Arts, Community and Recreation
Libriarian at New Plymouth District Council
Councils are closely involved with your quality of life. From taking a CD out of your library, to keeping an eye on our senior citizens, or to allocating barbecue sites in Cornwall Park, the arts, community and recreation people organise it.
This category typically includes:
Youth services librarian at Palmerston North City Council
- Typical roles include librarians, cataloguers, curators, archivists and conservators.
- Study typically includes Library and Information Studies; Information Science; Art History; Art Management and Business, Library and Information Studies; Museum, Gallery and Archives Management.
Festivals and events
- Typical roles include event co-ordinator and event manager.
- Study typically includes Event Management, Sports Management, Music Event Management.
Parks and reserves, cemeteries and crematoria
- Typical roles include gardener, amenity horticulturalist, greenkeeper and sexton.
- Study typically includes Gardening, Floriculture and Nursery Growing; Horticulture (General); Horticulture Management; Parks and Amenities, Turf Management and Greenkeeping.
Social development and support
- Typical roles include community development officer, community centre manager, social worker, counsellor, youth worker.
- Study typically includes Social Practice (Community Development), Social Sciences (Maori and Pacific Development, and Health Development and Policy), Applied Social Science (Te Reo and Maori Development).
Community wellness
- Typical roles include community development officer, social worker, nurse, youth worker.
- Study typically includes Public Health, Health Management, Business Administration and Computing (Health Administration), Health and Social Services.
For a case study, see Councils in summer swing