Animal Presenter –
Trainees
Location: RZSS,
Edinburgh
Zoo Salary: Competitive
The role
An exciting
opportunity has arisen for Animal Presenter - Trainees to work within the
Living Collections team at Edinburgh Zoo. This physical hands-on role in a busy
zoological park will involve bending and lifting, feeding, cleaning,
maintaining and presenting the enclosures and general care and welfare of the
animals and associated tasks, including record keeping. The successful
candidate will be required to deliver public engagement activities such as the
Keeper Experience program, the daily talks programme, shows and animal
encounters to a high standard and in a fun and engaging way meeting the needs
of our visitors whilst ensuring high animal welfare and the delivery of our key
messages.
Who we are looking
for
To operate
effectively in this role, it is desirable you hold the Diploma in the
Management of Zoo and Aquarium Animals or equivalent qualification or
experience at SVQ 3 or equivalent level. Practical experience in a zoo or
animal-related environment is also desirable and experience of working with a
range of animal taxon groups would be advantageous. You should also have
up-to-date basic knowledge and understanding of zoo legislation and best
practice, along with a sound basis of practical knowledge and skills about good
animal management including dietary knowledge. Proven success in animal
training or an appropriate qualification in the use of positive reinforcement
training would be beneficial.
You will be an
excellent communicator, with strong presentation skills. You will be
comfortable working as part of a team and will build effective relationships
across the organisation. Customer service will be key to this role and you must
have an excellent understanding of the principals involved and how to interact
with the public to ensure a memorable experience.
3 x Seasonal Animal
Presenter Trainee
a part-time (35
hours per week) fixed-term contract until the end of December 2018
2 x part-time (14
hours per week) fixed term contracts until the end of December 2018
These are fixed term
contracts, starting with immediate effect until 31 December 2018. The successful candidates must be able to
work weekends.
Our Offer
As a Charity, first
and foremost, we work hard to make sure our benefits package is competitive and
attractive. As well as the fundamental
benefits like salary and pension, we offer other rewards that can help you financially,
can make work a bit easier and make life outside of work a lot more fun! As well as our wonderful animals we have a
highly professional, diverse and friendly staff community too. So, in working for RZSS you've not only got a
great job in a very interesting organisation - you're also part of an amazing
cause too!
For full information
on how to apply, please visit the RZSS vacancy page and follow the
instructions.
The closing date:
Thursday 15 February 2018
We are the Royal
Zoological Society for Scotland (RSZZ), and for over 100 years we’ve been a
leading conservation and education charity as well as an amazing, award-winning
visitor attraction. Through our two sites, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo and RZSS Highland
Wildlife Park, we provide unique and memorable experiences and engage with
nearly 750,000 visitors per year in the wonders of the natural world, taking
care of over 1,000 rare and endangered animals in safe and stimulating
surroundings.
Our Mission:
Connecting people with nature. Safeguarding species from extinction. Registered
Charity No: SC004064
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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