Wainui Park Chief Instructor

Wainui Park is a residential camp located on the Banks Peninsula, Canterbury. The camp provides a range of outdoor education camp experiences for large numbers of children and young people each year, and also some programmes for adults for the corporate market.

We are looking for a experienced outdoor instructor looking to step into a role where they will train, lead, mentor and supervise teams of instructors who are employed seasonally each year. The successful candidate will be happy to live on site, work varied and adaptable hours to suit operational requirements, and enjoy and appreciate 'camp life.' The right person for this role has a love for outdoor education and adventure, is great with people, understands the principles of strengths-based leadership and strengths-based youthwork, and, most importantly, believes in the power of outdoor education to change lives for the better.

This role comes with accommodation and reports to the Camp Manager. Wainui Park is owned and operated by The Kind Foundation - a social enterprise charitable trust based in Christchurch.

A full description is available on our website https://thekindfoundation.org.nz/about-us/employmentvolunteering/

The Kind Foundation is committed to providing a Child Safe environment for all children who come into contact with our organisation. To be considered for employment with us all applicants must complete our pre-employment processes including a pre-employment survey as well pre-employment checks including Police Vetting.