Assistant Keeper
Wildwood Trust
Ottery St Mary,
Devon
Job Title: Assistant
Keeper
Term: Part-time
Function: Assisting
in the care of growing collection of British native and once native wildlife
Site Line Manager:
Escot General Manager
Salary: Minimum wage
Closing date for
applications: 13th February, 2017
This flexible role
will be within a small team at Wildwood Escot. We are looking for a highly
motivated person, who is practical and hard working. Experience with animal
keeping is essential and the post will be ideally suited to someone who has had
work experience in a zoo or animal park. Please refer to the job description
for specifically required criteria. This role will suit a fit, practical person
who can work outdoors during all weathers doing a physically demanding job.
Wildwood Trust is a
unique British charity, dedicated to rewilding Britain through the restoration
of wild habitats and reintroduction of extinct species. Wildwood took over the
running of Escot Park in Devon to develop a new rewilding visitor centre. Our
mission is to inform and inspire people about the wildlife that was once
harboured in our wild woods and wild places and give them the inspiration,
skills and ability to play an active role in its protection & restoration.
The post holder
will:
• Care for our
collection of British native and once native wildlife
• Build and maintain
our natural woodland animal enclosures
• Help educate the
public through talks and demonstrations about our animals
• Help our
conservation projects to promote wildlife conservation
You will be
assisting a small keeper team leading the care of our growing collection of
British native and formerly native wildlife.
For full details,
including the job description, please click here
To apply, please
email your CV and a covering letter to jaie@wildwoodtrust.org or post to Jaie
Goddard, Office Manager, Wildwood Escot, Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, Devon,
EX11 1LU.
Peter Dickinson
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