Animal
Keeper
(Salary commensurate with experience)
Howletts
& Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks, in conjunction with the Aspinall
Foundation, are a charity based organisation committed to protecting rare and
endangered animals from extinction through captive breeding and reintroduction
programmes. The parks are home of one of the world’s most prized wild animal
collections and are one of the biggest visitor attractions in Kent.
The Aspinall Foundation is a
registered charity that is actively involved with several projects
incorporating a diverse range of conservation activities both at their Kent
based Howletts Wild Animal Park and Port Lympne Reserve and overseas projects
in the Congo, Gabon, Indonesia and Madagascar. Over
the past few years alone, we have released Back to The Wild a range of animals
including black Rhino, Javan Langurs, Javan Gibbon, European Bison
and Western Lowland Gorillas back to their natural habitat.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to
join our team of dedicated animal keepers at Port Lympne Reserve. The ideal
candidate will have some experience of working with animals, in a mainstream
zoological collection and an awareness of current conservation issues and a
passion for animal welfare. The successful candidate will be working across a
variety of animal sections, main duties will involve:
·
observing the behaviour, health and security
of animals and reporting any problems to the Section Head
- Preparation of approved diets and carrying out
the correct feeding procedures.
- Cleaning and maintaining enclosures as well as
adjacent working areas.
- Ensuring that safety and emergency procedures are
followed at all times.
- Maintaining courteous and helpful relations with
visitors.
This
is a physically demanding position so candidates must be physically fit. A full
valid driving licence is essential to the role. Ideally you will possess good
all round animal husbandry skills and be enthusiastic in contributing to the
enrichment of the various species around the park.
This
role is 40 hours a week working 5 days out of 7 including weekends and bank
holidays, the successful candidate will have a genuinely flexible approach to
working hours.
All
applicants must have right to work in the UK.
Closing date: Friday 13
October 2017.
Or post to: Human
Resources, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Lympne, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4PD
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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