About us
We are a privately owned, visitor funded, working wildlife sanctuary on 180 acres of heritage listed wild habitat. Our primary reason for being is to be a place where people - visitors, employees and Volunteers - can step into the animals' world to understand what animals need and to "Connect with Country" to learn how to respect and care for wildlife and wild habitat.
Qualifications & experience
- You are a people person.
- You are proficient working with online platforms (we use Roller, Bright HR, BetterImpact) and document creation packages (we use the full suite of Google, Microsoft and Adobe packages).
- You have a proven track record delivering against deadlines - on your own and in small teams.
- You have a first aid certificate, working with children check, police clearance and full drivers' license (and a reliable car).
- You have outstanding written and face-to-face communications skills.
- You enjoy working indoors on your own as a team of 1 (or 2) while supporting a small team of outdoor field-workers.
- You are happy to commit to a 6 month project and to ensure that the project is completed within this timeframe.
Tasks & responsibilities
- This role reports to the General Manager. It is a 6 month project with the possibility (not guaranteed) that it may "morph" into an ongoing role.
- The main focus is two-fold. Complete our compliance and operational documents and set up a management system to maintain these; and Set up and implement our volunteer program.
- We are a tiny team so you will also be involved with all aspects of administration and visitor services, front-line and back of house.
- Admin and visitor tasks will include welcoming visitors and ticket sales, retail management and shop sales, email and tele-communications, invoicing and payment receipts, quotes and bookings, inventory and purchasing, licensing, etc.
Benefits
- You get an allocation of free tickets to give to family.
- You get 30% off all purchases including additional entry tickets, experiences, food and shop purchases.