Animal Keeper

CASUAL ANIMAL KEEPER

· LOCATION: Calderglen Country Park, Strathaven Road, East Kilbride, G75 0QZ

· RATE:£11.44 - £12.31 per hour

· CONTRACT TYPE: Casual/Relief

· POSITION TYPE: Casual/Relief

· QUALIFICATIONS: Degree in animal science or Diploma in Management of Zoo and Aquarium Animals (DMZAA) as minimum.

Job Description

South Lanarkshire Leisure & Culture

Location: Calderglen Country Park, Strathaven Road, East Kilbride

Hours: As and when required

Casual recruitment

An opportunity is available for enthusiastic and energetic individuals to join our team at Calderglen Children’s Zoo in East Kilbride near Glasgow.

Calderglen children’s zoo is a small thriving attraction with over 148,000 visitors annually. We would expect the successful applicant to share our vision of a modern small zoo and to be instrumental in moving us forward.

As members of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquaria (BIAZA), we are committed to providing an excellent customer experience within the framework of welfare and education.

Calderglen Zoo is part of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture Ltd

Requirements

As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks for example, Identity, Asylum and Immigration and employment history etc.

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made by South Lanarkshire Council.

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Applications online

Please note all correspondence with be sent to your email account.

South Lanarkshire Council / South Lanarkshire Leisure & Culture are Equal Opportunities employers and encourage applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

Please apply through My Job Scotland: https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/organisations/south-lanarkshire/south-lanarkshire-leisure-and-culture/jobs/sla06479-animal-keeper-180053

Job Profile

Animal Keeper

Service: Museums, Libraries, Outdoor, Country Parks, Outdoor Resource Base	Grade Band: Grade 2 Level 1 - 2
Reports to: Senior Animal Keeper	Location: Calderglen Country Park

Vision and Values

The vision is to provide opportunities to enrich people’s life’s. Our values are, accountable, effective, efficient, working with and respecting others, self aware and improving, people focussed; fair and open; excellent employer.

Overall Purpose:

To assist with the operation of the Children’s Zoo and Conservatory within the Country Park. To assist with the provision of information to the public, primarily in relation to the Children’s Zoo and Conservatory.

Key Tasks:

Assist with the day to day operation of the zoo and conservatory

Assist with all aspects of animal welfare and animal husbandry

Direct delivery of both a formal and informal activity programme for calderglen zoo and to assist with the development of these programmes

Assist in the maintaining the record management system for all animals

Maintaining quality systems and health & safety procedures

Behaviours Framework
Efficient
· Punctual and conscientious in your approach to work · Use resources efficiently, avoiding waste and unnecessary expense · Identify inefficiency in processes and communicate this to your manager · Meet deadlines and targets in your day to day work · Understand the impact of wasteful behaviours on the environment and you act to minimise this impact · Use of information technology to achieve best outcomes
Flexible
Willing to learn new tasks and accept new ways of working Willing to be flexible in your approach to work to meet changing service delivery needs, deadlines and urgent priorities. Help team members when they have urgent deadlines and prioritise your work accordingly Understand the need for change and are open to this across your working life

Perform
Is polite, professional and friendly to customers and apply customer care standards and attitudes at all times Works safely to maintain the safety of yourself and other raising concerns about unsafe working practices Meets standards of work required in your role in terms of quality and output Uses initiative to solve problems and raise potential issues Acknowledges when mistakes are made and learns from them Seeks feedback on your performance to learn and improve
Working with Others
Works alongside internal and external colleagues to meet common objectives Has professional relationships with colleagues and is aware of dignity at work standards Actively and respectfully listens to people in order to understand them and their views Contributes appropriately in team and other meetings and discussions Presents words and views clearly in a way that other people find meaningful. Respects diversity and promotes equality of opportunity when working with colleagues and members of the public
Lead
Role models the standards of behaviours expected Displays and enables leadership through sharing knowledge and skills, seeking guidance and providing support to your colleagues, team and the wider community Is aware of and adheres to professional codes of practice and the code of conduct.
Position Requirements