The Living Rainforest – Animal Keeper
Work Placement
The
Living Rainforest is inviting applications for an unpaid voluntary work
placement with the Animal Department. Our internship programme has been running
successfully for several years and we are pleased to be able to offer a
placement from September 2021 running until June 2022 date tbc.
The
Trust for Sustainable Living is a registered charity based near Newbury,
Berkshire. At our visitor centre, The Living Rainforest, the animal collection
is contained within three tropical glasshouses and consists of more than 60
species. These include callitrichids, toucan and turacos, snakes, chelonia,
stingrays, dendrobatids, and invertebrates.
Role and Responsibilities:
· The
primary role of the intern will be to participate in the daily husbandry and
daily routines of the animal department. This includes feeding animals,
maintaining enclosures, daily record keeping and animal health checks.
· As
an intern, you will also help with the daily supervision of existing volunteers
and participate in the training of new volunteers and work experience students.
· You
will also receive training and be expected to participate in keeper talks and
keeper experiences which run through holidays and at weekends.
· You
will have the opportunity to gain knowledge of the different aspects of the
department such as veterinary treatment, enclosure design and record
keeping.
· You
may also be invited to attend internal meetings. This may include ethics
committees and staff team meetings.
· Where
suitable, there may also be opportunities for research projects to be
undertaken.
Terms of placement:
· This
is a 9 to 10 month voluntary work placement for a registered charity, to begin
in September 2021.
· This is an unpaid voluntary work placement,
however, we will consider assisting with reasonable travel expenses.
· The success candidate will receive hands-on
experience with a variety of species, suitable training and work within a
strong team with a wide range of skills and knowledge.
· Our
hours are 8.30 am to 5pm. five days a week on a rota basis. This will include
weekends and bank holidays will be provided pro rata.
The applicant
· This
placement is ideal for a candidate with an Animal
related qualification or working towards an Animal
related qualification, who want to partake in this voluntary work placement in
order to seek further industry experience.
· Some
experience within the zoo industry or with exotics would be desirable but not
essential.
· Applicants
should be enthusiastic, hard-working and have a willingness to learn new
skills.
· It
is necessary that you have your own form of transport to get to and from The
Living Rainforest each day as public transport is infrequent in this area
To
apply please email a CV and Covering Letter to robynd@livingrainforest.org
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