Senior Keeper

Auckland Zoo
- New Zealand

**Contact**:
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- Animal Care**Type**:

- Paid**Contract type**:

- Full-time**Salary**:

- NZD $60,500 - $67,000 depending upon experience**He angitūtanga: The opportunity**
**Senior Keeper Bird Team - Maternity cover 1 year**

Auckland is a global city with stunning scenery, wonderful beaches and sub-tropical islands. It isalso a city with one of the most progressive zoos in the world. At Auckland Zoo, wildlifeconservation and environmental sustainability is at the heart of everything we do.

Our mission is “to bring people together to build a future for wildlife” and we do this bydemonstrating exceptional care for wildlife, inspiring our visitors to value wildlife, conservingwildlife in the wild and building a high-performance organisation.

An ambitious capital development programme continues to deliver new infrastructure across thezoo and a remarkable transformation to much of the site - this is our #FutureZoo.

**As a Senior Bird Keeper, you will work as part of a team responsible for the dailyhusbandry and management of bird collection and support cutting-edge conservation inNew Zealand and the Pacific region.**

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in the development of the Zoo's bird section, toactively contribute to conservation both in the zoo and in the field, to work with some of theworld's most extraordinary birds,
and to provide exciting visitor experiences, which inspire andempower people to take positive action for wildlife and the environment.

**He kōrero mōu: About you**:
To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate all of the following:

- A minimum of five years’ experience in the best-practice husbandry of birds.
- Proficiency in artificial incubation and passerine hand-rearing techniques.
- Certificate in Zoo Animal Management and/or relevant Bachelor degree or equivalentexperience.
- Proven ability to carry out and supervise daily keeping duties to a high standard ensuringall husbandry and welfare needs are met.
- Experience in training and conditioning and behavioural enrichment.
- Self-motivation and demonstration of good teamwork.
- Effective communication skills and the ability to perform public animal encounters.
- Strong organisational skills, aptitude for creative problem-solving and ‘can-do’ attitude.
- Commitment to and understanding of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariumsstrategies for Animal Welfare and Conservation.
- Current driving licence valid in NZ.
- A track record of innovative husbandry and research.
- Commitment to and experience with undertaking field work and/or bird husbandry inisolated locations for extended periods.

**Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer**:
This is a full-time parental-leave cover role for 1 year, working on a rotating roster systemincluding weekends and public holidays. We are a fun and enthusiastic team, who thrive in thischallenging and rewarding area and who work in innovative areas on an international level. This position reports to the Team Leader.

Annual salary NZD $60,500 - $67,000 depending upon experience

A high level of energy and physical fitness will enable you to meet the daily challenges of therole. If you have proven relevant animal husbandry experience and a desire to really achieveconservation outcomes through your zoo-based career, then this is the opportunity you have been waiting for.