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

The ideal candidate for this role will have a passion for guest experience with a focus on fun. You will also need to meet the following selection criteria:

• Minimum 2-years 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 positive-reinforcement 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:

Candidate will be screened by IWS and will need to apply through IWS link

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