About the role:

In this role you'll have the perfect opportunity to combine your educating experience with your passion for sustainability, the environment and waste minimisation at our purpose built education centre! Deliver engaging education to schools, businesses and community groups across Selwyn, encouraging community participation and interest

• As an experienced educator you will develop, plan, organise and deliver tours and informative sessions
• Confident and energetic you are comfortable presenting to a wide range of audiences and can adapt your content and style accordingly
• Develop and gather appropriate education resources for the centre to encourage community engagement and participation
• Manage the programme calendar and event bookings for the ReDiscover education centre
• Incorporate kaitiakitanga (guardianship of the environment) and Te Ao Turoa - the intergenerational concept of resource sustainability.

About you:

As an experienced educator you will develop, plan, organise and deliver tours and informative sessions, with each experience catered to the particular groups' needs. Confident and energetic you are comfortable presenting to a wide range of audiences and can adapt your content and style accordingly. Naturally you're a positive self-starter who takes ownership and is solution focused.You can find out more about the education centre by visting Selwyn.govt.nz/rediscover

You will also have:

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in education/teaching/programme delivery
• Demonstrable ability to relate well to people of all age groups and learning abilities, including understanding and adapting to individual learning styles
• Learning and growth mindset
• High level of digital literacy
• Excellent communication skills

What we can offer:

• Great work-life balance with flexibility
• Career coaching and development
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing and volunteer leave
• Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Two weeks paid Partners Leave
• Sick leave from day one
• Continued KiwiSaver contributions during savings suspension
• Discounts with local and national businesses

About us:

Selwyn is one of the fastest-growing districts in New Zealand. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

Our head office is located in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

Our values are important to us and represent the way we work: · Be a good human · Be brave - Think differently · Better together- Make it happen for Selwyn.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We value the safety of our community - this role requires a satisfactory safety check including police vetting and for you to pass a drug and alcohol test.

So, if you are keen to work in a growing district and make a difference in how we educate Selwyn on waste and sustainability, apply today to join us!