Experienced Animal Keeper - Animal Encounters (Displays)

Woburn Safari Park

The Department of Animal Welfare & Conservation, based in the Foot Safari area, is currently recruiting for a dedicated, reliable, confident team member. This position is offered on a permanent full time basis.

Working as part of a successful animal training team you will be responsible for maintaining a safe environment for both yourself and the visitors by adhering to associated risk assessments and protocols without exception.

Working as part of the demonstrations team, you will be expected to deliver high quality educational and entertaining displays of natural behaviours. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with and train an exciting collection of birds, reptiles and mammals, including, but not exclusively; raptors, psittacines and Californian sea lions; and be a part of continually developing and improving the daily displays.

The zoo animal management qualification (DMZAA) or equivalent is desirable but not essential for this position, however, you would be expected to work towards achieving this.

The successful applicant will need to be a highly motivated, flexible, hardworking individual who has a good understanding of animal behaviour and previous experience training and working with a variety of species. The ability to take part in public presentations is essential as well as exceptional animal husbandry skills, high standards of animal care and excellent communication skills.

The ideal candidate will have significant previous experience; preferably with the species we hold, however those candidates’ with comparable experience will be considered.

Preference will be given to applicants that have worked and/or volunteered within the following fields: Zoos, Safari Parks, Farming/Agriculture & Equestrian.

Closing date for applications is: 18th Apr 2021

To apply please visit: https://www.woburn.co.uk/job-vacancies/vacancies/?cat=region&type=woburn-safari-park

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