Cleaner - Melbourne Zoo

Zoos Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoos Victoria is seeking an experienced public area and office Cleaner to join their team at Melbourne Zoo. The role focuses on maintaining clean, welcoming public areas and staff facilities across a large site in Parkville.

The ideal candidate will have significant cleaning experience, a valid driver’s licence and a strong commitment to safety and customer service. Weekend and public holiday availability is required.

Qualifications

• Have significant experience as a public area cleaner - large scale venues preferred.
• Prior experience managing staff and a proven track record of confident, responsible decision-making.
• Have experience with chemical handling and OHS compliance.
• Be able to work as a team as well as autonomously.
• Be flexible to work across a 7-day roster - weekends and public holidays, before, during and after business hours.
• Have a current driver's licence.
• First Aid Level 1 certificate will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Maintain public areas and staff facilities to high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Support office areas with cleaning and basic maintenance tasks as required.

Skills

Public area cleaning

Customer service

Chemical handling

OHS compliance

Driver's licence

First Aid Level 1

Job description

• Full-TimeOngoing Cleaner position based at Melbourne Zoo
• Monday and Friday, 38 hours per week - 6am to 2:30pm including 1RDO per month
• Salary from $59,796.12 / $30.1577 per hour plus Superannuation

Zoos Victoria operates four landmark zoos, Healesville Sanctuary, Kyabram Fauna Park, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo. Victoria's zoos are made up of passionate, energetic, and driven employees committed to fighting wildlife extinction. Every person, from the extensive range of disciplines, plays an important role in helping the organisation realise its vision to become a world leading zoo-based conservation organisation. Melbourne Zoo operates a large site in Parkville that has a range of public areas, staff facilities, corporate offices, bathrooms, kitchens, indoor & outdoor dining facilities, 240Ltr Bin change overs on ground. These areas need to be maintained to the highest standards of presentation and hygiene.

We are seeking an experienced public area and office Cleaner with excellent customer service skills to be a part of our team.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have significant experience as a public area cleaner - large scale venues preferred
• Prior experience managing staff and a proven track record of confident, responsible decision-making
• Have experience with chemical handling and OHS compliance
• Be able to work as a team as well as autonomously
• Be flexible to work across a 7-day roster - weekends and public holidays, before, during and after business hours
• Have a current driver's licence.
• First Aid Level 1 certificate will be highly regarded

For more information on this role, please view the position description below.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact John Fernando, Cleaning Supervisor -*********@zoo.org.au

Applications close on 11th November 2026 at 5pm.

At Zoos Victoria we value diversity, celebrate difference and work to be inclusive in everything we do. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and people from the LGBTIQA+ community. In addition, Zoos Victoria will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability, illness or injury. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process,?please advise via **********@zoo.org.au or visit?https://www.zoo.org.au/about-us/careers/inclusion-and-diversity/ for more information.