Senior Penguin Keeper
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Job Location:
Auckland - New Zealand
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
What youll bring to the team
SEA LIFE Kelly Tarltons is looking for an experienced Senior Penguin Keeper with direct hands-on expertise working with King and/or Gentoo Penguins. Youll bring extensive knowledge of their behaviour husbandry and breeding and lead the development of tailored training programs that promote voluntary participation in routine husbandry and medical care.
About the Role
As a Senior Penguin Keeper you will be responsible for the day-to-day care and management of our Gentoo and King Penguins their exhibit and life support system.
This role requires strong skills in neonatal care - including incubation chick management and tube feeding and demonstrated leadership experience in mentoring staff driving professional growth and upholding the highest standards of animal welfare.
Your duties will include but are not limited to:
Providing a suitable environment for our penguins which offers excellent welfare.
Meeting all husbandry requirements of the penguins including cleaning animal training enrichment dietary veterinary and breeding requirements.
Observation and maintaining a high standard of record keeping.
Conducting feeding presentations and educational talks to visitors as required.
Maintaining a clean and safe working environment
Role Requirements
- A minimum of 2.5 years of professional full-time animal keeping experience specifically working with King or Gentoo Penguins demonstrating in-depth species knowledge and hands-on husbandry expertise.
- Experience supervising mentoring and providing guidanceto junior staff members with the ability to effectively train colleagues in specialized husbandry and behavioural care techniques.
- Demonstrated competence in performing and overseeing daily husbandry tasks to consistently meet high standards of animal welfare nutrition and enrichment.
- Relevant tertiary qualification (e.g. Zoology Animal Science Marine Biology)
- Documented experience in the design development and implementation of species-specific training programs utilizing positive reinforcement and operant conditioning methods.
- Proven capability to provide expert neonatal care for penguin chicks including but not limited to tube feeding administration of medications and growth monitoring.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience delivering educational presentations engaging in close animal encounters and conducting keeper talks
- Familiarity with OERCAor similar record-keeping platforms is desirable.
- Strong overall fitness and confidence working in cold wet conditions.
Benefits
Corporate benefits including free access to all our attractionsworldwide
Domestic and global opportunities to develop and progress your skills and careerin tourism andattractions
Additional Leave (including birthday and wellbeing) and3 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 onfun
About Us
Merlin Entertainments is the company behind iconic brands like SEA LIFE Madame Tussauds LEGOLAND and Peppa Pig World of Play. Weoperateinover 140 attractions across 25 countries delivering memorable experiences to 54 million visitors a year.
Werethe leading operator of visitor attractions inAustralia and New Zealand with 10 attractions including SEA LIFEWILDLIFE Madame Tussauds and the Fly Treetop Adventures 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 WILDLIFEConservation 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.
Please let us know you require any adjustments to the recruitment process to support your application.
Pay Range
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Environmental Consultancy
- MAC
- Inventory Control
- Access Control System
- Customer Service
- B2C
