Zara Biggar

Experience

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  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.

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  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

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  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

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  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.

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  Cleland Wildlife Park

  Nov 2022 - now

  Lead Wildlife Keeper
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  Wilbur's Wildlife

  Dec 2023 - now

  Company Owner