Fashion Technician

City Campus

Permanent, Proportional 0.8

FTE (30 hours per week)

• Provide technical support for fashion workshops, studios, and equipment maintenance.
• Manage materials, tools, and stock to ensure smooth teaching operations.
• Work for a progressive world class tertiary education provider

Make a real impact in Ara’s Fashion Department! As a Fashion Technician, you’ll keep our creative spaces running smoothly -, maintaining workshops and equipment, managing materials, supporting staff and students, and helping with exciting on-campus and off-campus events. If you’re hands‑on, organised, and passionate about fashion, we’d love to hear from you!

• An understanding and commitment to a safe and healthy workplace.
• The ability to safely use and maintain a variety of tools in the school workshops.
• An understanding and knowledge of the creative process.
• Experience diagnosing user‑error equipment faults
• Have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Have a proven ability to work cooperatively with others and as part of a team
• Be self‑motivated and able to work unsupervised as required
• Possess intermediate computer literacy skills, including proficiency in email communication, word processing, and spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel.

Ara Institute of Canterbury is a vibrant and progressive tertiary institute providing world‑class, tertiary‑level education throughout the Canterbury and Waitaki region. Our talented employees, innovative business collaborators and supportive community partners are passionate about the role they play in our learners' success.

Ara is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and delivering services in a manner that responds with excellence to the needs of Māori learners and their whānau, as well as the aspirations of iwi and Māori communities throughout our catchment (including Māori employers). To deliver effectively on this commitment, Ara recognises the need for a culturally competent and confident workforce vertically and horizontally across our organization

We accept applications via our online application system. For any other queries, please email Recruitment.nz.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date.