Sanctuary Manager – Asian Elephants
Angkor Elephant Company
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Permanent - 48 hours
per week
We are the Angkor
Elephant Company, and for over 25 years we have taking guests on rides and
experiences through the world famous Angkor Wat complex here in the Kingdom of
Cambodia. In 2019, we are planning to change track and develop a new, more
natural home for the 14 elephants under our care. We are looking for a
passionate, talented, enthusiastic and experienced keeper and elephant manager
who is prepared to work hard to help us making this transition a success.
If you think you can
help us to achieve that, then we’d love to hear from you.
Job Description -
Oversee all aspects
of the day to day running of the Elephant Sanctuary, which includes, but is not
limited to:
• Elephant Management and Welfare
- Oversee care and management of all
elephants in the camp.
- Oversee and manage all vet care for
elephants in the camp.
- Enforce camp rules and regulations for
elephant care and welfare.
- Oversee training of elephants in Positive
Reinforcement training.
• Management of Staff and Mahouts
- Rostering monthly work schedule according
to guest levels in camp.
- Managing and monitoring annual leave and
days off for all staff and mahouts.
- Assigning daily job tasks.
- Developing, coordinating, and enforcing
policies, procedures, and camp rules and regulations.
• Guest Activities
- Overseeing guest activities within the
sanctuary.
- Ensuring all guest activities are conducted
to the highest level of customer satisfaction.
- Ensuring all activities follow safety
guidelines and procedures.
- Running of elephant activities as needed.
- Developing and implementing new guest
activities as needed.
- Designing custom activities for groups or
special requests.
- Conducting talks or presentations to guest
and groups on request.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Previous experience working with Asian
Elephants.
• Some experience in training elephants
in Protected and Free Contact.
• Outstanding observational skills with
an excellent attention to detail
• Experience implementing environmental
enrichment and developing strict safe working practices
• Experience of implementing guest
experiences to a very high standard
• A valid driving license.
• Good spoken and written English is a
must.
• Competency in the use of computers and
basic software packages.
Hours of work are 48
hours per week, worked 12 days out of 14, including weekends and National
Holidays.
The salary for this
position is negotiable. Meals and 46 days of paid annual leave will be
provided.
For interested
applicants and those seeking more details please contact:
David Piot
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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