Cover Animal keeper
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Salary
commensurate with experience, plus a living out allowance
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 Hotel & 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 8 black rhino, 49
Javan langurs, 9 Javan gibbon, 11 European bison and over 60 western
lowland gorillas back to their natural habitat.
We
are currently looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our
team of dedicated keepers at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve. The ideal
candidate will have 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 with a
variety of species, main duties will involve:
· observing the behavior, 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.
- Working with power
tools and machinery.
This is a
physically demanding position, so candidates must have a good level of physical
fitness. A full valid driving licence is essential to the role. Experience with
telehandlers, mini diggers etc is advantageous. 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: Monday 8 July 2019
Or
post to:
Human Resources, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Lympne, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4PD
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