Community Facilities Officer
full-time•Rangiora
About this role
<p>Are you someone who thrives on variety, enjoys connecting with people, and loves making a real difference in your community?</p><p>We’re looking for a confident, proactive Community Facilities Officer to help us keep our community spaces running smoothly, safely, and with a great customer experience at heart. In this role, you’ll be the driving force behind the operation and maintenance of our community facilities across the district. This is a full time permanent role.</p><p>You’ll work closely with contractors, community groups, and internal teams to ensure buildings are well maintained, welcoming, compliant, and ready to support the many activities our communities rely on. From supporting asset renewals to helping shape long term planning, your work will help create spaces people are proud to use.</p><p>We’re after someone who brings a broad skill set, a problem solving mindset, and a positive, flexible approach to their work. You’ll confidently build strong relationships across a diverse range of user groups and contractors, and you’ll bring a professional, friendly and solutions focused attitude to every interaction. If you have experience in facility or property management, building operations, asset management, or similar fields — and you’re keen to hit the ground running — we’d love to hear from you.</p><p>What you’ll bring:</p><p>• A practical understanding of facility or property management</p><p>• Confidence working with contractors, community groups, and stakeholders</p><p>• Strong problem solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities</p><p>• A customer focused approach and great communication skills</p><p>• The ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of people</p><p> Why you’ll love working with us: You’ll join a supportive, progressive team that’s committed to delivering high quality spaces for our community to enjoy. At Waimakariri District Council, we value integrity, teamwork, and continuous improvement, and we’re passionate about making our district a great place to live, work, and play. If this sounds like you, get in touch, we’d love to have you on our team!</p><p>Only 20 minutes north of Christchurch, Waimakariri District offers small town and rural lifestyles with a range of outdoor recreation activities on your doorstep but with the advantages of a big city nearby.</p><p>Please click <a target="_blank" href="https://www.waimakariri.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/182229/Community-Facilities-Officer-Position-Description-September-2025-FINAL.PDF">here </a>to view the position description.</p><p>For more information on the position contact Ken Howat, Parks and Facilities Team Leader, on 0800 965 468 (0800 WMK GOV).</p><p>Applications close 15 February 2026. We may consider applications as they are received so please do not delay in applying.</p><p>The Council is an equal opportunity employer.</p>
What you'll do
- The Community Facilities Officer will oversee the operation and maintenance of community facilities, ensuring they are well maintained and compliant. This role involves collaborating with contractors and community groups to support various activities.
About Waimakariri District Council
When you get over 300 qualified, friendly and dedicated people together whose main focus is a community stretching over 225,000 hectares, from the Pacific Ocean to the Southern Alps, from the Waimakariri River to Hurunui, you can be sure that some good things are going to happen. That’s how it is with the Waimakariri District Council.
A lot of the work we do is unseen – sometimes literally. Sewerage, water reticulation, community support … it’s not normally the sort of stuff that commands news headlines and lead TV stories. But it does need to be done and, if it goes wrong, it also needs to be fixed. Who fixes the pothole in your street? Who mows the grass in your local park? Who arranges for your rubbish to be collected? Who keeps public swimming pools open and clean? Who puts books in the libraries? Who plans for future community needs? … the Council. We also assume some responsibility for maintaining a considerate, respectable and peaceable community – the regulatory side of Council activities.
What we like best is when people talk to us about their needs, wants and aspirations for themselves and their community, about their issues and problems – that gives us the opportunity to act on them and help to satisfy the needs or resolve the issues.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Community Facilities Officer do at Waimakariri District Council?
As a Community Facilities Officer at Waimakariri District Council, you will: the Community Facilities Officer will oversee the operation and maintenance of community facilities, ensuring they are well maintained and compliant. This role involves collaborating with contractors and community groups to support various activities..
Is the Community Facilities Officer position at Waimakariri District Council remote?
The Community Facilities Officer position at Waimakariri District Council is based in Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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