Seasonal Animal
Keeper - Trainees
Edinburgh
Zoo
Contract: 35
hours per week (FTC for 12 weeks)
Are you passionate
about animals and have experience of working within a zoo keeping role? We’re
looking for Seasonal Animal Keeper – Trainees Assistants to join our dynamic
team at Edinburgh Zoo. Recruitment for our 2019 season is now open!
As the busy Easter
and Summer periods approach we are currently seeking pro-active and
enthusiastic Seasonal Animal Keeper – Trainees to join our team during these
busy periods. If you are passionate about animals and have experience of
working within a zoo keeping role then we would like to hear from you.
What you’ll be
doing…
There are all sorts
of jobs to be done at Edinburgh Zoo to help keep this unique and wonderful
place going. Our Seasonal Animal Keeper
– Trainees can enjoy a wide range of fun and exciting responsibilities, and
these physical hands-on role in a busy animal park include:
• Feeding,
cleaning, maintaining and presenting the enclosures and general care and
welfare of the animals and these tasks will involve bending and lifting.
• Carry
out or assist with associated tasks, including record keeping and interacting
with our visitors.
• A
working knowledge of ZIMS, SPARKS and other zoo management systems would be
desirable.
What you’ll need…
We’re looking for
positive team players with excellent communication skills, who are able to
demonstrate a quality approach to their work. To operate effectively in this
role, practical experience in a zoo or animal-related environment is highly
desirable and experience of working with a wide range of animal taxon groups is
also desirable. You must also have
up-to-date basic knowledge and understanding of zoo legislation and best
practice, along with a sound basis of practical knowledge and good animal
management skills. A full UK driving
license is desirable.
These roles are
12-week fixed term roles where the working hours are 35 hours per week and the
posts will involve weekend and occasional evening work. Any offer of employment
is subject to satisfactory references, evidence of qualifications, right to work
in the UK and Basic Disclosure Scotland check prior to commencement.
What you’ll get in
return…
We care for our
people just as much as we look after our animals and visitors. As well as the
fundamental benefits like salary and a Work Place pension, we offer other
rewards that can help you financially, can make work a bit easier and make life
outside of work a lot more fun! We offer
more than everyday job satisfaction - as well as our wonderful animals we have
a highly professional, diverse and friendly staff community too. So, in working for RZSS you've not only got a
great job in a very interesting organisation - you're also part of an amazing
cause too!
Interested?
To apply, please
complete a RZSS application form
https://www.rzss.org.uk/job-
https://www.rzss.org.uk/job-
Closing date: Sunday
24 March 2019 with interviews likely to take place week commencing 8th April
2019.
Due to the level of
interest in these positions, we are not able to contact each unsuccessful
applicant individually. Therefore, if you have not been contacted by Friday 5
April 2019, please assume that you have been unsuccessful this time.
Connecting people
with nature. Safeguarding species from extinction. We are the Royal Zoological
Society for Scotland (RZSS), and for over 100 years we’ve been a leading
conservation and education charity as well as an amazing, award-winning visitor
attraction. We’ve been a charity since our founding in 1909 and maintain a keen
commercial edge to ensure a sustainable, bright and exciting future. Through
our two sites, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo and RZSS Highland Wildlife Park, we provide
unique and memorable experiences and engage over 750,000 visitors per year in
the wonders of the natural world, taking care of over 1,000 rare and endangered
animals in safe and stimulating surroundings.
The RZSS strives to be an equal opportunities employer. Registered
Charity SC004064
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