Animal Keeper
Lake District Wildlife Park
Cumbria Closing date for applications is: 29th Sep 2023Contact: | richard robinson ([email protected]) |
Sector: | Animal Care |
Type: | Paid |
Contract type: | Full-time |
Salary: | £22,880 |
The Lake District Wildlife Park is looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, dedicated team player to join our keeper team. The role will include working with a wide variety of taxa including reptiles, birds, primates, carnivores and ungulates.
This is a customer facing role that will include presenting talks, providing animal encounters and regular interaction with our visitors. We are looking for someone who is passionate about wildlife and conservation and wants to share this enthusiasm with our guests
Desirable skills:
· 3 years of experience of working in an animal related environment.
· A broad range of experience of animal keeping including birds, reptiles, primates and ungulates.
· The ability to work alone and as part of a team
· The ability to work under pressure
· Excellent customer service skills
· Good organisational skills and the ability to multi-task
· Maintenance and enclosure refurbishment skills
· Initiative to continually strive towards improving the Park
Apply for this job:
To apply for this role please email a C.V and covering letter to Richard Robinson