Senior
Keeper – Carnivores
Banham
Zoo
About the
role
• Fixed term
contract for maternity cover, up to 1 year initially, but may lead to a
permanent role.
• With support from line manager the successful candidate will perform all
duties to ensure the smooth daily management of the park, ensuring that your
department operates efficiently and safely.
• Assist in motivating and leading a team to deliver high standards of animal
care and customer care to optimise the quality of animal welfare and visitor
experience in support of ZSEAs’ vision and mission.
Some of the tasks you will do:
• Assist with the management and supervision of the daily operations of your
respective team so that the highest level of husbandry according to the needs
and requirements of the animals in your care and their enclosures and
surroundings are maintained. Ensure that they are kept in the best physical and
mental health possible, with consideration to budgetary constraints.
• Assist in the supervision and development of staff responsible to the role to
address staff learning and development needs and promote a positive working
environment.
• Prepare, carry out and monitor a full range of minor veterinary procedures/treatments
as directed by the Vet and team leader.
• Engage with and support visitors, ensuring your message is consistent with
team objectives and in line with ZSEAs’ mission and vision whist providing
first class customer care and service.
• Monitor and report on all aspects within the dietary process from food
delivery/storage through to the animal’s intake. As a result offer suggestions
formodification and/or development of a dietary programme and improvements to
the dietary process.
• Provide an appropriate diet, in terms of quantity, selection and presentation
according to the relevant diet sheets.
• Establish and maintain, in consultation with the Team Leader or more senior,
suitable environmental conditions giving thought to items such as climate, bedding,
substrate and cage decoration.
• Maintain and improve enclosures and their surroundings for the benefit of
animals and to enhance the visual presentation of the park to visitors in
consultation with the Team Leader or more senior.
• Identify and seek to rectify in consultation with the Team Leader or more
senior any potential hazards and breaches of security within animal enclosures.
• Introduce animals to accommodation in a way that maintains their health and
welfare.
• Collate and record detailed and accurate animal records via the Zoological
Information Management System (ZIMS). As well as complying with department
policies in relation to administration and health & safety to ensure they
are appropriately followed.
• Continuously develop yourself through appropriate learning and development
activities as agreed by line management in order to deliver excellence.
What we
are looking for:
• Zoo
relevant animal management qualification with 6 years+ experience of zoo animal
management.
• Firearm licence if required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of animal husbandry in a range of species.
• Detailed knowledge/familiarity with applicable statutory laws and
regulations.
• Detailed experience and knowledge of health & safety issues.
• Ability to assess risk and carry out basic logistical aspects of animal
transportation of a variety of species.
• Positive attitude to personal growth, always keep abreast of current
developments and trends in area of expertise.
• Full clean driving licence.
Unless
specifically mentioned our vacancies are normally full time however we will
consider, flexible working hours which will include weekends, bank holidays and
occasional evenings.
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 from our website 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 mailbox:
hr@zsea.org
Closing date
for applications is 27th June 2021. Emails sent after this date will not be
considered and due to the expected volume of applicants, unfortunately, we will
not be able to advise if they were unsuccessful or provide feedback on their
applications.
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