Are you passionate about helping make exciting things happen in the community? We're on the lookout for a Venues and Events Coordinator to join the Venues and Events team on a full time 12-month fixed term contract due to a Parental Leave secondment.

About the role

Community halls and event centres are the heart of our towns, and the Venues and Events Coordinators host and support a range of recreation and community activities for all ages. They also provide facilities for meetings, functions, major events, and celebrations.

As the Venues and Events Coordinator, you'll be a welcoming host to all customers. You'll be responsible for taking bookings, planning, and delivering programme and events, along with a variety of operational tasks to keep the facility clean, tidy and ready for our customers. You will also support the operation of the other community halls and centres that are in the eastern areas of Selwyn District.

You will be responsible for:

• Responding to customer enquiries and bookings
• Getting things ready - setting up and packing down the hired spaces (including moving heavy furniture)
• Administrative tasks such as invoicing, marketing and communication
• Building positive relationships customers and colleagues

This is a full time 12-month fixed term role, Monday to Friday 830am - 5pm (need to be flexible to work weekends).

While your home base will be Rolleston Community Centre, you will be required from time to time to work from other facilities across the district.

About You

As the Venues and Events Coordinator, you'll have previous customer service experience, excellent administrative skills, and the ability to build positive relationships with a diverse range of customer using Selwyn's facilities.

You'll understanding the operational requirements of a community facility, coupled with the ability to deliver events.

You will also be able to:

• Manage your own time and workload accordingly
• Be digital savvy, with the ability to learn new technology quickly while having experience with Microsoft Office.
• Be confident and resilient team player with positive attitude and sense of humour.
• Drive to other facilities on a Full New Zealand Driving License

What we can offer

• Great work-life balance with flexibility
• Career coaching and development
• 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 based 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.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!