As a conservation-based charity, our volunteers play a vital role in helping us to achieve our purpose to connect people with nature and save species from extinction.
Volunteering for Zoos SA is a wonderful opportunity to make a lasting contribution to our important wildlife conservation work while helping the zoo and its unique animal residents.
Volunteers also get the chance to take part in some amazing experiences, make new friends and create life-long memories.
Adelaide Zoo Volunteer Guides and Monarto Zoo Mallee Minders
Zoos SA volunteers have a love of animals and the natural world and also have a love of people. There’s many fun and exciting opportunities for all interests; whether they be working with the public or behind the scenes with plants and animals, independently or in groups, or on weekdays or weekends.
Being a volunteer enables you to work in an amazing environment with friendly, like-minded people. You’ll gain knowledge, develop skills and know you are very much appreciated.
It’s important to understand in most cases volunteer activities do not involve contact with animals and volunteers do not assist zoo keepers with animal care or veterinary staff with the health and wellbeing of the animals.
To become a volunteer you must:
As an Adelaide Zoo volunteer you’ll get the chance to support a variety of activities including guiding and providing information to zoo visitors, monitoring animals, creating environmental enrichment treats for zoo animals, hosting tours, providing educational support and assisting with zoo events.
Monarto Zoo volunteers engage in a variety of tasks that form an integral part of assisting with the day to day running of the zoo and help our visitors to have an enjoyable experience.
As a Monarto Zoo volunteer you’ll get the chance to support a variety of activities including guiding and providing information to zoo visitors, monitoring animals, creating environmental enrichment treats for zoo animals, native re-vegetation, providing educational support and assisting with zoo events.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for Zoos SA.
Our next Information Night will be held on:
When: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Time: 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Where: Adelaide Zoo, Santos Conservation Centre
Front Forecourt – Main Entrance
All applications received after Sunday 1st October 2017 have been held over for consideration for the Mid year 2018 intake.
If you have not applied to be a volunteer as yet, please click ‘how to apply’ below and submit your application now. However, please note that the START OF YEAR 2018 intake is now closed.
Complete the application form by clicking on the Apply Now button below.
All applications that come through our website are entered on to our database. You will receive an email. Closer to the next intake you will be sent an invitation to the next Volunteer Information Night session
After the Information Night, applicants who believe volunteering for Zoos SA is right for them may then book an interview.
If accepted into the Volunteer Program, new volunteers must attend a mandatory Orientation and Basic Training (OBT) session and attend the required training programs in order to pass the appraisal process.
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