Maternity Cover Bird Keeper

Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary and Nature Centre

Full time Bird Keeper (maternity cover)

This post is temporary to cover maternity leave. (approx.10 months)

We are recruiting a full-time zoo keeper to work approximately 5 days/42 hours a week.

Qualifications and experience

At least a Diploma in animal studies and one year experience with animals. Two years is desirable.

Skills

· Must be able to work within a team and by yourself.

· Great initiative to be able to work efficiently under pressure.

· Physically fit to meet the demands of the job.

· Confident public speaker.

Salary

Wages meet minimum wage standards.

Responsibilities

· Keep animal enclosures clean and safely secured.

· Maintaining the grounds by sweeping paths, washing windows and gardening.

· Prepare food whilst adhering to our diet sheets and provide the correct supplements.

· Observe animals and check for any signs of distress or ill health.

· Design environments which are as close to natural habitats as possible.

· Provide enrichment to keep the animals active and interested in their environments.

· Educate visitors by sharing your animal knowledge through talks and keeper experiences.

· Assist with vet visits and wildlife call outs.

Please send your cover letter and CV to office@thesealsanctuary.co.uk

Closing date: Tuesday 12th January 2021

FYI

This vacancy has been posted out to the many thousands who read the popular Zoo Jobs Blog Page and then on to the 129,400 plus followers of the ZooNews Digest Facebook Page. It is then immediately forwarded on to Twitter and then to Pinterest and Linkedin (8,000+ connections). Many vacancies are shared to individuals and groups. In short your vacancy will have the potential of reaching something in the region of some 80,000 plus people within 24 hours. Most of these people are working in a zoo environment, Keepers, Curators, Vets, Zoo Directors, Trainers, Aquarists and more.

ZooNews Digest has subscribers in over 1200 Zoos in 150+ countries. Zoo professionals are International.

The number of people who will actually read the posted vacancy will actually be considerably less. Usually this will be between two hundred and three thousand. This will depend on the type of post, the time of the year and where it is located…of course not all will apply. I wish you the very best of luck in finding the right candidate for your post.

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