Indigenous Full-time Zookeeper

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Indigenous Workstars Full time
Are you passionate about conservation and educating guests with a focus on FUN??? Would you like to work for one of Sydney's star attractions ensuring that our guests have a magical experience from start to finish?

We have an amazing opportunity to join our team at WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo as a Full-time Zookeeper.

About the Role
All of our roles are focused on ensuring that our guests are having the most amazing experiences, and here at Merlin we have a real focus on FUN


Our keepers connect guests with Australian wildlife through creating and maintaining engaging world-class displays, delivering memorable guest experiences and ensuring best-practice animal welfare.


About You

  • Minimum 2years paid experience in the husbandry of Australian fauna.
  • Experience in invertebrate husbandry would be highly desirable.
  • Certificate III in Captive Animals/Exhibited Animals (or equivalent).
  • Must be guest obsessed demonstrating a passion for guest experience, education and connecting people with Australian wildlife, sustainability and conservation.
  • Experience in the training of animals in a zoo setting as either primary of secondary trainer using positivereinforcement techniques.
  • Experience in training and supervising volunteers/students in a zoo setting.
  • Experience in supporting the management of animal health in a zoo setting.
  • Demonstrated ability to be flexible, cope with frequent and unpredictable changes to daily routine and workloads, and to work, at times under high pressure.
  • Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work unsupervised, assess tasks and set priorities for self.
  • Current (or willingness to obtain at own expense) NSW Working with Children Check.
  • Full NSW Driver's License.
Please submit a maximum ONE-page cover letter addressing the selection criteria and a maximum TWO-page resume.

Application requirements:


Indigenous Workstars specialises in the engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into employment in a variety of communities and industries across Australia.

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