Koala Habitat and Animal Encounters Keeper
2 weeks ago
About National Trust Queensland & the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Voted one of the Gold Coast's most popular tourist destinations, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is the crown jewel of the National Trust of Australia (Queensland) [NTAQ] properties. As one of Queensland's earliest nature-based tourist destinations, the Sanctuary is a physical embodiment of everything the NTAQ represents: to conserve and advance our natural and cultural heritage for future generations.
As we continue to welcome visitors to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, we have an opportunity for a passionate and driven Casual Koala Habitat & Animal Encounters Keeper to support the delivery of our guest's animal visitor interactions with a variety of animal species and provide daily keeper duties to the animals within the Koala Habitat area.
About the Role
As our confident Koala Habitat & Animal Encounters Keeper you will be part of our passionate Animal Encounters Team and work to deliver educational, engaging, and professional animal experiences to our visitors.
You will also carry out the daily feeding, husbandry, health and welfare keeper responsibilities of the koalas in our care at Koala Habitat.
About You
To be successful in this roleit is highly desirable to have previous zoo keeping or animal husbandry experience and be confident working with animals and be comfortable with public speaking to perform presentations to visitors, groups and media. Other required skills and qualifications we are looking for include:
Certificate 3 in Captive Animal Management (required as minimum)
Able to understand and identify animal behaviour, the basic training and conditioning of wildlife and monitoring animal health
A fun, energetic and highlight motivated attitude and have excellent communication skills
Highly adaptable, can work independently and able to work well in a team
Be prepared to work in an outdoor environment, in all weathers, in a role that requires substantial walking in a workplace that has native wildlife such as birds and reptiles
Flexible and available to work across weekends, school holidays and public holidays
What we can offer
Just as our charter is to protect, conserve, and celebrate the Environmental, Built and Cultural heritage of our State – we also are committed to ensuring our Team Members are protected, taken care of and of course celebrated We offer current and future team members:
- Free On-Site Parking
- Tertiary Education Partners for access to recognised Qualifications
- Flexible Working Arrangements and Study Leave
- NTAQ Team Member Card offering unlimited entry to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and other SEQ sites and generous retail & food & beverage discounts.
- Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Family & Friends Passes
- Access to 470+ fitness facilities through Fitness Passport for you and your family
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