ZOO RANGER
Permanent – 35 hours
per week
We are Chester Zoo,
and for over 80 years we’ve been a leading conservation and education charity,
and an amazing, award-winning visitor attraction.
We’re also a team of
passionate, talented, enthusiastic and expert people, doing everything we can
to keep the zoo going, from feeding the animals to discovering new conservation
ideas, and giving our 1.7 million visitors an inspirational day out. We work
hard because we love animals, we care about nature, we love Chester Zoo and we
want to be the best zoo in the world!
If you think you can
help us to achieve that, then we’d love to hear from you.
We currently have an
exciting vacancy for a Zoo Ranger to join our award winning Discovery &
Learning team.
Our Zoo Rangers
delivering public education around the Zoo, including animal talks and tours,
one to one engagement, exhibition supervision, interpretation and other
educational activities. Audiences vary from 1 to 500 or more, and there is lots
of public interaction requiring a confident and outgoing personality.
The successful
candidate will have:
•
A degree in Zoo Biology or a conservation-related field, and have a wide
ranging knowledge of the natural world and animal behaviours
•
A creative mind, and be able to develop and deliver engaging, high
quality public engagement opportunities for our visitors.
•
Excellent customer service skills, and be able to work alone as well as
part of a team
•
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as the role is all
about effective communication
•
Good organisational and time management skills
•
A good working knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office packages, as
well as iPads and apps.
A good working
knowledge and experience of zoo or conservation education, including research,
as is a good knowledge of our animal collection and conservation work.
Hours of work are 35
hours per week, worked 10 days out of 14, including weekends and Bank Holidays
as rostered, with the occasional need for evening working.
The salary for this
role is £19,133 per annum.
In addition we offer
a range of amazing benefits including:
•
a fantastic working environment working with colleagues passionate about
the zoo
•
a Defined Contribution Pension Scheme, with high contribution levels
paid by the employer
•
healthcare cash plan including dental, optical and physio
•
excellent company sick pay arrangements available after 12 months
service
•
life cover is valued at 4 times annual salary and covers death in
service
•
Income Protection Insurance protects 50% of your salary due to long term
illness or injury
•
staff pass which provides unlimited free access into the zoo
•
25 paid holidays and additional bank holidays (pro rata to hours)
•
20 free admittance tickets per year for family/friends which equates to
£480
•
staff discount from restaurants and retail shops plus a subsidised staff
canteen
•
access to West Cheshire Credit Union
•
child care vouchers
•
salary sacrifice cycle scheme
•
free car parking
•
uniform
Due to the nature of
the role, this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
To apply for this
position, please provide your current CV and covering letter stating why you
believe you should be considered for our Zoo Ranger role to http://www.chesterzoo.org/footer/careers.
Application URL : http://www.chesterzoo.careers/applynow/7821e9977e51b943?s=ZooNewsDigest
Closing date for
applications is Wednesday 12th October 2016.
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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