Fota Wildlife Park – Warden
An exciting job
opportunity has now arisen for a Warden at Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork,
Ireland
Job Vacancy at Fota
Wildlife Park – Warden
Fota Wildlife Park,
part of the Zoological Society of Ireland, is located on over 31 hectares at
Fota Island 10Km east of Cork City and has an annual attendance of over 400,000
visitors.
Fota Wildlife Park’s
vision is to inspire people to understand and conserve the biodiversity of our
natural world. The Park’s core values of conservation, education and research
have ensured that we are uniquely placed to foster greater public understanding
of the threats to plant and animal habitats and decreasing global biodiversity.
Fota Wildlife Park has made considerable investment in the past 4 years
upgrading its infrastructure and is currently engaged in a plan to develop an
additional 10 hectares which will focus on Asian animals and plants.
An exciting
opportunity has now arisen for a Warden
The Warden will be
required to work in a team environment supporting the Lead Warden to ensure
that day to day animal husbandry is carried out effectively and in a timely
manner using the agreed standard operating procedures.
Duties will include
the following:
• Carry out day to
day animal husbandry duties using agreed standard operating procedures.
• Work effectively
within the yard team and with Management and Staff at Fota Wildlife Park
• Be able to
deputise for the Lead Warden when required.
To be considered for
this post the following Qualifications and Experience are essential
• Be qualified in an
appropriate wild animal husbandry, biological or conservation discipline.
• Have a minimum of
three years’ work experience in wild animal husbandry in a Zoological setting
It is also essential
that candidates are able to demonstrate the following personal competencies
• Ability to work
effectively in a team and take responsibility for a section
• Be able to work
effectively and with minimum supervision and within time lines
• Demonstrate strong
customer engagement and interpersonal skills
Experience in the
following would be an advantage:
• Experience working
in a team setting and taking responsibility when required
• Experience working
with large felids and hoof stock.
Role Details
• 39 hour week with
alternative weekend work as per rota
• Salary package
includes pension.
Completed
applications should be completed via the online form below before 5:00pm on
Friday November 14th 2014
Please note
canvassing in any form will lead to immediate disqualification. Any enquiries
regarding this post should be strictly addressed to hr@fotawildlife.ie
