Trade Vet Nurse/Keeper - Kyabram Fauna Park

• Vet Nurses & Keepers with Vet Nurse qualifications
• Ongoing full-time
• Flexibility of working in both keeping and veterinary fields

Zoos Victoria operates four landmark zoos, Healesville Sanctuary, Kyabram Fauna Park, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo. Victoria's zoos are made up of passionate, energetic and driven employees committed to fighting wildlife extinction. Every person, from the extensive range of disciplines, plays an important role in helping the organisation realise its vision to become a world leading zoo-based conservation organisation.We are seeking an experienced Vet Nurse with Keeping skills to join the Kyabram Fauna Park Life Sciences team. These positions will continue the development and evolution of Zoos Victoria's animal management with the target of providing best practice animal care in a holistic environment.Reporting to the Senior Veterinarian, the incumbent will be a zoo professional with exceptional Vet Nurse and Keeping skills. They will be required to have qualifications in Vet Nursing in a zoological setting and preferably a Keeping qualifications or skills. The Life Sciences team is a fast-paced team environment with a strong focus on safety, culture and values - candidates must have strong teamwork skills, be open to change and possess a mature, enthusiastic and positive attitude.The candidate must possess:

• Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing (or equivalent)
• Desirable - Cert III in Wildlife & Exhibited Animal Care (or equivalent)
• Experience in Veterinary Nursing in a zoo setting and wildlife animal husbandry encompassing a broad range of experience across a variety of animal species
• Demonstrated ability to assess, report and communicate on observations of animal behaviour, health and welfare.
• Strong ability to be flexible, cope with frequent and unpredictable workload changes to daily routine and workload, and to work, at times, in a pressured environment due to the demands and difficulties associated with delivering health care to animals.
• Demonstrated ability to enhance a positive work culture with a strong desire for continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to assess, report and communicate on observations of animal behaviour, health and welfare.
• A strong focus on safety and identifying hazards in the workplace.
• Employee status Victoria Working with Children Check Card.

As part of the Kyabram Fauna Park's Life Sciences Team, you will be required to work a roster across a 7-day week, including weekends and public holidays if required. Be capable of completing highly physical work on a daily basis and hold a valid Australian driver's license.For more information on this role, please refer to the position description below.Please submit a maximum two page cover letter, and resume by clicking on the 'Apply' link below.If you have any questions about this role, please contact Tim Sinclair-Smith by email - Life Sciences Manager, Kyabram Fauna Park.Applications close: at 5.00pm on Monday 28th 2024.At Zoos Victoria we value diversity, celebrate difference and work to be inclusive in everything we do. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and people from the LGBTIQA+ community. In addition, Zoos Victoria will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability, illness or injury. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please advise via hrhelpdesk@zoo.org.au or visit our for more information and contact details for any adjustments required.