Trainee Carnivore Keeper

Wingham Wildlife Park

We are looking for an ambitious individual to join our animal care team. If you want to be part of one of the UK's fastest growing zoos and are excited about the prospect of being part of something new, this position might be for you!

Wingham Wildlife Park is a family run wildlife park with big emphasis on animal husbandry, conservation, education and safety for our animals, staff and visitors. We are looking for a like minded “team player” who would fit in amongst our carnivore section. This section covers a large variety of species ranging from big cats, bears, small felids, binturongs & otters.

The Candidate Will:

Be able to communicate on a one-to-one basis as well as leading public talks to large crowds.
Have some experience working with carnivores (preferably category 1 animals)
Be able to work as part of a team and on their own.
Have exceptional time keeping skills.
Show excellent practical animal husbandry skills.
Demonstrate skills with positive reinforcement training.
Have a valid UK driving licence.

The Role Involves:

Day to day husbandry of the animals covered by the carnivore section.
Excellent observational and note keeping skills when working with the animals at the park.
Giving talks to visitors about the carnivore species in the park.
Strict adherence to safe working practices.
Maintaining high standards around the park including emptying bins, weeding and window cleaning.

About Employment with WWP:

This full time position (40 hours per week) requires people to be comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions, including working on weekends, during school holidays and on bank holidays.

We give statutory holiday entitlement.

This position will pay at the rate of the national minimum wage. On the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period a performance based wage review will be conducted.

All applications to be addressed for the attention of Ruth Wilder to headkeeper@winghamwildlifepark.co.uk along with a covering letter and CV. For applications to this particular job please use reference CARNIVORE in the email title. Any applications through other channels will be disregarded.

You must be eligible to work in the UK.

Closing date for applications is: 30th Jun 2020