ZOO RANGER
Permanent – 35 hours per week
We are Chester Zoo,
and for over 80 years we’ve been a leading conservation and education charity,
and an amazing, award-winning visitor attraction.
We’re also a team of
passionate, talented, enthusiastic and expert people, doing everything we can
to keep the zoo going, from feeding the animals to discovering new conservation
ideas, and giving our 1.9 million visitors an inspirational day out.
We work hard because
we love animals, we care about nature, we love Chester Zoo and we want to be
the best zoo in the world!
If you think you can
help us to achieve that, then we’d love to hear from you.
We currently have an
exciting opportunity for a Zoo Ranger to join a team of passionate
conservationists and science communicators in our award winning Discovery &
Learning team.
The Role:
Our Zoo Rangers
develop and deliver creative educational interventions around the zoo,
including animal talks and tours, one to one intellectual engagement,
exhibition supervision, interpretation and other educational activities.
Audiences of all ages, and vary from 1 to 500 or more, so there is lots of
public interaction requiring a confident and outgoing personality.
The successful
candidate will have:
• A
degree in Zoo Biology or a conservation-related field, and have a wide ranging
knowledge of the natural world and animal behaviours
• A
creative mind, and be able to develop and deliver engaging, high quality,
intellectual public engagement opportunities for our visitors, particularly
young people ages 12 – 25 years old
• Excellent
customer service skills, and be able to work alone as well as part of a team
• Excellent
verbal and written communication skills, as the role is all about effective
communication
• Good
organisational and time management skills
• A
good working knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office packages, as well as
iPads and apps
A good working
knowledge and experience of zoo conservation education, including research,
would be desirable, as is a good knowledge of our animal collection and
conservation work.
The salary for this
role £20,254.95 per annum. This is based on 35 hours per week working 10 days
out of 14, including weekends and Bank holidays as rostered, with the
occasional need for evening working.
In addition we offer
a range of amazing benefits which can be found at http://www.chesterzoo.org/footer/careers/working-at-chester-zoo.
Due to the nature of
the organisation and the role, this post is subject to a DBS check.
To apply for this
position, please go to https://www.chesterzoo.org/footer/careers
and click apply now to provide your current CV and complete the application
form highlighting your skills and experience including why you believe you
should be considered for our Zoo Ranger role.
Closing date for
applications is 17th August 2018.
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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