Shop Assistant

9 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Fri-Tues
Phillip Island Wildlife Park (Cowes, Victoria)

About the role

This is a full-time permanent role at Phillip Island Wildlife Park in Cowes, Victoria, working Friday-Tuesday (days off Wednesday/Thursday). The role offers a stable, long-term employment opportunity with plenty of variety and scope to grow and take on other roles with further experience.

Key responsibilities (duties include but not limited to):

• Ticket and souvenir sales

• Facilities cleaning including sweeping, mopping, windows, bathrooms and staff lunchroom

• Litter removal

• Re-stocking shelves

• Pricing stock

• Customer enquiries

• Maintaining storeroom

• Grounds maintenance (raking, weeding, mulching, stick and leaf removal)

Due to the seasonal nature of the business, during quiet times this role also involves basic outdoor grounds maintenance in all weather conditions.

About you

• Reliable

• Able to work weekends and busy peak periods ongoing

• Clean and tidy personal presentation

• Capable of physical work on a daily basis, able to stand/walk for long periods, able to lift up to 20kg repeatedly and carry out duties in adverse weather conditions

• Current driver’s licence and reliable transport required

• Full working rights in Australia (sponsorship is not available)

Please note that the advertised position is a full-time permanent role from Friday-Tuesday (days off Wednesday/Thursday). Please consider if working on weekends year-round will fit your lifestyle. As we are a tourism-based business availability on weekends is absolutely essential to this role. Please consider this very important criteria before submitting an application.

To apply

Please address the following in a cover letter:

⁃ Your interest in this role

⁃ Availability

⁃ Any previous retail experience

⁃ 2 recent workplace references

Please include a minimum of 2 recent workplace references when applying and direct all enquires & resumes to:
[email protected]

(Applications without a cover letter & 2 recent references will not be considered).

A 6-month probationary period applies. Applicants must have full working rights in Australia, sponsorship is not available.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.