Animal Keepers

You must have worked in a zoo environment 1-3 years.
You must be prepared to work with all kinds of domestic and exotic species, and you will also provide support for the rest of the keeping team.
Applicants must be hard-working and conscientious.
A full driving licence is essential.
You will have a good level of education at standard grade or equivalent qualifications (including English, Maths and Science).
Competent in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) ZIMS, training can be provided if necessary.

In return we offer: Competitive pay and guaranteed hours, a contributory pension, 28 days paid holiday including bank holidays (pro-rata).

If you would like an opportunity to join our fantastic team, please download an application form and then send it with a covering email explaining which role you are applying for and at which site and why you would be a suitable candidate for this position to: hr@zsea.org

Closing date for applications is 21st March 2021.

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This vacancy has been posted out to the many thousands who read the popular Zoo Jobs Blog Page and then on to the 129,400 plus followers of the ZooNews Digest Facebook Page. It is then immediately forwarded on to Twitter and then to Pinterest and Linkedin (8,000+ connections). Many vacancies are shared to individuals and groups. In short your vacancy will have the potential of reaching something in the region of some 80,000 plus people within 24 hours. Most of these people are working in a zoo environment, Keepers, Curators, Vets, Zoo Directors, Trainers, Aquarists and more.

ZooNews Digest has subscribers in over 1200 Zoos in 150+ countries. Zoo professionals are International.

The number of people who will actually read the posted vacancy will actually be considerably less. Usually this will be between two hundred and three thousand. This will depend on the type of post, the time of the year and where it is located…of course not all will apply. I wish you the very best of luck in finding the right candidate for your post.

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