New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA) is NZ’s largest Private Training Establishment offering vocational courses and qualifications across a range of programmes. With authentic training environments, well-designed programmes and a fun and supportive learning environment, we have a mission to make a meaningful difference in the lives of all our students. 

Our organisation is strong on developing our people and having fun while we do it. We strive for success in everything we do with the strongest integrity. We ensure our team feels valued and informed about the direction we are heading in through in-house training days and our annual conference. 

To find out more about us, please visit  https://www.nzma.ac.nz/ 

Hospitality Tutor 
Location: Sylvia Park
Full-time | Permanent | NZMA Sylvia Park

About the Role 

In this rewarding position, you will become a coach and mentor for students who want to become skilled hospitality professionals. You will be delivering across our Hospitality Programmes that explore the broader hospitality industry, including food and beverage operations, accommodation services, and the relationship between tourism and hospitality. Through a combination of practical training and industry insight, you will support students to build the knowledge, confidence, and professional behaviours needed to progress into supervisory and junior management roles within the sector.

You will have the opportunity to grow students’ knowledge of industry trends, master technical skills and develop important soft skills by combining the provision of quality tutoring and being an inspiring mentor all to build student capability, and support students in achieving both their study and career goals. 

About You

For this role we are looking for a skilled and experienced hospitality professional with a passion for the industry and educating future leaders. You will need to be a strong communicator, able to motivate and inspire young adults, try out new things, and most importantly bring a positive, enthusiastic attitude. You need to be able to connect and build relationships with all your students so the ability to respect and appreciate differences is certainly a must. 

Required Skills/Experience

• Recent experience in the hospitality industry including minimum 3 years experience in a management position 
• Hold a relevant qualification at level 5 or above (although equivalent experience can also be accepted).
• Proven background in a broad range of FOH roles within the sector
• Strong understanding of hospitality management and hospitality operations / food and beverage operations
• Strong communicator, able to motivate and inspire young adults
• Formal teaching experience is not essential but advantageous.

Why work with us?  

• Complimentary coffee, parking and free use of the onsite gym facility
• Enjoy Work-life balance with weekends off & two weeks off during Christmas & New Year!  
• Our organisation is strong on developing our people and having fun while we do it. We ensure our team feels valued and informed about the direction we are heading in. 
• Rewarding opportunity to support students in their education journey 
• Energetic environment where value is placed on delivering outcomes rather than micro-managing tasks 
• Work with the Campus Manager to see the NZMA Campus grow and be highly successful. 
• A fun environment and an opportunity to stand out is all on offer with this role 

Our application process:   

To apply for this position, please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and interest in the role.

Questions about your identity help us appreciate the diversity of individuals looking to work with us, ensuring we’re attracting applications from people with identities and perspectives that are as diverse as our students. 

We are an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to equity, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.