Zoo Keeper
Williamson Park
Lancaster
Williamson Park
attracts over 150,000 visitors a year and is one of the North West’s premier
tourism attractions as recognised by Visit England. The main visitor attraction
on site is the Edwardian Butterfly House and Zoo. The collection comprises of
some of the world’s most exotic butterflies and reptiles, insects,
invertebrates and small mammals.
To maintain
Williamson Parks ever growing reputation we are looking for a dynamic and
committed person to join our team. The role will include a range of varied
duties. As a Zoo Keeper you will be responsible for the day to day running of
the Butterfly and Mini Beast Houses including feeding, watering, cleaning and
maintaining the welfare of the collection. The successful candidate will also
need to lead educational sessions, meet the keeper sessions and conduct public
talks.
It is essential that
the successful candidate has a minimum qualification of NVQ Level 3 standard in
Animal Care or equivalent experience of working with a similar collection to
ours.
Experience in a
customer facing role is essential, as is the ability to work both with and
without supervision. The post holder will be expected to work 37 hours per
week, including evenings and weekends on a shift rota basis.
The current salary
grade for this post is: £15,917 –
£17,891 per annum
WE ONLY ACCEPT
COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND A
CV AS THIS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Closing date:
Monday, 7 November 2016
Interview date: to
be confirmed
How To Apply
For an application
form and further details please see our vacancies page www.lancaster.gov.uk/jobs
or e-mail
recruitment@lancaster.gov.uk . Alternatively please call in to the reception
area at Lancaster / Morecambe Town Hall or telephone 01524 582176 (24 hour
answering service).
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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