EXPERIENCED PRIMATE KEEPER
Award winning Blackpool Zoo is looking to fill a key
position within its Animal Department.
Experienced Primate Keeper (Ref No- AD/PK/14)
Blackpool Zoo is looking for an experienced
primate keeper to assist in the daily care and husbandry needs of their Primate
Section. They will also help in developing and moving forward the section
within the framework of the animal department's aims and objectives in a new
and exciting period within Blackpool Zoo’s history. The section currently
maintains over 20 species of primates including Red-fronted Lemur, King
Colobus, Red Titi, Goeldi’s Monkey, Emperor Tamarin, Black Howler Monkey,
L’Hoest’s Monkey, De Brazza Monkey, Pileated Gibbon, Bornean Orang-utan and
Western Lowland Gorilla. You will need to be hard working, physically
fit, enthusiastic and reliable. You should possess the Diploma in The
Management of Zoo and Aquarium Animals or an equivalent and have a minimum of three years primate keeping experience.
Although experience with great apes is not essential, it would be desirable.
We offer a
competitive salary of £18,328.00 per annum and the opportunity to further your
career within the zoological world.
Subsidised
single occupancy (on site) accommodation will be available with this post, if
required.
Blackpool Zoo is one of the UK’s most established medium sized zoos, and
in recent years the zoo has gone through a rapid modernisation and development
process.
The Zoo is operated by Parques Reunidos, one of Europe’s largest leisure
and attraction operators which specialises in the tourism/leisure sector.
Parques Reunidos currently operates 74 parks around the world and attracts over
21 million visitors annually.
The closing date for applications is the 30th
April 2014.
A job description for the post can be obtained
from the Personnel Department.
Please apply, in writing enclosing a full CV and quoting the Reference number of the post, to:
Please apply, in writing enclosing a full CV and quoting the Reference number of the post, to:
Personnel Department
Blackpool Zoo
East Park Drive
Blackpool
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