Zara Biggar

Zara Biggar

Retail Shift Supervisor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Lead Wildlife Keeper at Cleland Wildlife Park

  • Education

    • Taronga Training Institute

      2021 - 2022
      Certificate III in Wildlife and Exhibited Animal Care
    • University of Adelaide

      2018 - 2021
      Animal Science and Animal Behaviour Animal Sciences
  • Experience

    • Rivers

      Nov 2014 - May 2019
      Retail Shift Supervisor

      Customer service including cash and eftpos sales, exchanges and refunds. Health and safety management through maintaining a clean and presentable store. Accepting and checking deliveries. Unpacking, pricing and displaying new stock. Counting tills, using alarm system and opening/closing store unsupervised. Responding to emails and partaking in statewide conference calls with other stores and regional managers.

    • Wilbur's Wildlife

      Jun 2019 - Nov 2020
      Wildlife Presenter

      Cleaning and fitting out enclosures with new furniture and bedding. Preparing food and feeding daily food with the addition of supplements or medications where required. Performing health checks on all the animals. Handling of various native animal species including snakes, lizards, crocodiles, amphibians, turtles, invertebrates, and mammals. Presenting educational wildlife shows at schools, libraries, kindergartens, birthday parties and retirement homes for large groups of people, tailored to their individual knowledge bases. Presenting interactive native wildlife displays at shopping centres and public events Show less

    • Mawson Lakes Hotel and Function Centre

      Nov 2020 - Jul 2022
      Function Centre Supervisor

      Building client relationships by communicating with them to ensure their expectations are exceeded. Managing staff to maximise efficiency and streamline event through effective communication and teamwork. Resolving issues that arise through the use of problem solving and critical thinking to improve customer satisfaction. Customer service involving serving meals and mixing drinks for events with over 100 people. Maintaining and enforcing up to date covid policies to maximise customer and employee safety. Setting up furniture and decorations to suit clients requirements for functions including weddings, birthdays, private events, and corporate functions. Show less

    • Zoos South Australia

      Jun 2022 - Mar 2024
      Zookeeper at Monarto Safari Park

      Zoo keeping in natives department of Monarto Safari Park. Independently caring for a large variety of native species and working to build populations of endangered species for release into the wild.

    • Cleland Wildlife Park

      Nov 2022 - now
      Lead Wildlife Keeper
    • Wilbur's Wildlife

      Dec 2023 - now
      Company Owner
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Bachelor of Science (Animal Behaviour)

      University of Adelaide
      Dec 2021
    • Bachelor of Science (Animal Science)

      University of Adelaide
      Dec 2021
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Gorge Wildlife Park Volunteer

      Issued by Gorge Wildlife Park on Apr 2022
      Gorge Wildlife ParkAssociated with Zara Biggar
    • Cleland Wildlife Park Volunteer

      Issued by Department for Environment and Water on Jan 2019
      Department for Environment and WaterAssociated with Zara Biggar