Odd Jobs: Australian Island Seeks Wombat Walker
Have you ever dreamed about taking a break from your normal 9-to-5 job to do something more unusual and exciting?
Well, Australia's island state of Tasmania has a website for what it calls "Odd Jobs" — a number of unusual job listings, including positions for looking after outdoor saunas, or even hunting ghosts.
But by far the cutest job listing is from one of the island's wildlife parks, asking for a one-day "wombat walker."
East Coast Natureworld is home to a variety of famous Australian animals, such as kangaroos, Tasmanian devils and possums.
It's also home to a number of wombats — a small, bear-like animal that's native to Australia.
And the park is looking for someone to help look after "the physical and mental wellbeing" of the park's wombats by taking them out for a morning walk.
The job listing says wombats need a daily morning walk to keep them "happy and healthy during the winter months."
As well as going for a walk with the wombats, part of the wombat walker's job will be to make sure the animals actually wake up for it. This is because, according to the listing, some of the wombats would "sometimes rather have a sleep-in."
Other responsibilities include giving the wombats snacks during the walk, and making sure they show good behavior by stopping them from chasing birds.
Anyone who wants to apply for the job must be kind, patient, and love walking and animals, the website says.
Unfortunately, it's just for one day in July or August, and the job is only open for people who already live in Australia. But the lucky person will get a free flight to Tasmania — if they don't already live there — as well as two nights of accommodation, and about $300 in local goods.
