Jobs at Friends of the Koala
Are you looking for koala jobs in Lismore, Northern Rivers?
Join our amazing team and do work that makes a difference!
About Northern Rivers Koala Hospital
At Friends of the Koala, we believe in a future for koalas in the NSW Northern Rivers. Operating for over 35 years, we have an established history of working towards positive outcomes for koalas in a region that is home to one of the last significant, genetically diverse koala populations in Australia.
Northern Rivers Koala Hospital operated by Friends of the Koala, is the only licensed Koala Hospital in the region and is specifically equipped to provide specialised veterinary care to this endangered species. Our veterinary team is currently made up of 3 part-time veterinarians and 3 veterinary nurses with additional volunteer support staff. Our opening hours are Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.
Friends of the Koala are licensed through NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to rescue, rehabilitate, and release sick, injured and orphaned koalas. With the support of over 200 active volunteers and 500 plus members, we tend to more than 400 sick, injured, and orphaned koalas each year. That's over a third of all wild koalas rescued in NSW and more than any other individual rescue group or wildlife hospital in the country.
Our Community Education and Administration Centre is our operational hub for community engagement and advocacy activity. Through our Community Nursery, we issue koala food trees and other rainforest species to private landholders and tree planting groups. We also negotiate with landowners to preserve and extend known koala habitat through targeted Habitat Restoration Projects.
If you believe in a future for this iconic species, we would love your support to ensure that NSW Northern Rivers koalas can continue to thrive in the years ahead.
Jobs in Lismore
Right now, we are a Head Veterinary Nurse job role open. If you are looking for something else please check back regularly for new jobs as we post them!

NRKH Veterinary Nurse Position
Position Title: Head Veterinary Nurse
Listed: January 2025
Reports To: Veterinarian on Duty and Hospital Employee Manager
Job Location: Lismore, Northern Rivers