JOB TITLE
Deputy Animal Manager - Carnivores
WAGE/SALARY (£)
£30,000
COLLECTION NAME
Knowsley Safari Park
WEBSITE
WORK ADDRESS
Prescot L34 4AN, UK
ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Knowsley Safari is situated within the grounds of the Knowsley Estate. Animals and discovery have always been at the heart of the Estate – even before the safari park was ever created. Edward Smith Stanley, the 13th Earl of Derby, founding member of the Zoological Society of London and president for 20 years, built up a huge collection of birds, mammals and fish from around the world, many of which had never been seen in Britain before. At the time, Lord Derby’s private zoo became the largest and most important of its type in Britain and when he died, his menagerie was as big as 28 bird species and 94 animal species – and an impressive 756 animals bred at Knowsley. We attract over 600,000 guests every year and were awarded the Large Visitor Attraction of the Year in the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards 2020. We do amazing work to inspire and connect our communities with the natural world for the benefit of future generations through our enthusiastic and expert people. Our aim is to be an exemplar in the zoological industry and to other large visitor attractions, we want to be the best!
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are recruiting for an Deputy Animal Manager to lead the Carnivore team on a permanent basis. Applicants must be hard-working, conscientious, able to work as part of a team and always looking to pursue high standards of welfare and husbandry, as well as visitor experience.
The Deputy Animal Manager - Carnivores is a technical expert with good knowledge of carnivore species’ biology, a wide-ranging experience of the management of Carnivores and proven communicational, organisational and staff supervisory skills. This role is responsible for coordinating and supervising daily operations of the Carnivore team, ensuring the delivery of all aspects of animal care and guest experiences for the Carnivore section. This includes high standards of husbandry and welfare outcomes, executing habitat maintenance and improvement, health and safety awareness, delivery of guest experience initiatives and organising, supporting and developing animal care staff.
The Deputy Animal Manager - Carnivores is expected to be a positive role model to others through living our values. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced manager to lead our carnivore team. The successful candidate will have proven previous experience of managing a team and at least 5 years’ experience working with a wide variety of Carnivore species.
The successful candidate will be expected to have an animal-based qualification or equivalent experience. As this is a physically demanding role, candidates must be physically fit. Candidates will need to have a full driving licence.
Experience driving tractors and off-road vehicles would be advantageous.
WORKING HOURS
Your normal working hours are to be worked 5 out of 7 days as required for the fulfilment of your duties. You will be expected to work weekends and bank holidays.
JOB TYPE
Permanent
THE CANDIDATE WILL BE EXPECTED TO WORK ON:
Bank Holidays, Public Holidays
STAFF BENEFITS
• 33 days’ annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays (increasing with service) • Access to a generous pension scheme • Complimentary tickets to Knowsley Safari • Free entry to affiliated zoo’s and collections through BIAZA • Discounts on a range of products and services offered by the Estate • Investment from us into you and your role • Estate Summer BBQ and Christmas Tea Party staff events • Health Shield Healthcare including health cash plan to cover costs such as dental and optical • Employee Assistance Programme, a 24/7 counselling and support helpline to discuss any worries or issues anonymously • PERKS online discount scheme • Thrive wellbeing app full of tips and techniques to help you monitor and improve your health • Cycle to Work scheme • Free Uniform • Free car parking
ACCOMADATION OPTIONS
Accommodation is not provided
MORE INFORMATION
Please send your completed application form along with your CV to recruitment@knowsley.com Application Form - https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk%2Fassets%2Fjobs%2Fapplication-form---deputy-animal-manager---carnivores.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:
04-Jul-2024
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD FROM:
08-Jul-2024
COVER LETTER REQUIRED?
No
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