• Make a genuine difference working with the dedicated team at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary!
• Voted one of the Gold Coast’s most popular tourist destinations!
• Membership offering free entry to 800 properties worldwide including Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.

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 and share our conservation story - we have an opportunity for a passionate, energetic, and experienced Part time Wildlife Officer to join our Mammal team and support our Wildlife department.

About the Role

Reporting to the Wildlife Manager, we are currently seeking a passionate and experienced Wildlife Officer to join our Mammal team. This role will involve achieving a high level of mammal husbandry and having a keen eye for detail.

Duties for this role includes, but not limited to; mammal husbandry, health and welfare, exhibit maintenance, keeper talks, and other duties as required.  The Wildlife team are seeking professional applicants who will be energetic and enthusiastic and will have a high level of mammal knowledge and skills.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have a Certificate III Wildlife and exhibited animal care.  In addition, you must be able to deliver high levels of customer service in an energetic, friendly, and professional manner within a busy team environment.  Other key skills and qualifications we are looking for include:

• Wildlife handling, husbandry skills and previous experience as a Mammal Keeper is essential, with previous macropod experience highly regarded.
• Energetic and friendly personality and confidence with domestic and international visitors
• Be prepared to work in an outdoor environment, in all weathers, in a role that requires substantial walking in a workplace that contains animals including birds and reptiles.
• Ability to carry / support up to 10kg for a prolonged period.
• Hold a current Driver’s licence and current First Aid qualifications is highly desirable.

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:

• Benchmarked Salary
• 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