New Zealand’s best-rated hostel group are on the hunt for vibrant, engaging & focused individual to help us on a part-time basis.  Joining our team at Adventure Taupo Hostel, since opening in late 2025, Adventure Taupo is currently New Zealand’s best rated hostel, 

This part-time role focuses primarily on Housekeeping-related responsibilities, where you’ll be assisting our small team of 2 or 3 full-time Team Members whom also live on-site. This role is live-in only, and great quality accommodation in the hostel is covered by the 13 hours of work each week.

The position is 13 hours per week, and this is typically split between a 4-day working week.
 A typical work week with Adventure Hostels will look a little like this; Please note that this is an example only and may not consistute your actual working days:   

M     –     11:00am – 3:00pm
T      –     OFF
W    –     12:00pm – 3:00pm       +    10:00pm to 11:00pm Kitchen close 
T      –     12:00pm – 3:00pm
F      –     12:00pm – 3:00pm
S      –      OFF
S      –      OFF

Your home
As a live-in Team Member, you’ll be staying in our fantastic 2-room/8-bed apartment – which is separate from the rest of the hostel. Our staff apartment has private living room, kitchen and bathroom facilities. 

The Adventure DNA

• You’re confident to work unsupported. 
• You love interacting with people from all walks of life and nationalities
• You can keep your heat when the pressure hits
• You’re creative, innovative, and not afraid to share ideas, or ask for help.

And you must be willing to commit to at least 8+ working weeks with us.

What’s in it for you

• $265 worth of accommodation covered by the hours that you work.  
• Free laundry, Wi-Fi while on-site.
• Free use of all hostel facilities and amenities, skiing equipment, sports equipment, and bikes in the summer
• Free night stays at our Wanaka and Christchurch hostels, subject to availability. 

 The nitty gritty

• The role encompasses all hostel housekeeping-centric tasks.
• You’ll need to provide a great customer experience for all of our guests when on-shift. Be attentive, social, and generally add positive enthusiasm to the overall atmosphere when not engaged with other duties.
•  Performing of housekeeping duties, which will include:
  – Changing of beds on check-out
  – Deep cleans of specific areas of the hostel
  – Daily kitchen & bathroom cleans
  – Vacuum and mopping of communal spaces
  – Washing of all linens using provided washing machines and dryers
• Clean & close the Guest kitchen between 10-11pm 
• You’ll be asked to complete any additional tasks given to you by your line Manager, these additional tasks will likely include light maintenance tasks such as painting, deep cleans, providing inventories. 
• Always try to maintain professional attitude when inside the Hostel, urging Guests to follow the rules and to not encourage any behaviours deemed to be unwanted within the hostel. This also means reporting any discovered illicit activities or behaviours of Guests or Staff to Management immediately. Adventure Hostels do not condone or tolerate the use or storage of drugs on-site.

As part of this process Adventure Hostels respresentatives will only contact those successful candidates. If you do not hear back from us within 7 days of applying then you will have been unsuccessful