Senior Wildlife Officer - Koalas (Requisition ID: 015433)

Description 

• Maintain Dreamworld’s captive koala population, enclosures & exhibits
• Full Time position 

Dreamworld Corroboree is one of the largest native wildlife parks in South East Queensland with 100’s of native animals including the second largest koala population. We are seeking a hardworking and dedicated Senior Wildlife Officer to join our team on a full time basis.

The primary responsibility of this role is to provide the highest standard of animal care for our captive koala collection and maintaining the enclosures and exhibits. Some of the things you will be responsible for are:

• Feeding, cleaning, breeding, record keeping and treatments
• Preparation of procedures and reports
• Conducting risk assessments and general safety management
• Guest interaction, including assisting with wildlife talks, presentations and management of feedback
• Liaising with external partners and affiliations
• Support Management in the leadership of the Wildlife team
• Assisting with public relations and marketing promotional activities

This is a physically demanding role that involves animal husbandry tasks and manual handling, therefore the ability to perform physically demanding work is essential. Sound written and verbal communication skills are essential as interaction with a diverse range of people from differing cultures is involved, and report writing and record keeping is a requirement of the role. 

The ideal candidate will have a thorough knowledge and extensive experience working with Australian native fauna, specifically koalas, along with the ability to share this knowledge and train, mentor and develop fellow team members. Animal husbandry qualifications or progressive study towards a Certificate in Wildlife and Exhibited Animals would be preferred. Leadership experience is desirable.  

Flexibility with working hours across a 7 day roster is essential, as weekend work will be involved. A current manual drivers license is also required. 

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Job: Wildlife & Life Science

Primary Location: AU-QLD-Coomera

Schedule: Full-time

Unposting Date: Ongoing

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