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Indigenous Keeper (Food Preparation)

at Indigenous Workstars
Published June 15, 2023
Expires June 26, 2023
Location Sydney, NSW, Australia
Category Other  
Job Type Full-time  
Closing Date 27/06/2023

Description

Our keepers connect guests with wildlife through creating and maintaining engaging world-class displays, delivering memorable guest experiences and ensuring best-practice animal welfare. As part of the Animal Health and Nutrition team, this position is responsible for daily preparation of animal diets across WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo and SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, as well as off-site horticulture collections for animal food and exhibitory enhancement.

 

About You

Essential:

  • Undertaking or completed tertiary qualifications in animal care and/or horticulture.
  • Be guest obsessed demonstrating a passion for guest experience, education and connecting people with wildlife, sustainability and conservation.
  • 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.

Desirable:

  • Experience in an animal care role in a zoo or aquarium setting
  • Current First Aid / CPR.

 

Benefits
The salary for this role is competitive, and other benefits include:

  • Corporate benefits including free access to all our attractions worldwide
  • Domestic and global opportunities to develop and progress your skills and career in tourism and attractions
  • Being part of a business built on fun

 

Application requirements:

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

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

***Please note only candidates that are successful in moving to the next stage of recruitment will be contacted further***

 

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