Animal attendant
Kyabram Fauna Park

Get up close to nature at Kyabram Fauna Park! We’re home to more than 600 native Australian animals including koalas, dingoes, kangaroos, wombats, wallabies, echidna, emus, flying-foxes and quolls. Kangaroos, emus and wallabies are free-ranging.
Our reptile house includes native snakes, crocodile, lizards and turtles and our insect display is home to fascinating mini-beasts. The Park’s aviaries are a bird-lovers paradise where visitors can get up close to cockatoos, parrots, brush turkeys, satin bower-birds, owls and endangered bush stone-curlew.
The Park encompasses 55 hectares of open woodland, wetlands and lakes. Our wetlands are home to hundreds of waterfowl and visitors can view them via the lookout tower and two bird hides. The Park is open from 10am – 5pm every day except Christmas Day and Good Friday.

Skills You Might Learn

The student will learn how to communicate effectively with customers and staff, other skills include team work, task planning and basic animal care.

Typical Tasks & Duties

Successful applicants will participate in several tasks as directed by the relevant supervisor. Duties include but are not limited to cleaning, feeding animals, learning how the park operates, customer service and learning basic OH&S. Daily tasks will include raking and preparing diets.

Student Requirements

The student must be willing and keen to work with animals in a hands-on capacity and have a good understanding of OH&S for this industry. This can be a dirty job working in dusty and muddy yards and students must be prepared to work in these conditions.

Dress Requirements

Protective boots, long pants, plus warm/weather proof jackets for winter weather. Khaki clothing would be preferred.

Special Transport Requirements

Local bus services nearby

RELATED COURSES INCLUDE

• ACM20117 - Certificate II in Animal Studies