A truly unique role has become available at Taronga Zoo – Elephant Keeper!!
If you enjoy being around animals (in particular elephants!) then there is no better job for you than this!

• This is a Full-Time position
• Shifts generally range from: 7:30am till 4pm
• Rotating roster (Monday to Sunday rosters), averaging 5 shifts per week
• Weekend penalty rates apply!

 

About the Role…

Your day to day will involve delivering high quality animal husbandry and management practices for our Taronga Elephants. You will convey environmental and conservation messages to provide inspiring and educational messages to our visitors.

 

Key Accountabilities…

• Work without supervision to safely provide high quality animal husbandry and management techniques in line with Taronga policies and procedures to assist Taronga in meeting WHS and animal care and welfare targets and in complying with all relevant legislation.
• Comply with Taronga's Animal Welfare Charter to ensure industry leading standards of animal welfare are maintained and animals in our care are assured of Taronga's 5 Freedoms.
• Communicate Taronga's education and conservation messages both internally and externally, ensuring all communications align with Taronga's values to inspire behavioural change in accordance with Taronga's vision and strategic pillars.
• Deliver high quality customer services experiences in order to provide excellent guest experiences and promote repeat visitation.
• Work effectively as a member of a high performing team including peers, volunteers and students to assist Taronga in its achievement of strategic outcomes.
• Comply with sustainability practices in the workplace to help achieve Taronga's sustainability targets and reduce environmental impact.

 

About You…

We are looking for candidates that have:

• NSW C Class Drivers License (or ability to transfer current unrestricted license)
• TB Screening
• Vaccinations against Zoonotic disease (in accordance with Taronga's Zoonotic disease vaccination matrix)
• 2 - 7 years of paid animal husbandry related experience
• Current paid NSW Working with Children Check

 

About Us…

Our employees enjoy generous employment conditions including:

• Complimentary family and friends passes
• A wide range of discounts on our award winning accommodation
• Discounted food and beverage purchases across the site
• Reduced rates for other services including animal encounters
• To discover more about the benefits of working at Taronga, please visit our website here.

 

About Applying…

Please submit your resume and a cover letter of one page.  You are also required to complete the two target questions as part of your application.

1. Outline your paid experience working with animals in a captive environment?
2. Outline your experience in developing and/or implementing a training and conditioning program. What behaviour was this program designed to train, how did you implement the program and was it successful?

Applications must be completed via http://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/ using the reference number 00009G5D or searching the word Taronga. For more information in relation to the vacant position please contact Taronga’s Recruitment Team at recruitment@zoo.nsw.gov.au

 

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