LONGLEAT - LEAD
KEEPER
Longleat Safari
& Adventure Park has been one of the UK’s best-loved attractions for over
50 years. As a business we are passionate about providing wondrous and
immersive experiences which lead to lifelong memories for the 800,000 guests
that visit us every year. Our Animal Adventure team are looking for confident
and enthusiastic Lead Keeper to join the team.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is an exciting
opportunity for a Lead Keeper within our Animal Adventure. The lead keeper will
be responsible got providing daily care for animals and ensuring high standard
of guest experience in the section. You will be assisting the Team Manager with
general day to day operating duties including the supervision and training of
staff in subjacent roles.
You will be leading
on all aspects of daily husbandry, management of resources as well as enclosure
maintenance and all other animal areas working to a safe manner at all times.
ABOUT YOU
Our ideal candidate
will have a specific vocational and technical skills pertaining to the
husbandry and management of the managed species and a DMZAA qualification or
suitable equivalent is essential. You must have a full driving licence and
experience in visitor interactions within an animal organisation as well as
proven record of expertise inall elements of husbandry, exhibition, captive
breeding and welfare.
Our ideal candidate
will have the ability to mentor, train and enthuse junior members of the team
to ensure bets practice is maintained within the section. You will have great
organisation and time management skills as well as excellent communications skills
and computer proficiency.
HOURS OF WORK
This is a Permanent
position, working 40 hours a week hours over 5 days as required by the business
to include weekends, evenings and bank holidays. Hours will vary from 8.30am
until close (times vary throughout the season).
OUR VALUES AND
BEHAVIOURS
We expect all of our
team to embrace our company values, and display ‘Longleat behaviours’. This
post requires flexibility of hours, energy application and passion.
At Longleat, we
focus on our People and our Guests, to listen actively, to work as a team, to
empower others and to show empathy. Our
values are:
We Engage and
Inspire – We focus on engaging and inspiring our guests, delivering unique and
lifelong memories
We put People First
– We seek to serve others and put their interests first. We treat them with
respect, we value their opinions and collaborate to be better together
We Continuously
Improve – We embrace change and pursue excellence in everything we do
We act with
Integrity – We work in a principled, open and conscientious manner
We take Safety
Seriously – Never compromising on a safe and secure environment
When we recruit we
place equal emphasis on technical ability and personal attributes to match our
brand values.
REWARDING YOU
At Longleat
Enterprises Ltd we offer unique benefits such as complementary Longleat Safari
Park and Cheddar admission tickets, attractive discounts on annual passes,
special nightly rates on group hotels, discounted hotel Spa treatments, life
assurance cover, and 29 days paid holiday (pro rata).
APPLY NOW
Do not miss this
exciting opportunity to be part of the Animal Adventure team at longleat! We
welcome applications online via our website - http://jobs.longleat.co.uk/
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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