Birdworld vacancy:
Education Officer / Team Lead
An exciting
opportunity has arisen to join the Education Team at Birdworld Bird Park and
Gardens, comprising Birdworld, Underwater World and the Jenny Wren Farm, in
Farnham, Surrey.
The education team
is responsible for the planning and delivery of educational sessions and
presentations offered to the general public and to visiting schools and
colleges. The team is specifically responsible for the training and husbandry
of birds and animals used in presentations and are included in the aviculture
team responsible for the husbandry and welfare of bird stock throughout the
park. In addition to this the team produces content for park interpretation and
species signs and delivers our outreach program to schools and care homes.
The education team
works closely with the aviculture team, sharing responsibility for the
provision of high quality animal husbandry and education throughout the park.
This role is for our
education champion and the successful applicant will be expected to help drive
our educational and learning opportunities whilst remaining part of our wider
team and contributing across the park accordingly.
Required:
• Motivated
individual who can work alone and as part of a team
• Confident
in public speaking to audiences of all ages
• Experience
of keeping and training birds/animals
• Excellent
written English
• Tertiary
qualification in a biological science
• Full
driving license
Preferred:
• Experience
with delivering presentations in a captive animal collection
• Experience
in the education sector
Applications should
include an up to date CV and covering letter to be sent to: Recruitment, Human Resources Department,
Denys E. Head
Limited, Holt Pound, Nr Farnham, United Kingdom, GU10 4LD
Closing date for
applications is: Monday 26th January 2015 and applicants should ideally be
available for interview between 10th and 19th February and be available to
start work no later than 16th March 2015.
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