Head of Farm and Wildlife

 

Head of Farm and Wildlife

Job Title:              Head of Farm and Wildlife

 

Department:                   Animal Department

 

Reporting to:        Director, Management Team

 

Responsible for:   Keepers, Trainee Keepers, Volunteers, Work Experience, Keeper for a Day and Animal Encounter Participants

 

Date Prepared:     February 2022

 

 

About Green Dragon:

Green Dragon Eco Farm is an open farm and wildlife park. We pride ourselves on being a fun day out with a focus on conservation, education and sustainability. The business is under new management and we are seeking an experienced professional with a proven track record in the animal industry (at least 5 years and DMZAA or equivalent qualification) who can help manage and grow our animal offering, centred on European wildlife and rare breed UK livestock.

 

Main function of job:

Lead and manage the farm and wildlife team, including staff training, maintenance of high-quality standards and assist with collection planning. Ensure the efficient running of the animal department including standard husbandry duties (cleaning feeding, upholding the five freedoms as described by the SSSMZP*). Continue to improve and enhance animal exhibits, maintaining a friendly and supportive working environment, and contributing to the general upkeep of the park. The successful applicant will be well organised and a self-starter.

 

Main Duties:

·      Organise and manage the farm and wildlife team

·      Daily monitoring and husbandry (nutrition, cleaning, health) of the animals

·      Preparing specialised diets, in line with recommended values and Zootrition software

·      Keeping accurate daily records of animal behaviour, using ZIMs software

·      Familiarity with zoo licensing and preparation for any inspections

·      Ensuring effective staff training

·      Presenting friendly, entertaining and informative talks to both public and school groups

·      Assisting with the Keeper for a Day and Farmer for a Day animal encounter schemes

·      Upholding the company’s Health and Safety policies and procedures

·      Maintaining the upkeep of animal exhibits and helping to design new ones

·      Any other duties around the park as may be required by management

 

General:

Full-time position. The hours of work will normally be 45 hours per week, from 8am to 5.30pm in the summer, this may vary during the shorter winter daylight hours.  Occasionally, some out of hours work may be necessary, and will usually be paid as overtime.  Days off will be the same each week, and will be consecutive, working five days on, two off.

 

Salary:

Circa £25,000

 

 

*Secretary of States Standards of Modern Zoo Practice

 

Please send Full CV and covering letter to hannah.whiting@greendragonecofarm.co.uk

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Qualified Zookeeper

 

Qualified Zookeeper

(Farm, Exotic & Domestic Pets)

Full-time Position – 45hr / week

8.00am – 5.30pm

Salary – £19,188 - £20,404 (depending on experience)

This is a full-time position, 5 days out of 7, including Weekends, bank holidays and school holidays.

Green Dragon Rare Breeds Farm & Eco Centre is an open farm, Wildlife Park and visitor attraction. We pride ourselves on sustainability and promoting a Green approach to living. We are self-sustaining and Eco with our energy production, water management, sewerage management, and our ‘farm to folk’ philosophy.

We have been fully operational for 6 years and we already have a loyal following of supporters and visitors. We are growing fast and are looking for forward thinking, motivated, creative and hardworking individuals to help us achieve our mission.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Animal team at a time when our Visitor offering is developing and changing. We have already expanded our pets corner to include exotic pets in the last two years and, we have now completed the Wildlife zone which has a variety of native and European species focusing on conservation, rescue and education, this new area of the Park is 5 acres.

We are now seeking a ‘NEW Qualified Keeper’ who has the experience to help us to take our farm and pets corner to the next level.

Our farm Section specialises in Rare Breeds and the history behind those breeds. We farm them for conservation through managed flock books and RBST programmes

We are very proud of our farm but are always looking for new ways to improve our facilities and to include our visitors in the overall experience.

We are looking for a modern day, practical, proactive Qualified Zookeeper to help us to manage and maintain our current expanding collection, breeding programmes, Health plans, Preventative medicine strategies and pasture management.

 

The Successful candidate will be Key in motivating the team to maintain high standards, always deliver fantastic customer service and demonstrate best practice in all we set out to achieve.

This is a very specialist role as the successful candidate will have the skills of an experienced Livestock Farm, Exotic animal management as well as the experience of working with Public and Children in a public facing visitor attraction.

Reporting to the Farm and Wildlife Supervisor & General Manager.

            The successful application will have:

• Excellent presentation skills are essential;
• Must be outgoing, charismatic and have a confident enthusiastic personality;
• Must be organised, self-motivated with good interpersonal skills;
• Motivated individual who can work alone and as part of a team;
• Have a proven record with outstanding customer service

            The successful applicant will be expected to:

• Deliver entertaining, exciting and educational public presentations.
• Assist in the organisation of farm events;
• Practically work on the Farm and Pets Corner department.
• Have Practical DIY skills for daily, weekly and monthly repairs and maintenance.

            Essential skills / Qualifications required:

• Knowledge of Farm Practices and Rare Breed conservation;
• Practical Animal Handling experience with Agricultural Livestock.
• Proven record with positive reinforcement training methods.
• Be DMZAA Qualified.
• Have an Agricultural discipline.
• Minimum 2 years employed practical experience within a Working Farm;
• Minimum 3 years employed within a Farm Park / Wildlife Park or Zoo
• Experience of working on a small animal department and small team;
• Experience of Microsoft excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Flexible approach to work and able to work under pressure;
• Excellent written English;
• Excellent writing skills;
• Full driving license;

Desired Skills / Qualifications required

• Experience of DEFRA licencing, APHA, EHO, & Zoo licencing standards.
• Experience of animal recording systems and standards & Movement systems
• Have Tractor training, machine training, trailer towing

We ask that the successful candidate has their own transport to and from work, be punctual and flexible with working hours and is willing to relocate.

Please mark any email correspondence FAO:

Jay Wood (General Manager) and include a CV with your covering letter.

Email: hr@greendragonecofarm.co.uk

Post open until filled.

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Peter Dickinson Independent International Zoo Consultant +66 (0) 93 0835 862 | elvinhow@gmail.com https://iizc.org/ | Skype: peter.dickinson48

Deputy Farm Supervisor

Deputy Farm Supervisor

Full-time Position – 45hr / week

8.00am – 5.30pm

Salary – £20000 / annum

This is a full-time position, 5 days out of 7, including one weekend day, bank holidays and school holidays.

Green Dragon Rare Breeds Farm & Eco Centre is an open farm and visitor attraction. We pride ourselves on sustainability and promoting a Green approach to living. We are self-sustaining and Eco with our energy production, water management, sewerage management, and our ‘farm to folk’ philosophy.

We have been fully operational for 4 years and we already have a loyal following of supporters and visitors. We are growing fast and are looking for forward thinking, motivated, creative and hardworking individuals to help us achieve our mission.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join our team at a time when our Visitor offering is developing. We have already expanded our pets corner to include exotic pets, We have now completed the new Wildlife zone which has a variety of native and European species focusing on conservation, rescue and education, this new area of the Park is 5 acres.

We are now seeking a ‘Deputy Farm Supervisor’ who has the experience to help us to take our farm and pets corner to the next level.

Our farm Section specialises in Rare Breeds and the history behind those breeds. We farm them for conservation through managed flock books and RBST programmes and our very own ‘farm to fork’ scheme to support our onsite restaurants. All our dishes our made from our own home bred and reared meat.

We are very proud of our farm but are always looking for new ways to improve our facilities and to include our visitors in the overall experience.

We are looking for a modern day, practical, pro active Deputy Farm supervisor to help us to manage and maintain our current team, breeding programmes, Health plans, Preventative medicine strategies and pasture management.

The Successful candidate will be Key in motivating the team to maintain high standards, always deliver fantastic customer service and demonstrate best practice in all we set out to achieve.

This is a very specialist role as the successful candidate will have the skills of an experienced Livestock Farmer as well as the experience of working with Public and Children.

Reporting to the General Manager.

The successful application will have:

• Excellent presentation skills are essential;
• Must be outgoing, charismatic and have a confident enthusiastic personality;
• Must be organised, self-motivated with good interpersonal skills;
• Motivated individual who can work alone and as part of a team;
• Have a proven record with outstanding customer service

The successful applicant will be expected to:

• ‘Lead from the Front’
• ‘Lead By Example’
• Deliver entertaining, exciting and educational public presentations;
• Assist in the organisation of farm events;
• Practically work on the livestock department;
• Have Practical DIY skills for daily, weekly and monthly repairs and maintenance.

Necessary skills required:

• Knowledge of Farm Practices and Rare Breed conservation;
• Practical Animal Handling experience with Agricultural Livestock.
• Proven record with positive reinforcement training methods.
• DMZAA or equivalent in a Agricultural discipline;
• Minimum 3 years employed practical experience within a Working Farm;
• Minimum 3 years employed within a Farm Park / Wildlife Park or Zoo
• Experience of running a small animal department and small team;
• Experience of Microsoft excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint;
• Experience of DEFRA licencing, APHA, EHO, & Zoo licencing standards;
• Experience of animal recording systems and standards & Movement systems
• Have Tractor training, machine training, trailer towing
• Flexible approach to work and able to work under pressure;
• Excellent written English;
• Excellent writing skills;
• Full driving license;

·       Required but not essential is experience with Pets corner animals – this training can be provided.

We ask that the successful candidate has their own transport to and from work, be punctual and flexible with working hours and is willing to relocate.

GREEN DRAGON RARE BREEDS FARM & ECO CENTRE

Claydon Road, Hogshaw, Bucks, MK18 3LA

Tel: 01296 670 444 (ext 1003)

Tel: 07754260756

farm@greendragonecofarm.co.uk

www.greendragonecofarm.co.uk

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Farm Supervisor

Farm Supervisor

Full-time Position – 45hr / week

8.00am – 5.30pm

£18322 - £20000 / annum

This is a full-time position, 5 days out of 7, including weekends, bank holidays and school holidays.

Green Dragon Rare Breeds Farm & Eco Centre is an open farm and visitor attraction. We pride ourselves on sustainability and promoting a Green approach to living. We are self-sustaining and Eco with our energy production, water management, sewerage management, and our ‘farm to folk’ philosophy.

We have only been fully operational for nearly 4 years and we already have a loyal following of supporters and visitors. We are growing fast and are looking for forward thinking, motivated, creative and hardworking individuals to help us achieve our mission.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join our team at a time when our Visitor offering is developing. We have already expanded our pets corner to include exotic pets, We have now completed phase one of the new Wildlife zone which has a variety of native and European species focusing on conservation, rescue and education, this new area of the Park is 5 acres and houses reindeer, fallow deer, Native Raptors and other Bird species, Native mammals including Scottish Wildcat, Red Foxes, Red squirrel just to name a few. We will also be looking at European OR extinct Native species such European Lynx. There will be some invasive species representatives such as Bennetts Wallaby and some smaller deer species too.

We are now seeking a ‘Farm Supervisor’ who has the experience to help us to take our farm and pets corner to the next level.

Our farm Section specialises in Rare Breeds and the history behind those breeds. We farm them for conservation through managed flock books and RBST programmes and our very own ‘farm to fork’ scheme to support our onsite restaurants. All our dishes our made from our own home bred and reared meat.

We are very proud of our farm but are always looking for new ways to improve our facilities and to include our visitors in the overall experience.

We are looking for a modern day, practical, pro active Farm supervisor to help us to manage and maintain our current breeding programmes, Health plans, Preventative medicine strategies and pasture management.

The Successful candidate will be Key in motivating the team to maintain high standards, always deliver fantastic customer service and demonstrate best practice in all we set out to achieve.

This is a very specialist role as the successful candidate will have the skills of an experienced Livestock Farmer as well as the experience of working with Public and Children.

Reporting to the General Manager.

The successful application will have:

·       Excellent presentation skills are essential;

·       Must be outgoing, charismatic and have a confident enthusiastic personality;

·       Must be organised, self-motivated with good interpersonal skills;

·       Motivated individual who can work alone and as part of a team;

·       Have a proven record with outstanding customer service

·       Have Experience with Lambing, Farrowing and Calving.

The successful applicant will be expected to:

·       ‘Lead from the Front’

·       ‘Lead By Example’

·       Deliver entertaining, exciting and educational public presentations;

·       Assist in the organisation of farm events;

·       Practically work on the livestock department;

·       Have Practical DIY skills for daily, weekly and monthly repairs and maintenance.

Necessary skills required:

·       Knowledge of Farm Practices and Rare Breed conservation;

·       Practical Animal Handling experience with Agricultural Livestock.

·       Proven record with animal training and positive reinforcement training methods.

·       DMZAA or equivalent in a Agricultural discipline;

·       Minimum 5 years employed practical experience within a Working Farm;

·       Minimum 5 years employed within a Farm Park / Wildlife Park or Zoo

·       Experience of running a small animal department and small team;

·       Experience of Microsoft excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint;

·       Experience of DEFRA licencing, APHA, EHO, & Zoo licencing standards;

·       Experience of animal recording systems and standards & Movement systems

·       Have Tractor training, machine training, trailer towing

·       Flexible approach to work and able to work under pressure;

·       Excellent written English;

·       Excellent creative writing skills;

·       Full driving license;

·       Required but not essential is experience with Pets corner animals – this training can be provided.

We ask that the successful candidate has their own transport to and from work, be punctual and flexible with working hours and is willing to relocate.

Please mark any email correspondence FAO:

Jay Wood (General Manager) and include a CV with your covering letter.

Email: hr@greendragonecofarm.co.uk

Post open until filled.

Peter Dickinson Independent International Zoo Consultant +66 (0)93 0835 862 | elvinhow@gmail.com | Skype: peter.dickinson48

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