Education Officer -
Dinosaurs
(Salary circa
£15,184.00)
Port Lympne Reserve,
in conjunction with Howletts Wild Animal Park and the Aspinall Foundation, are
a leading charity based organisation, committed to protecting rare and
endangered animals from extinction, through captive breeding and reintroduction
programmes. The award winning wild animal parks, two of Kent’s most prominent
visitor attractions, have undergone many new and exciting projects including
the extension and development of our Dinosaur attraction at Port Lympne
Reserve.
The Role:
We are currently
recruiting for an Education Officer to provide educational talks and tours to
our visitors at our exciting Dinosaur attraction. The job role will involve
organising, writing, and providing educational presentations. Talks will be
provided to day visitors, school groups and bespoke groups. The talks will be
aimed at all ranges, formal or informal, whilst presentations will be about the
dinosaurs they will include information about the parks, their history, the
animals, and the conservation work of the organisation. The job holder will
also maintain the forest when not providing talks, they will have an active
role in the development of the services provided by the department, and also
provide private tours for small groups/families.
The Person:
We are looking for
an organised, self-motivated person with good interpersonal skills. You will
need to be an accomplished public speaker and confident in presenting talks to
the public. It is essential that the candidate has good overall knowledge of natural
history and a good general knowledge about all of the animals at Port Lympne
Reserve. A qualification or experience gained in the field of palaeontology
would be desirable, along with previous experience of teaching or working in an
educator’s role.
The role is 40
hours, worked 8am till 5pm, five days a week two of which will be Saturday and
Sunday. The job holder will also be
required to work on bank and public holidays.
All applicants must
have the right to work in the UK.
Closing Date: Friday
3rd February 2017
To apply: Please
email a CV along with a covering email to - personnel@aspinallfoundation.org
Or post to: Human
Resources, Port Lympne Reserve, Lympne, Kent, CT21 4PD.
Visit our website at
www.aspinallfoundation.org for
further information.
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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