Senior Primate
Keeper
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 and
Port Lympne Wild Animal
Parks and overseas projects in the Congo, Gabon, Indonesia and Madagascar.
We are looking for
an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team of dedicated primate keepers at Howletts
Wild Animal Park. The ideal candidate will have experience in a mainstream zoological
collection (preferably in a similar position) and an awareness of current
conservation issues and a passion
for animal welfare.
This is a physically
demanding position so candidates must be physically fit. A valid UK driving licence is essential
to the role. Ideally you will posses experience of good all round animal husbandry skills and
be enthusiastic in contributing to the enrichment of the primate species around the park.
Holding a recognised Zoo Animal Management qualification and being comfortable
interacting with the public would be an advantage.
Working 5 days a
week, including weekends and bank holidays, the successful candidate will have a genuinely flexible
approach to working hours. Single person accommodation may be available. Holding a gun
licence would be an advantage.
Howletts Wild Animal
Park, situated near Canterbury in Kent, works to support a number of overseas
conservation projects including the Java Primate Project in Indonesia. We are
home to a collection of around
170 rare and endangered primates, including Javan gibbons, Dusky langurs, Sulawesi macaques,
Pied tamarins and Gelada baboons to name a few.
We have recently
built a rescue and rehabilitation centre in Java where rare Indonesian primates can be confiscated
and taken care of; with a view to either returning them back to the wild or providing them with
a better quality of life. Ultimately, captive bred animals may also relocate to the centre,
providing offspring that could boost the wild population when reintroduction conditions are
right.
All applicants must
have right to work in the UK.
Closing date: Friday
18th November 2016.
To apply, please
email a CV along with a covering letter to Jasmine Ash:
Or post to: Human
Resources, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Lympne, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4PD
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
