Animal Keeper
Animal Keeper -
Extended Work Experience Placement at Woburn Safari Park To Suit Individuals
Seeking An Industrial Year Placement
Purpose of
placement:
To enable
individuals to gain husbandry skills and experience with a range of animals
through working alongside the experienced animal keeping team at Woburn, who
provide their animals with an exceptional level of care.
Placements available
in the following areas:
Africa section-this
area houses White Rhino, a range of antelopes, giraffe, monkeys, zebra, ostrich
and camels
Lion Park-this
section cares for lions, bears, wolves and tigers
Animal
Encounters-this area gives the opportunity to work with small primates, birds,
reptiles, meerkats, mongoose, wallabies
Elephant section-
working with Asian Elephants (this does not involve handling elephants
directly)
Key tasks:
• Animal
husbandry including mucking out, preparation and giving of food, provision of
enrichment, maintenance and presentation of houses and enclosures.
• Interaction
with guests through manning enclosures or patrolling sections
• Ensuring
that correct safety regulations are followed at all times
Experience/Learning
opportunities
• Hands
on experience in the husbandry of exotic animals
• Knowledge
of the management of captive exotic animals
• Experience
of customer service
• Experience
of visitor education
Research opportunity
There is scope to
carry out a research project as part of this role. Any research projects must
follow Woburn Safari Park ethical and research guidelines and a separate
research proposal must be submitted and approved before any research can take
place.
The successful
person should have the following:
• Previous
experience of working with animals – does not need to be with exotic animals
• Good
communication skills
• Flexibility
with working patterns
• Understanding
and appreciation of health and safety
• Strong
interest in animal management and conservation
• Hard
working and able to carry out physically demanding tasks
This is a voluntary
placement, with no payment offered, for a maximum period of a year. Candidates
will need to have the ability to financially support themselves for the entire
length of the placement.
We are looking for
candidates who are willing and able to commit up to 12 months and available to
work 5 days per week, which will include some weekends. Regrettably we are
unable to offer accommodation. Please
note there is no public transport to the Park.
To apply, please
send your CV and covering letter to Adele Clegg, Head of Learning at
adele.clegg@woburn.co.uk
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