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Animal Keeper

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our Animal keeping team on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will be responsible for the daily husbandry of a range of taxa. Including, working with Large and small carnivores.

Candidates must be able to:

·         Maintain high standards of animal welfare and husbandry

·         Undertake & record animal observations

·         Maintain daily record keeping and have good verbal and written communication skills

·         Work independently, as well as in a team environment

·         Adhere to all the parks protocols and procedures

·         Work outside in all weathers and be physically fit

·         Carry out basic enclosure furnishing and maintenance

·         Deliver excellent customer service.

·         Engage visitors throughout our open season, through our daily talks and interactions.

Candidates should ideally have:

·         An animal-related qualification

·         Two years’ paid experience working on an animal department within a zoo

·         Experience working with Category 1 Carnivores 

·         Experience with operant conditioning and environmental enrichment

·         A full clean UK driving licence, due to our location

·         Great public speaking skills, and be confident in delivering educational talks and experiences to visitors

This full-time position is 40 hours in our summer season and 35 hours in the winter season. Flexibility is required to meet the needs of the business, including working weekends and bank holidays.
This position will be paid at the rate of the national minimum wage. You will get 28 days paid holiday, split between our two seasons.

There is also no accommodation available for this role.