speak a European language other than English as many of our clients are from there.
• Self managing and being able to manage others while providing a supportive environment.

The ideal person would have the following qualifications and/or experience. We would still like to talk to you if you do not have all of these but a majority of them will be required.

• Current First Aid Certificate
• Drivers Licences ,Class: Private, Passenger Endorsement, and heavy traffic to 10 tonnes (class 2 or above)
• Full physical fitness without any recurring injuries
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Some experience instructing groups.
• Be over the age of 23 years
• Friendly and outgoing personality
• National Qualifications in Bushcraft, Caving, Leadership, climbing or other outdoor activities
• Be prepared to undergo further training leading to registered NZQA units
• Have or be prepared to gain West Coast & South Island history, geography, geology and environmental interpretation knowledge.
• Work within our environmental Care Codes

Experienced and NZ registered Raft Guide & / or 1 Safety Kayaker 

Training opportunities in New Zealand with Wild West Adventures

 
For most training it is best to do it with a workplace which is registered by the government to train & assess students/trainees. They can register the unit standard for you on the national qualification framework.
A detailed quote can be organised for each individual person depending on your prior experience and skills you wish to achieve throughout your training.

Achieving these skills will help you getting work in New Zealand. Parts of your training is to work along side one of our senior guides who will act as a mentor and will help you to achieve the skills you have chosen and he/she will take you on many adventures that the company provides to our clients.

The amount of time required can be suggested but often depends on your commitment and skill level.
You should make up a log book which details your outdoor experience, mainly trips where you have had to be self sufficient for at least a full day – what your role was on the trip, weather conditions and any problems you had to deal with.
 
Here are a few examples of unit standards that you can achieve with us.
 

• Respond to an emergency care situation for an outdoor activity
• Manage and respond to a first aid emergency situation for an outdoor activity
• Demonstrate basic caving skills
• Assist with leadership of an outdoor activity
• Demonstrate knowledge of theories and processes associated with instructing and guiding in the outdoors
• Demonstrate basic risk management for outdoor recreation
• Access and compare weather information for outdoor recreation
• Lead an activity of less than half day
• Lead an activity of more than one day
• Demonstrate knowledge of group processes
• Demonstrate tramping skills
• Demonstrate caving skills
• Adventure based learning
• Demonstrate basic raft guiding skills on Grade II white water
• Demonstrate basic raft guiding skills on Grade III white water
• Demonstrate basic raft guiding skills on Grade III white water and above