Voluntary Trainee-ship, Bird Garden
Position: Voluntary Trainee-ship, Bird Garden
Department: Bird Garden
Company: Harewood House Trust
Responsible
to: Bird Garden
& Farm Experience Manager
Daily duties Supporting the
Bird Garden team in daily animal husbandry routines and visitor engagement
activities
Hours: Minimum 3 days a week, to
include weekends
Travel expenses paid
ABOUT HAREWOOD
The Harewood House Trust manages and maintains
Harewood House and its immediate grounds, by opening to the public as a visitor
attraction and events venue which attracts many thousands of visitors a year.
The Bird Garden was established and opened in 1970
by the 7th Earl of Harewood to
educate visitors about the natural world and inspire them to help conserve and
protect the species within it.
Harewood Bird Garden has a reputation for being
home to a wide and diverse range of rare and specialist species over the years,
as well as being an important centre for conservation breeding programmes.
The Farm yard was launched in 2016 as an added
attraction to the Bird Garden and is used for various public engagement
activities, as well as an educational resource for many local school groups.
Today Harewood Bird Garden and Farm Experience
still aims to educate and inspire its visitors through conservation breeding
programmes, raising funds and awareness for various global projects, public
talks and daily events, as well as offering students from local universities
and colleges opportunities to carry out
a wide range of behavioural and welfare related projects on the species
that reside in the Bird Garden.
Further information about Harewood and its
programme of events can be found on the website www.harewood.org
ABOUT THE BIRD
GARDEN AND FARM EXPERIENCE TEAM
We are a small team, dedicated to implementing and
maintaining the highest standards of animal welfare, working hard to ensure
that all the nutritional, behavioural and specialist care requirements are met
for the 40+ predominantly avian species
within our care, while at the same time providing a memorable and enjoyable day
out for our visitors.
Another aspect of the Bird Garden is the
conservation breeding programmes in which we participate. This requires us to
provide the diverse range of species within our care suitable environmental
conditions to provide them with breeding opportunities.
The team are assisted in all of these tasks by
several dedicated volunteers on a weekly basis.
Summary of the role
This is a unique opportunity for two dedicated and
enthusiastic individuals to join our team on a four month basis for a voluntary
trainee-ship. These roles would suit people that are looking for a career in
zoo keeping or similar fields and would provide vital experience that
zoological collections desire.
Key Tasks
- Assisting the team with the daily husbandry routines, including the diet preparation and feeding/cleaning of all species
- Carrying out daily public engagement activities, such as public feeds, visitor talks, assisting in hosting school group visits and leading our Keeper Experience programme
- Implementation of nest-boxes and meeting specific breeding requirements of a range of species
- Assist in Capture and restraint of domestic hoof stock within the farm and a variety of avian species for routine animal care or veterinary attention
- Updating and record keeping both on paper and on the ZIMS database
- Implementation and recording of routine treatments such as inoculations and worming
- Assisting and learning about artificial incubation techniques for a range of avian species
- Potentially learning and assisting in the hand rearing of a variety of avian species
- Carry out basic and routine maintenance on enclosures and within the Bird Garden to ensure the safety and welfare of the animals and visitors is kept to a high standard
- Gaining an insight into collection management
- During this placement a specific project or task will be set for the successful individuals to complete, which will involve planning, implementation and reviewing.
Person
Specification
- Studying, or recently graduated from an animal related course, ideally zoo related
- An approachable and engaging person
- Enthusiasm and a knowledge of wildlife and conservation
- Shows a flexible approach and able to move between several different projects
- Confident , good with members of the public particularly children
- Flexible, able to work weekends
- Shows commitment and a willingness to learn new skills and gain new experiences
Qualifications
- Studying for, or holding a certificate in an animal related course, specifically zoo or science based.
Instruction
will be given to enable the intern to undertake the required tasks.
The post requires a commitment
of 3 to 4 months between /May or June until August, 3 – 4 days a week,
including weekends working 8am until 4pm.
The post can be ended at any point if either party feels that it is not
working successfully. The trainee-ship
is a voluntary post, which Harewood House Trust will pay expenses for, and is a
training opportunity for the individual as they start on their career path in
zoo keeping, or similar fields.
Short-listed candidates will be
invited to an interview.
To apply for the
role, please send a CV and cover letter to nicholas.d@harewood.org
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