LONGLEAT - Keeper
(Lakes & Birds)
Job Reference:
LEL1292
Longleat Safari
& Adventure Park has been one of the UK’s best-loved attractions for over
50 years. As a business we are passionate about providing wondrous and
immersive experiences which lead to lifelong memories for the 800,000 guests
that visit us every year. Our Lakes & Birds team are looking for confident
and enthusiastic individuals to join the team for the 2017 season.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is an exciting
opportunity to Join Longleat Safari Park within Lakes & Birds Team
providing daily care of the animals, ensuring excellent levels of guest
experience and providing logistical support to the animal team as a whole.
You will ensure the
guests' requirements are always met and naturally seek out opportunities to
exceed their expectations, ensuring prompt and professional attention.
You will be working
with an incredible variety of species including Western Lowland Gorillas,
Californian Sea lions, Chilean Flamingos, African White-backed Vultures and our
very successful breeding group of Pink-backed Pelicans.
ABOUT YOU
Our ideal candidate
will be personable, able to work under their own initiative and will always
have a positive and enthusiastic attitude towards work. It is essential you
have a full clean driving licence and experience in working with animals is
preferable.
HOURS OF WORK
This is a permanent
contract for 20 hours a week, working hours to include weekends, evenings and
bank holidays. Hours will vary from 8.30am until close (times vary throughout
the season).
Our Values and
Behaviours
We expect all of our
team to embrace our company values, and display ‘Longleat behaviours’. This
post requires flexibility of hours, energy application and passion.
At Longleat, we
focus on our People and our Guests, to listen actively, to work as a team, to
empower others and to show empathy. Our values are:
We Engage and
Inspire – We focus on engaging and inspiring our guests, delivering unique and
lifelong memories
We Put People First
– We seek to serve others and put their interests first. We treat them with
respect, we value their opinions and collaborate to be better together
We Continuously
Improve – We embrace change and pursue excellence in everything we do
We Act with
Integrity – We work in a principled, open and conscientious manner
We Take Safety
Seriously – Never compromising on a safe and secure environment
When we recruit we
place equal emphasis on technical ability and personal attributes to match our
brand values.
REWARDING YOU
At Longleat
Enterprises Ltd we offer unique benefits such as complementary Longleat Safari
Park and Cheddar admission tickets, attractive discounts on annual passes,
special nightly rates on group hotels, discounted hotel Spa treatments, life
assurance cover, and 29 days paid holiday (pro rata).
Closing date is 16th
June 2017 – the link to apply is: http://jobs.longleat.co.uk
Peter Dickinson
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