Penguin Specialist

1 month ago


Gold Coast, Australia Village Roadshow Limited Full time

**Penguin Specialist**
**$27.19 per hour Part Time**
**Sea World, Main beach, Gold Coast**

**The opportunity**:
You will assist with presentation standards of the Penguin Encounter exhibit and undertake animal training, husbandry and exhibit maintenance tasks for the Antarctic penguins to maintain excellent health.

**Your day to day**:

- Assist with presentation standards of Penguin Encounter exhibit including snow blows, ice cleaning and removal.
- Develop an understanding of animal training and conditioning techniques and behavioral enrichment to maintain appropriate behavioral management of penguins.
- Perform relevant education talks and interactive tours to provide an educational experience to guests and students.

**What you’ll bring**:

- Previous experience with preventative health, behavioral management, enrichment and husbandry of birds is desirable.
- Bachelor of Science degree or Certificate III in Captive Animal Management is essential.
- Able to work in cool environments ranging from -1.0C to +10.0C
- A level of fitness required to complete all tasks in assigned area.
- Available to work on any day including weekends.

**About the Perks**
- Unlimited free entry to our amazing theme parks
- Earn complimentary passes for family and friends
- Enjoy discounts on food & beverage, retail and animal experiences
- Enjoy a wide variety of discounts throughout our properties and access to our Village Employee Benefits App which is partnered with more than 65 major retailers
- Exclusive and unique team member events and awards
- Reward and Recognition incentives and prizes
- On site Wellbeing Team and access to our EAP with 24/7 support
- Opportunity for professional development & internal training, we strive to grow our talent