Job opportunities

Animal Intern Placement - Carnivores

Woburn Safari Park is offering students the opportunity to join us for industry placements on our animal and research departments. We require a commitment of 6 to 10 months for these placements, ideally 5 days a week to gain the most out of the placement, but this can be flexible.

Key tasks:

• Animal husbandry including mucking out, preparation and provision of food, provision of enrichment, maintenance of houses and enclosures
• Interaction with guests through manning enclosures, providing keeper talks or patrolling sections
• Ensuring that correct safety regulations are followed at all times
•  Gain hands on experience in the husbandry of exotic animals
•  Gain knowledge of the management of captive exotic animals
• Provide excellent customer service and visitor education

The successful student should have the following:

•  MUST be studying a course that allows for a placement year
•  Excellent communication skills
• Understanding and appreciation of health and safety
• Strong interest in animal management and conservation
• Hard working, good time management, working independently and within a team
•  A full clean UK driving licence and access to a vehicle to attend the placement

Research opportunity

As part of the placement, research projects can be carried out that can contribute towards a final year dissertation. This can be discussed during the placement as any research carried out must follow Woburn Safari Parks ethical and research guidelines.

This is a voluntary placement, with no payment offered and may include working weekends. Students will need to financially support themselves for the duration of the placement. Students MUST have a full clean driving licence for manual vehicles, there is no public transport to the park. Regrettably we do not offer accommodation.

We have one space available on the Carnivore team - this section cares for African lions, North American black bears, timber wolves and Amur tigers.