Trainee Cover Keeper

Wingham & Sandwich 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 team. This position will cover our mammals, carnivores and primates sections, plus Sandwich Wildlife Park.

The Candidate Will:

Be able to communicate on a one-to-one basis as well as leading public talks to large crowds.
Have experience working with exotic species in a zoo setting (Preferably Category 1 animal experience)
Be able to work as part of a team and on their own.
Have exceptional time keeping skills.
Show good practical animal husbandry skills.
Be flexible and adjust to different sections quickly.

· Demonstrate skills with positive reinforcement training

· Have a valid UK driving licence.

The Role Involves:

Day to day husbandry of animals in both our parks.
Good observational and note keeping skills when working with the animals at our parks.
Giving talks to visitors about some of the species in our parks.
Conducting visitor experiences either on a one to one basis or small groups.
Strict adherence to safe working practices.
Maintaining high standards around the parks 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 Trainee Cover Keeper in the email title. Any applications through other channels will be disregarded.

You must be eligible to work in the UK.

This vacancy will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, therefore you should submit your application as soon as possible. All successful candidates will be contacted via email to arrange an interview.