Keeper – Lower Vertebrates & Invertebrates
Permanent – 40 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 vacancy for a Lower Vertebrates & Invertebrates Keeper to join our
busy and diverse section on a permanent basis. We are looking for someone to
work specifically with Amphibians and have knowledge regarding husbandry on Reptiles
and Invertebrates too.
For the right
candidate, this post offers a fantastic opportunity to work with a variety of
amphibians species including Mountain chicken frogs, Montseny brook newts,
Titicaca frogs, poison frogs, achoques, caecilians to name a few.
The successful
candidate will assist in all aspects of animal welfare, hygiene and life
support. They will ensure that all exhibits are of an excellent standard for
both animals and visitors alike, and provide outstanding customer care. Direct
participation in the species conservation and research programmes ex and/or in
situ will be also part of the daily duties.
The successful candidate will have:
• A HND or degree
level qualification in a zoological related science or equivalent experience
• Proven experience
of working in a Zoo or Aquarium setting with relevant Lower Vertebrate or
Invertebrate species and in particular amphibians
• Outstanding
observational skills, attention to detail and be committed to ensuring the
highest possible standards of animal health and welfare are met
• A thorough
understanding of the contribution that ex situ populations can make to
education, science and conservation
• Excellent exhibit
theming skills
• Strong teamwork
abilities adapted to work in group and independently
• Good competence in
internal and external communications
Ideally, the successful candidate will also have:
• Experience of
working in field conservation and conducting research projects
• Competency in the
use of computers and basic software packages, including ZIMS software, in order
to maintain accurate records
• Experience in
conducting and publishing scientific research
Hours of work are 40
hours per week, worked 10 days out of 14, including weekends and Bank Holidays
as rostered.
The salary for this
position is £21,356.63 per annum based on a 40 hours and in addition we offer a
range of amazing benefits which can be found at https://www.chesterzoo.org/work-with-us/staff-benefits/
To apply for this
position, please attach your current CV and complete the application form
highlighting your skills and experience including why you should be considered
for our Keeper role to https://www.chesterzoo.org/work-with-us/
Closing date for
applications is Monday 4th November 2019.
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