Keeper - Nutrition and Browse Collection

Job Description

What you'll bring to the team

Do you want to work with some of Australia’s most iconic animals in one of the world’s greatest visitor attractions? Are you passionate about conservation and creating incredible guest experiences? If the thought of delivering magic to over a million guests every year makes you smile, then we have an amazing opportunity for you to join our team here at WILD LIFE Sydney as a Part-time or Casual Keeper (Food Prep. and Leaf Cutter).

About The Role

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:

• Passion for working outdoors in a physical role with a willingness to learn new skills.
• 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.
• Able to meet the physical demands of the role including lifting and manipulating heavy objects and working outdoors in hot or inclement weather conditions.
• 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.
• Horticulture and/or leaf cutting experience.
• Current First Aid / CPR.
• Chainsaw certificates.

Please submit a maximum ONE-page cover letter addressing the selection criteria and a maximum TWO-page resume. You must be available to interview in May.

Benefits

• 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
• Additional Leave (including birthday and wellbeing) and 3 volunteer days to give back to a social cause you care about
• Opportunity to be involved with our Diversity & Inclusion initiatives, including our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Being part of a business built on fun

About Us Merlin Entertainments is the company behind iconic brands like SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, and Peppa Pig World of Play. We operate in over 140 attractions across 25 countries, delivering memorable experiences to 54 million+ visitors a year.

We’re the leading operator of visitor attractions in Australia and New Zealand, with 10 attractions, including SEA LIFE, WILDLIFE, Madame Tussauds, amongst others.

Merlin Entertainments is driven by a strong social responsibility with the vision to create a world where the global community respects, conserves, and sustainably manages our precious aquatic habitats, wildlife, and natural resources. We strive to achieve this goal through our 3 charities: Merlins Magic Wand, the SEA LIFE Trust, and the WILDLIFE Conservation Fund. So, if you are vibrant and passionate about delivering an amazing service within a great company and in a team who loves what we do – then we want to hear from you!

Merlin Entertainments strongly encourages application from all background, including people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander decent.

Pay Range

Competitive