This role

We are currently seeking someone to join our small team to help with insect breeding.

DO NOT APPLY

If you cannot start at least some days immediately (moving to full time within a short period).

If you are not equipped or prepared to do dirty physical work in a hot environment.

If you do not have a car and license (there is no public transport to this location).

If you are not prepared to work weekends and public holidays on a roster.

DO APPLY

If you are serious about a chance at a future working with animals.

If you understand this field is hard work and you need to prove yourself with simple repetitive tasks before getting other opportunities.

If you are prepared to give this role a serious effort and persist with it until you reach viability (and you understand that might take some time).

Qualifications & experience

No required qualifications or experience however, successful applicants will clearly demonstrate capacity and interest in animal production or farming as well as suitable past history that suggests an ability to understand and perform tasks in animal breeding and management of animal colonies.

Tasks & responsibilities

Daily tasks include feeding, breeding and cleaning primarily in our cricket breeding facility. These include cutting and preparing vegetables as food, cleaning wastes, collecting eggs and caring for the different life stages of the crickets. It is physical work in a hot environment.

Benefits

This job is only with food insects, but you will be supporting our work and the work of other zoos in endangered species breeding via the provision of reliable high quality food for their endangered species programs. Future opportunities with our other animals may be offered once your value is demonstrated.

Annual salary will be based on your ability to deliver in the role and there are significant opportunities for bonuses and other incentives.

About us

Frogs.org.au is a not-for-profit company focused on conservation of amphibians. We have been saving frogs since 1994. To feed our frogs and produce income via sales we produce food insects that we sell to other zoos, parks, wildlife carers and pet keepers.

Employment Process

Looking for immediate starters. I will select suitable people to commence once applications arrive. I will email suitable candidates with more information and any questions that require clarification - you will reply with responses to all questions. I am unlikely to conduct interviews - i may do so via phone if I need to speak to you, you will be offered paid trial days and if successful you will continue in employment.

It is expected you would trial a day or two to determine suitability, then a few weeks continuing in casual employment (a chance to prove yourself and your capacity to learn and improve) then a full time contract will be negotiated.