Collection Keeper
WWT Washington
Wetland Centre
37.5 hours per week
including weekends and public holidays
£16,000 per annum
WWT Washington
Wetland Centre is a customer focussed visitor attraction in Tyne and Wear.
We are looking to
recruit an experienced Collection Keeper who can support our Living Collection
Manager in achieving the highest standards in animal husbandry including
ensuring the success of our breeding plan for our collection of wildfowl and
family of Asian short clawed otters.
Other duties will
include promoting public engagement by delivering high quality talks to
visitors about the exhibited species and maintaining exhibits to the highest
standards through vegetation management, signage, water flow and pest
management.
The successful
candidate will be educated to GCSE standard with previous animal husbandry
experience, especially aviculture. You will possess excellent communication
skills, have a great eye for detail and be keen to be part of a forward
thinking and driven team here at the centre.
The Wildfowl &
Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a conservation charity that protects wetlands for
wildlife and people. For 70 years we have been pioneers in saving threatened
wetland wildlife across the globe and are experts in wetland management and
creation. We work with communities living among some of the most vulnerable
wetlands in the world, providing leadership and influence to create a
sustainable future for our wetlands, their wildlife and the people who depend
upon them. We believe that showing people first-hand how extraordinary wetlands
are can ignite their passion to help us conserve them, so we provide amazing
experiences at our unique UK wetland centres for over one million visitors
every year.
In return for your
hard work and dedication you’ll enjoy a wide range of benefits including:
- 25
days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days after 5 years’
service
- Contributory
pension scheme (conditions apply)
- Life
assurance
- Free
parking
- Child
care voucher scheme
- Free
entry to all our centres
For more
information, and to apply for the role, please visit http://jobs.wwt.org.uk/vacancies/892/ZooNewsDig/collection_keeper/
Closing date: 13th August 2017
Interview date: 23rd August 2017
Registered Charity
Number England & Wales, no 1030884 and Scotland, no SC039410
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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