Zookeeper
Golders Hill Park Zoo
Greater London Closing date for applications is: 15th May 2024| Contact: | Laura Botelho ([email protected]) |
| Sector: | Animal Care |
| Type: | Paid |
| Contract type: | Part-time |
| Salary: | £15,952 |
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced keeper to join the Golders Hill Park Zoo Team.
About Us
Golders Hill Park Zoo is a small zoo based in Northwest London, managed by the City of London Corporation, and forms part of Hampstead Heath. We are home to a mix of species including Scottish Wildcats, Ring-tailed Lemurs, Red necked Wallabies, Eurasian Eagle owl, Donkeys and Deer. The planned redevelopment of the Zoo will see the collection change to represent ‘Wildlife in Britain’ and its links to Hampstead Heath. This will include new species, improvements to enclosures and habitats to house the new additions.
The City of London Corporation manages 11,000 acres (approximately 4,500 hectares) of land in and around London that is enjoyed by over 16 million visitors annually. Whilst there are small pockets of land within the Square Mile, the majority can be found elsewhere in London and the surrounding counties. The City Corporation acts as Trustee of 10 charities which, through their various objects, are responsible for the preservation in perpetuity of a large proportion of these award-winning open spaces.
The role
The primary role of the Zookeeper is to work with the Golders Hill Park Zoo team, to provide and ensure that high standards of animal welfare are maintained and to meet responsibilities of the Zoo licence.
They role requires the successful candidate to work with a range of exotic and domestic taxa.
Working with the rest of the team and volunteers/work experience students, they will be responsible for all aspects of daily animal husbandry, from food prep and feeding, enrichment provision and training to cleaning and maintenance of enclosures.
The ideal Candidate
The successful applicant will be a dedicated, reliable, motivated and hard-working individual who has a passion for animal welfare & conservation. They should have proven experience working in a zoological setting with varied taxa and confident in working with volunteers, work experience students and apprentices.
A full driver’s licence is essential for the role.
Benefits Include
· Pension scheme is operated in accordance with Local Government Pension Scheme
· Employee assistance programmes including mental well-being support.
· Bicycle Loan scheme.
· Travel card scheme
Apply for this job:
To apply please visit the CoL website and complete the online application form.
*please not CV's will not be accepted.
Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting reference number OENV0282. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
