Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Temporary Trainee Animal Keeper - Large Mammals



Temporary Trainee Animal Keeper - Large Mammals

Twycross Zoo is an award winning zoo and visitor attraction based in rural south Leicestershire and is currently delivering on a £55 million Masterplan, which will transform the zoo over the next 20 years.  We have already opened two major new habitats since the launch of the Masterplan in March 2015, including Giraffe Savannah and the moated island complex Gibbon Forest; we are also in the process of building our new chimpanzee complex and have further exciting plans for developing the Zoo and growing all areas of our charity.

We currently have a vacancy for a Trainee Animal Keeper to work on our Large Mammals section which manages a range of ungulate and carnivore species including Asian elephants, giraffe, zebra, nyala, tapir, Amur leopard, snow leopard, meerkat and Kirk’s dik dik.

Key Responsibilities:

Basic animal husbandry and regular interaction with the public.

Key Skills & Requirements:

  • Enthusiastic, motivated and with an interest in zoo animal management and education.
  • Committed to continued professional development.
  •  A good team worker.
  • Previous zoo keeping experience and a relevant animal-related qualification.


The role is offered on a temporary contract for approximately 6 months.

The role is a full time position (working on average 5 days out of 7) and includes weekend duties on a rota system. Salary is paid monthly, 31 days paid holiday per annum (pro-rated).

If you are interested, please send your CV along with a covering letter to recruitment@twycrosszoo.org


This vacancy will close at 5pm on 15th September 2017; therefore you should submit your application as soon as possible.


Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant
      


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