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 Full time Wildlife Supervisor to lead our Native Mammal team and support our Wildlife department.
About the Role
Reporting to the Wildlife Collections Manager, our passionate and experienced Wildlife Supervisor will supervise the ongoing care, including health, welfare and breeding management of native mammals at CWS.
As our motivated Supervisor, you will oversee a small team, providing high quality animals husbandry and management practices and be responsible for assisting with the daily operation of all duties involved in the ongoing care of the native mammals, including; habitat maintenance, engaging in visitor interactions, and promoting CWS in the capacity of your role in a variety of settings.
As a highly engaged and passionate animal advocate, you will also support our Volunteering Program and fundraising teams by sharing knowledge, training and coaching others (including trainees) as well as sharing our Story with our visitors.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have a Certificate 3 Captive Animal Management, or equivalent qualification. 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:
What we can offer
Just as our charter is to protect, conserve, and celebrate the Environmental, Built and Cultural heritage of our State â 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: