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Qualified Keeper - Primate Section (One Year Maternity Cover)

Colchester Zoological Society (CZS) is home to over 150 species and is dedicated to supporting conservation projects around the globe. As an award-winning visitor attraction with over 1 million guests visiting each year, every staff member at the zoo works together to ensure that our guests have an enjoyable and unforgettable experience.

An exciting position has arisen for a Qualified Keeper to join our team and contribute to our mission at CZS in a one year maternity cover role working within our Primate Section; responsible for Bornean orangutans, chimpanzees, yellow-breasted capuchins, cherry-crowned mangabeys, l’hoest monkeys, Colombian black spider monkeys and various lemur species.

The candidate will work within the Animal Department to carry out husbandry duties and maintain high standards of welfare for the animal species in their care. As a Qualified Keeper, the candidate will be required to input ideas for the continual progression and development of animal husbandry, breeding management and enclosure design on the section. The Qualified Keeper will be responsible for carrying out day to day husbandry on the section for a range of species and ensuring safe working practices, as well as delivering enclosure encounters and experiences to zoo visitors for a range of species across the section

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated and hardworking, with a minimum of 18 months experience working in a zoological collection. A personnel specification is available on the job description detailing essential requirements for the position.