Experienced Elephant Keeper
Salary: from £20,694
to £23,802 p.a. (inclusive of Weekend Enhancement), depending on experience.
A vacancy has arisen
for an experienced elephant keeper at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. This is an exciting
opportunity to join our innovative and dynamic elephant team in the management
of our breeding herd of Asian elephants.
Primarily free contact the Elephants are given daily walks around our
600 acre site as well as providing public education demonstrations. ZSL has and continues to contribute to
research and AI projects.
If you are currently
an Elephant Keeper and would like to join ZSL’s world class Elephant team and
you match the following requirements:
§ A
proven track record of working with Elephants and familiar with all aspects of
elephant management.
§ Have
attained the DMZAA in the Management of Zoo Animals or equivalent, or be
prepared to undertake the 2 year Animal Management Course.
§ Have
good communication skills, enthusiasm and an outgoing and friendly personality
in order to communicate with visitors on a one-to-one basis and in front of a
large audience.
§ Be
flexible both in approach to work and working hours.
§ Be
totally reliable, and be able to work effectively within a well disciplined
team
§ Have
a full driving licence
To apply please complete and attach separately
the ZSL Application Form and Equality of Opportunity Monitoring form on our
website (www.zsl.org) and email to wzhr@zsl.org
Closing date for applications is: Sunday
19 October 2014
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY MONITORING FORM
In order to monitor the
effectiveness of our Equal Opportunities Policy, we would request that all
applications provide the following information, which will be treated as
confidential. This information will not
be used in any part of the recruitment process other than for statistical
monitoring. It will be detached from the application form prior to short-listing.
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The Disability
Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) protects disabled people. The DDA defines a
person as disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment, which has a
substantial and long term (i.e. has lasted or is expected to last at least 12
months) and has an adverse effect on the person’s ability to carry out normal
day-to-day activities.
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People may experience more than one type of
impairment, in which case tick all the types that apply. If your disability
does not fit any of these types, please mark other.
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impairment, such as difficulty using your arms or mobility issues which means
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Please email your
application form to hr@zsl.org or wzhr@zsl.org if you applying for a Whipsnade vacancy.
Please note, we are unable to accept speculative
applications
JOB APPLICATION FORM
Please carefully complete each section of the form in black
ink or typewritten and email to hr@zsl.org or wzhr@zsl.org for
Whipsnade Zoo positions. In the subject line of the email please clearly state what
position you are applying for. Please note, we are unable to accept speculative
applications.
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REFERENCES
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this post. References must include one current and one previous employer. If
you have worked for one employer, for your second reference please chose
someone who can comment on your ability to meet the requirements of the job. If
you have not been in paid employment, one reference must be from a
School/College/University and one from someone who can comment on your ability
to meet the requirements of the job.
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interview
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DISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL RECORD
All
candidates for posts which give them access to children or young people are
required under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order
1975, if offered an appointment, to disclose details of all previous convictions. Disclosure of any criminal conviction(s) will
not necessarily debar you from employment with the Society - this would depend
on the nature of the offence(s) and their relevance to this appointment.
Failure to declare previous convictions
may prevent your employment if it subsequently becomes apparent that you do, in
fact, have a criminal record. Some employment offered by the Society will be subject
to completion of a DBS and a receipt by the Society of a satisfactory
Disclosure certificate.
Please answer the following questions:
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