Deputy Zoo Manager
Ponderosa Zoo and
RTC
Ponderosa Zoo and
Rural Therapeutic Centre is a privately owned animal collection based in
Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire. We keep over 120 animals ranging from Scottish
wildcats to African crested porcupines. We are continually evolving and pride
ourselves in our high levels of animal welfare and a friendly atmosphere.
We are currently
looking to recruit a ‘Deputy Zoo Manager’. This position offers a huge
potential to help progress the zoo throughout our developments.
You will need to
work closely with the zoo director and report directly to the zoo manager. You
will be helping assist the zoo manager with the day to day running of the
entire zoo; by ensuring exceptional animal husbandry standards are followed. In
addition to providing excellent customer service skills and managing a team of
staff and volunteers. As we are also a therapeutic centre, some of our
volunteers do have learning disabilities which are supported by external
carers.
Other shared
responsibilities with the zoo manager include:
- Planning seasonal events such as
Christmas activities
- Ensuring all animal records are
correctly filled in by animal keepers
- Arranging veterinary treatment when
needed
- Arranging animal transfers to
coincide with the institutional collection plan
- Training of new staff members and
volunteers
- Health and safety responsibilities
- Regularly reviewing feeding/
husbandry plans for all species kept at the collection
- Marketing
- Cash handling and budgeting
Two days of the week
you will be covering the zoo manager’s days off. You will be responsible for
the managing of all areas within the zoo including the animal department,
admissions and gift shop and indoor play area. This will be in addition to
personally running the office administration side of things such as dealing
with customer enquiries via telephone and email.
This role requires a
passionate individual who can bring new creative ideas into our development
plans. If you are enthusiastic and a natural leader who has at least 2 years of
experience within a zoo environment (or equivalent) and have a minimum of an FdSc
in an animal related subject we are excited to hear from you.
This role will be
approximately 50% office based and 50% outdoor based.
You will work 5 days
per week. The hours vary depending on the seasons. During our winter period the
working day will be 9am – 4pm and during our summer period the working day will
be 9am – 5pm
Closing date for applications is: 1st Apr 2019
Please send a CV and
covering letter to Eve Fern (Zoo Manager) to office@ponderosa-centre.co.uk
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