Deputy Team Leader (Mammals) – Fixed term
contract
Based in the heart of England,
Twycross Zoo (TZ) is an award-winning conservation charity and rapidly growing
visitor attraction. We’re committed to supporting global welfare and
conservation efforts in the captive breeding of endangered species whilst supporting
projects from many different countries around the world, including Ape Action
Africa, Lola Ya Bonobo and the FFI Cao Vit Gibbon Project.
In 2014, we launched our 20-year,
£55million Masterplan. Since this time, new habitats which have opened to the
public include Giraffe Savannah and Gibbon Forest. Recently, we have opened a
£3.5 million new world-class chimpanzee habitat, Chimpanzee Eden, and are
looking forward to building on this continued growth and success. As part of
our Masterplan development programme, other investments have also included new
habitats and renovations such as Lorikeet Landing, a Lemur walk-through and
Butterfly Forest, all of which offer visitors an immersive and inspiring
experience with the animals.
What will this role of Deputy Team Leader (Mammals) entail?
As a Deputy Team Leader, you’ll
take a hands-on approach working within our mammals section, which includes the
large and domestic hoofstock, carnivores and small mammals, (for example:
Giraffe, Rhino, Big Cats, Meerkats Otters, Domestic goats etc).
You will lead a medium sized team
and supervise all areas of daily animal operations, with duties to include
although not be limited to:
· Managing all areas of animal husbandry
· Reviewing diets and ensuring
the correct diets are prepared and distributed
· Leading and supervising
introductions of new animals into social groups
· Liaising with the on-site
veterinary team to ensure optimal health of all animals
·
Checking and ensuring enclosure structure security,
reporting any concerns immediately In addition to the above, you will also:
· Manage and supervise a team
of up to 12 keepers alongside other Deputy Team Leaders on a daily basis
·
Assist the Team Leader with the training and
development of keepers, including conducting 121’s, performance reviews and
suggest performance improvements
·
Ensuring safe working practices and protocols are adhered to
· Participate in on-site
research projects (mostly behavioural, cognitive and welfare studies)
· Supervise and encourage work
experience students and apprentices
· Engage with visitors and
answer enquiries
What will I need to be considered for this Deputy
Team Leader (Mammals) vacancy?
· At least 8 years’ experience
as a Zoo Keeper
· Proven experience of
Category 1 animal management, ideally with large mammals
· Demonstrable working
knowledge of the natural history and management of large mammals
· An animal related
qualification, i.e. BSc, ANCMZA or DZMAA
· Proven leadership experience
with excellent communication and interpersonal
skills
· Adaptable to change
· Good IT literacy with
working knowledge of Microsoft Office
What will I receive in return?
As a Deputy Team Leader, you’ll
receive a salary of £21,500 (pro
rata), along with fantastic additional benefits including 31 days holiday per
annum inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata), a staff membership card giving you
free entry to the Zoo on your days off, discounts in our retail and food
outlets and free onsite parking.
Contract: Fixed term contract for 12 months, working 43 hours per
week on a set 3-week rota. You’ll work 5 days out of 7 between the hours of 8am
to 6pm during the summer and 8am to 5pm during the winter months.
More about us:
You’ll be part of an evolving and
progressive organisation, with staff engagement at its very core. Our team
strives to educate and inspire everyone to care about, and therefore contribute
to saving, the other species with which we share our planet.
With our
dedicated and enthusiastic team of colleagues at the heart of everything we do,
we aim to become a recognised “Centre of Excellence” that continues to make a significant contribution to the welfare and
conservation of animals, and remain at the heart of conservation.
Location: Atherstone, Warwickshire (on
the A444, which is easily accessed via the A5 and the M42 Junction 11).
All applications for this
Deputy Team Leader (Mammals) vacancy are to be submitted online, and strictly
no agency calls or agency CV submissions.
To apply for this position, please head over to http://jobs.twycrosszoo.org, where you will be able to
select this role and submit your CV for consideration.
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