Join our team
So, you think you’ve got what it takes to create the kind of memorable experiences that our guests will cherish for life? Great!
Our Hostels are staffed by a team of dedicated full-time Team Members. These heroes of hospitality are responsible for all aspects of the daily running of our hostels – our Reception, daily Housekeeping and our in-house Events & Activities. We generally prefer our full time Team Members to stay with us for at least a full summer or winter season, which lasts around six months.
Read on to find out what positions we have available across our properties and what’s involved in a typical work day at one of our award-winning hostels…
Do you have the Adventure DNA?
- You’re an experienced traveller, you’ll know what does and doesn’t make for a great hostel experience.
- You love interacting with people from all walks of life and nationalities.
- You’re the life of the party, vibrant, and able to handle a crowd and host one of our nightly hostel events.
- You keep things neat, organised, and focused. We’re a small team and multitasking will be a key part of your day.
- You can keep your cool when the pressure hits on our busy reception desk or we have a busy day of check-ins/outs.
- You understand that we are a business, and that maximising revenue is an important aspect of your role.
- You’re creative, innovative, and not afraid to share ideas, or ask for help.
- You’ll also hold the right to work within New Zealand and will likely have previous working experience within hostels, hotels or hospo.
- Lastly, you’re willing to commit to at least a full season or longer – at least 4 months or more.
Adventure awaits…
Our philosophy at Adventure Hostels is to look after our guests, invest in staff and provide as much as possible for free.
We’re all about giving everyone the opportunity to have a good time, so you’ll be helping run activities with guests and giving them advice and a hand when they need it.
We pay attention to details. Our team members will closely follow well-developed procedures and systems, complete task checklists and will ensure that each and every interaction you have with our guests is about maximising their experience at our hostels.
The average age of our guests is about 27, with plenty of young guns and 30-somethings rounding things out nicely. It’s effortlessly easy to make new friends or travel partners at an Adventure Hostel. As part of your responsibilities, you’ll find yourself setting up and running pub quizzes from our dining room or setting up locations and prizes for a weekly scavenger hunt across the town – all as part of our nightly house-run activities.
Our team members are rostered on fairly fixed schedule, weekly basis but no single day at our hostels is ever the same. Our team members are responsible for it all, as you effortlessly move between reception, housekeeping and events-focused tasks. Our small but dedicated teamwork full-time hours, around 30-36 hours per week. All team members stay on-site at the hostel, in private staff accommodation.
On Monday, you might be getting stuck-in on housekeeping, making beds and cleaning bathrooms and the kitchen. Tuesday, you’ll be hands on responding to guest enquiries and emails, handling check-ins and selling tours from our front desk. Thursday night, you’re there front and centre, gearing our guests up for the weekly Mario Kart tournament in the lounge.
We also believe in a relaxed environment, and that means giving our team time for themselves. You won’t have to work overnight shifts, and if you’re with us over Christmas and New Year you’ll get a few days off to enjoy the holidays.
Current positions available
Christchurch
Team Member Full time
2 Positions available at Urbanz starting late March
- Reception, Housekeeping and event duties
- 30-36 hours per week
- 5-days on, 2 off.
- Live-in role, with fantastic subsidied staff accomm from $245 per week.
Maintenance Volunteer Urbanz Christchurch
Available with immediate start, this is a ‘work for accommodation’ role
- Role will include painting and general light maintenance work such as building pre-made / flat pack wooden bunk-beds.
- 13 hours of work per week, spread over two or three working days.
- Live-in role with accommodation costs covered from the 13 hours of work.
- Day time hours between 9-4pm
Housekeeping Team Member Part time
Available with immediate start, this is a live-in, part time role
- 13 hours work for accomm with the option of a few additional hours each week
- Housekeeping duties include beds, bathrooms, communal spaces and kitchen
- Working hours between 9am-3pm.
Queenstown
No positions currently available. Check back in early-mid April 2025
Team Member Full time
Position available at Adventure Q2, starting early April
- Reception, Housekeeping and event duties
- 30-36 hours per week
- 5-days on, 2 off, static roster (doesn’t change from week to week)
- Live-in role, with fantastic subsidied staff accomm from $265 per week.
- Apply to start on or around April 4
Wanaka
No positions currently available. Check back April 2025
Team Member Full time
Position available with immediate start, to mid-January.
- Reception, Housekeeping and event duties
- 30-36 hours per week
- 5-days on, 2 off. Static roster (doesn’t change from week to week)
- Live-in role, with fantastic subsidied staff accomm at $245 per week.
Team Member Full time, Live-in Role
Available from early-mid January
- All-rounder position with Reception and Housekeeping duties.
- 24-36 hours per week expected, dependent on high/low season.
- Live-in only role with discounted staff accommodation at $240 per week.
- Seeking persons looking to start ideally from January 3 with training.
- Night on-call supervision required 1 or 2 times per week.
- 3-month minimum commitment period is required
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