Animal Team Summer Internship
Tropical Butterfly
House, Wildlife & Falconry Centre
The Tropical
Butterfly House, Wildlife & Falconry Centre has an exciting internship
opportunity available.
The successful
applicant will be assisting the Animal Team over the summer period from 17th
July – 5th September 2017, on a voluntary basis, up to 40 hours per week.
Internship
Specification:
Duties will include:
• Assisting
animal staff including animal handling, and learning information on the animals
• Preparing,
food and feeding the animals
• Cleaning
indoor and outdoor enclosures, as well as staff areas
• Any
other duties as reasonably required (full training will be given on all duties)
Required Skills:
Previous experience
in animal care is an advantage but full training will be given.
Person
Specification:
Successful
applicants will be hard-working, reliable, responsible, and trustworthy. A
positive, confident and friendly personality is a must, in order to fit in with
our enthusiastic team and represent the Tropical Butterfly House to visitors.
Please note that we
expect the same commitment, dedication and reliability from our volunteers as
we do our staff members and applicants must successfully complete a trial day
before a voluntary position will be offered.
Due to the
physically demanding nature of this internship, it may only be suitable for
agile people.
Application Process:
If you would like to
apply, please email our Animal Team Leader, Abigail Carter
abigail@butterflyhouse.co.uk with your CV and a brief covering letter.
Application
Deadline:
30 June 2017
Interview Dates:
First and second
week in July
If you are
interested in volunteering at the Tropical Butterfly House in general, please
keep an eye on the vacancies section of the website: http://www.butterflyhouse.co.uk/contact.php#vacancy_container
or sign up to the newsletter: http://www.butterflyhouse.co.uk/newsletter_signup.php
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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