Zoo Jobs: Bird Keeper

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Bird Keeper

Bird Keeper

We are looking for an ambitious individual to join our animal care team. If you want to be part of one of the UK's fastest growing zoos and are excited about the prospect of being part of something new, this position might be for you!

Wingham Wildlife Park is a family run wildlife park with big emphasis on animal husbandry, conservation, education and safety for our animals, staff and visitors. We are looking for a like minded “team player” who would fit in amongst our bird section. This section covers a large variety of species ranging from Humboldt Penguins, Parrots, Birds of Prey, Flamingos & various other bird species.

The Candidate Will:

Be able to communicate on a one-to-one basis as well as leading public talks to large crowds.
Have experience working with exotic bird species, preferably in a zoo setting.
Be able to work as part of a team and on their own.
Have exceptional time keeping skills.
Show good practical animal husbandry skills.
Have relevant animal husbandry qualifications.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of positive reinforcement training.
Have a valid UK driving licence or have good access to transport links.

The Role Involves:

Day to day husbandry of animals in our park.
Good observational and note keeping skills when working with the animals at the park.
Giving talks to visitors about some of the species in the park.
Strict adherence to safe working practices.
Maintaining high standards around the park including emptying bins, weeding and window cleaning.
Conducting free flight displays.

About Employment with WWP:

This full time position (winter; 40 hours per week, summer; 45 hours per week) requires people to be comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions, including working on weekends, during school holidays and on bank holidays.

We give statutory holiday entitlement.

This position will pay at the rate of the national minimum wage. On the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period a wage increase will occur.

All applications to be addressed for the attention of Ruth Wilder to headkeeper@winghamwildlifepark.co.uk along with a covering letter and CV. For applications to this particular job please use reference Bird in the email title. Any applications through other channels will be disregarded. You will be contacted via email in regards to interviews, but we are unable to give feedback to applications that were not successful in getting to the interview stage.

Closing date for applications:- 16^th September 2018

You may be contacted before the closing date to arrange an interview if you are successful.