Dream Job

Flight Attendant 

Tumau Waka Rererangi

What you will do in this job

- Look after passengers during flights.

- Check emergency and safety equipment before each flight.

- Prepare and check the catering, bar, and cabin before each flight.

- Greet passengers, help them stow their luggage, and check that they are seated safely.

- Demonstrate aircraft emergency procedures and safety features to passengers

- Serve and clear away food and drinks

- Use their knowledge of first aid to help sick passengers.

A New Zealand Certificate in Aviation may be useful. Once accepted for work on an airline, trainee flight attendants usually attend a training course and complete assessments before starting work. And requires 1 year of training. 

Skills & Knowledge 

• Knowledge of flight and emergency procedures ✈
• Ability to operate emergency equipment, such as defibrillators
• Hospitality skills for serving food and drinks 🍔🍕
• Strong customer service skills 🍻
• First aid and medical skills 💉
• Ability to assist people with special needs, such as young children or people with disabilities. 👧
• Keeping calm throughout all the dangers 💊

Working Conditions

     

- Do shift work, including evenings, weekends, and public holidays. International flight attendants may be rostered up to 18 hours a shift and may spend many days away from home depending on where they are flying

- Work at altitude, often in cramped conditions

- May work in conditions that are uncomfortable or dangerous, and may have to deal with stressful or difficult situations such as turbulence

- Travel locally or internationally

Income 

Annual Salary $45,000 a year

Monthly Income $4,999

Hours of work   

18 hours a shift 

Annual leave 

12-18 days off per month

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What did I find interesting about this job?

you can go to different countries, places and they acuminate you to a motel so you can stay there and look around while your on your break.

What is the first step in getting into this career?

before you start, you must have training for a year in order to get into this

MATARIKI

1. What went well and why? 

People have been noticing Matariki as a public holiday more than a celebration every now and then.

2. What didn’t go so well and why?

New Zealand, as well as the people, haven’t been embracing it much and that’s what makes the government think is it really that important? YES, it’s part of the Maori culture.

3. If you were to do this again what would you do differently and why?

I would collect all the information that I’ve done over the years about Matariki and gather them to see the differences throughout the questions and my answers.