Volunteer at Melbourne Zoo

Volunteering with Zoos Victoria provides exciting opportunities in many areas of the Zoo’s operations including:

• assisting visitors with information
• providing guided tours
• horticulture
• fundraising
• assisting with school holiday programs
• working behind the scenes to create animal enrichment items.

Things you need to know:

• Volunteering with Zoos Victoria does not involve animal keeping duties
• Volunteers do not receive preference for paid positions
• Volunteers cannot commence their duties until they have satisfactorily completed the required training
• We supply a uniform
• Depending on the task or role there may be a minimum level of commitment required (eg. once a fortnight)

Current volunteering opportunities

Although we are not currently recruiting for any roles at Melbourne Zoo, we welcome expressions of interest for the below roles. We will keep your application on file until we commence recruitment. If you have a confident, outgoing personality and wish to apply please email TJ Riddell, Volunteer Coordinator, Melbourne Zoo at mzvolunteers@zoo.org.au. Please tell us what inspires you about the role and why you are the right person to join our dedicated team of extinction fighters.

Visitor Engagement Volunteer – recruitment closed

Visitor Engagement Volunteers will engage with visitors to help fight extinction. They will be advocates for our conservation campaigns, they will foster connections between our visitors and wildlife through animal-based encounters, and lead activities and talks in award-winning precincts such as Trail of the Elephants, Gorilla Rainforest and Wild Sea.

See the role description for further information (PDF 41.47KB)

Volunteer Visitor Host – recruitment closed

Volunteer Visitor Hosts are part of the face of Melbourne Zoo, helping visitors get the most out of their visit through excellent customer service and helping visitors fight extinction by advocating for our conservation campaigns.

See the role description for further information (PDF 124KB)

Learning Experiences Volunteer – recruitment closed

Learning Experiences Volunteers support zoo educators to deliver fun learning programs for young people aged 5-18 years. They will foster connections with wildlife, develop enduring understandings and advocate for our conservation campaigns through facilitating engaging and educational activities.

See the role description for further information (PDF 41.47KB)

Facilitated Play Volunteer – recruitment closed

Facilitated Play volunteers help inspire connections with wildlife and wild places in Growing Wild and Keeper Kids, two play-based learning zones for 3-8 year olds - the first of its kind in Australia.

See the role description for further information (PDF 39KB)

Further information on volunteering

For further information about volunteering at Melbourne Zoo, please email mzvolunteers@zoo.org.au.

Further information about volunteering with Zoos Victoria can be obtained by contacting, Marg Joiner, Volunteer Program Manager at (03) 9340 2737