Zoo Keeper
Chessington World of
Adventures
We are Chessington
World of Adventures Resort and we are part of the magical Merlin
Entertainments!
We are currently
recruiting for a zoo keeper. As a member
of our wild connections team you will be responsible for the daily husbandry of
the animals on the section including cleaning, diet preparation, record keeping
and enclosure redesign; no 2 days in this role are ever the same! Other duties will include planning,
evaluating and executing environmental enrichment for the animals under your
care and delivering first-class animal presentations, shows, meet and greets,
commercial activities and memorable experiences to our adventurers. You will be
required to use positive reinforcement to train a wide variety of species for
husbandry, guest interactions and presentations. To excel in this role you will
need good initiative to come up with new ideas to help move the section forward
and to increase revenue and minimise costs, whilst maintaining standards. You will be required to work alongside the
wider zoo team as well as employees from all over the resort and mentor, coach
and supervise work-experience students and interns.
We are looking for the following skills and
experience;
- Extensive practical experience working with a wide range of species, reptile experience is an advantage.
- Exceptional presentation skills are a must, in addition to the ability & passion to interact with the public.
- A good level of understanding of animal behaviour and the care of animals is required to build upon.
- Strong communication & computer skills are required as is efficient time management and organisational skills.
- Enthusiasm to learn & develop in the role.
- This role is full time, permanent, averaging 40 hours per week working 5 days out of 7 which will include weekends and bank holidays.
Alongside a
competitive annual salary and 28 days holiday you can look forward to enjoying
a great benefits package including a
group personal pension plan, Merlin Magic pass, employee assistance programme,
childcare vouchers, life assurance, 25% discount in our retail shops and
restaurants, 40% discount online off of LEGO, and much more!
Contact: Human
Resources (human.resources@chessington.co.uk)
Closing date for
applications is: 24th Jul 2017
To apply, please
click HERE.
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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