HEAD OF SECTION

HEAD OF SECTION (ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS)

WOBURN SAFARI PARK

Animal Encounters at Woburn Safari Park comprises of many different species including, Sea Lions, Penguins, Meerkats, Lemurs, Marmosets, Wallabies, Rhea, Birds of Prey & Parrots. Set in the foot area of the park this department educates and entertains all customers to Woburn via demonstrations and viewing areas.

As Head of Animal Encounters your role will be to manage a passionate and experienced team of Animal Keepers and Interns, ensuring that safe and efficient animal husbandry is practised at all times.  As Head of the department your role will be to develop the current visitor experience with support from other Heads of Department, Head of Education and Leisure Marketing Manager.

Exciting developments are planned in this area over the coming years and you will be the catalyst of change, working with your team and key stakeholders to redevelop Animal Encounters into an engaging, educating, exciting experience that brings the customer into the world and habitat of the species. Therefore great communication skills and being able to visualise the developments in both the animal and customer experience is crucial to be successful.

This very exciting vacancy will allow the successful applicant to have the autonomy to develop this area of the park largely untouched for many years and welcomes in excess of 400,000 visitors per annum.

Interested? Please email your CV and covering letter explaining why you think you are suitable for this role including your salary expectations to personnel@woburn.co.uk

Closing Date: 30th September 2013

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Animal Keeper - Elephants

Animal Keeper - Elephants

Woburn Safari Park is currently looking to recruit a full time Animal Keeper to join the Elephant team. Woburn’s Elephant Herd consists of 1.3 Asian Elephants managed primarily in free contact.

Duties will include daily husbandry and management of the elephants including training, washing and exercising. The successful applicant will be required to work as part of a close knit team, demonstrating, good communication skills required for regular elephant presentations and special experiences. 

The ideal candidate would be required to have the following;

• Experience of working elephants in free contact minimum of three years.
• Able to supervise and develop work experience students.
• Flexible approach to work and working hours.
• Work well within a team.
• Have attained or be willing to work towards the successful completion of the ANC in the Management of Zoo Animals or equivalent qualification.
• Current full driving license would be advantageous.

To apply for this post please submit your CV and covering letter either by post to Heidi Barrett - Animal Administrator, C/O Personnel Department, The Bedford Estates, Bedford Office, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9PQ.

Alternatively email your application to personnel@woburn.co.uk

Closing date: Midday 31^st May 2013

Deputy Head of Section

 

Deputy Head of Section – Animal Encounters at Woburn Safari Park.

Experienced candidates are invited to apply for the post of; Deputy Head of Section.

This is a senior post supporting the Head of Section in managing the animal section within the walk-through area of Woburn Safari Park. The area includes four walkthrough enclosures (including an award winning lemur walkthrough) and numerous educational demonstration areas including birds of prey, parrots and sea lions. The post holder will be expected to effectively support the Head of Section in line managing 10 full time staff and up to 9 seasonal staff. This area of the park accounts for the majority of the visitor’s dwell-time and as a result, the successful candidate must be a balanced animal/people person.

The ideal candidate must have a proven track record of managing people, at least 5 years animal experience preferably within a Zoo/Safari Park environment, and should ideally hold a relevant animal qualification, such as a degree or the animal management diploma.

The “foot safari” of the park will be undergoing a major development in the next few years starting this year with the addition of the Meerkat, Mongoose and Porcupine exhibit in “Desert Springs” situated in the central hub of the visitor area, therefore the ideal candidate must be comfortable with a challenging and changing environment and will ideally have previous experience of planning and designing animal enclosures, as they will support the Head of Section and the team in developing this area.

This role will be an exciting one with plenty of challenges, and the successful applicant will be working within an area where there is plenty of room for development opportunities and career progression within the section and across the park.

Woburn Safari Park's animal department is committed to both conservation and welfare, and is fortunate to have the space in which these goals can be best met. Potential staff must share this commitment. Woburn offers a competitive pay structure for the best candidates.

Applications by way of CV and covering letter to Heidi.barrett@bedfordestates.com by 10th April 2013 with 1^st interviews to be held shortly after.

Previous applicants need not apply

 

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Deputy Head of Section

Deputy Head of Section – Animal Encounters at Woburn Safari Park

Experienced candidates are invited to apply for the post of; Deputy Head of Section.

This is a senior post supporting the Head of Section in managing the animal section within the walk-through area of Woburn Safari Park. The area includes four walkthrough enclosures (including an award winning lemur walkthrough) and numerous educational demonstration areas including birds of prey, parrots and sea lions. The post holder will be expected to effectively support the Head of Section in line managing 10 full time staff and up to 9 seasonal staff. This area of the park accounts for the majority of the visitor’s dwell-time and as a result, the successful candidate must be a balanced animal/people person.

The ideal candidate must have a proven track record of managing people, at least 5 years animal experience preferably within a Zoo/Safari Park environment, and should ideally hold a relevant animal qualification, such as a degree or the animal management diploma.

The “foot safari” of the park will be undergoing a major development in 2014, therefore the ideal candidate must be comfortable with a challenging and changing environment and will ideally have previous experience of planning and designing animal enclosures, as they will support the Head of Section and the team in developing this area.

This role will be an exciting one with plenty of challenges, and the successful applicant will be working within an area where there is plenty of room for development opportunities and career progression within the section and across the park.

Woburn Safari Park's animal department is committed to both conservation and welfare, and is fortunate to have the space in which these goals can be best met. Potential staff must share this commitment. Woburn offers a competitive pay structure for the best candidates.

Applications by way of CV and covering letter to Lisa Santer by 25th January 2013

Lisa Santer - Animal Admin Officer, C/O Personnel Department, The Bedford Estates, Bedford Office, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9PQ.

Alternatively email your application to personnel@woburn.co.uk

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Elephant Keeper

Elephant Keeper

Woburn Safari Park is currently looking to recruit a full time Elephant Keeper to join the team. Woburn’s Elephant Herd consists of 1.3 Asian Elephants managed primarily in free contact. Previous experience of working with elephants is preferred however not essential. Duties will include daily husbandry and management of the elephants including training, washing and exercising. The successful applicant will be required to work as part of a close knit team, demonstrating, good communication skills required for regular elephant presentations and special experiences.

The ideal candidate would be required to have the following;

• Experience of working elephants in free contact

• Able to supervise and develop work experience students

• Flexible approach to work and working hours

• Work well within a team

• Current full driving license

To apply for this post please submit your CV and covering letter either by post to Lisa Santer - Animal Admin Officer, C/O Personnel Department, The Bedford Estates, Bedford Office, Woburn, Milton Keynes, MK17 9PQ.

Alternatively email your application to personnel@woburn.co.uk

Closing date: Midday 12^th October 2012

Interviews: Week Commencing 15^th October 2012

 

 

Previous applicants need not apply

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Animal Keeper - Elephants

Animal Keeper - Elephants


Woburn Safari Park is currently looking to recruit an experienced Animal Keeper to join the Elephant keeping team. Woburn’s Elephant Herd consists of 1.3 Asian Elephants managed primarily in free contact. Duties will include daily husbandry and management of the elephants including training, washing and exercising. The successful applicant will be required to work as part of a close knit team, demonstrating, good communication skills required for regular elephant presentations and special experiences.

The ideal candidate would be required to have the following;

• Experience of working elephants in free contact minimum of three years
• Able to supervise and develop work experience students
• Have attained the ANC in the Management of Zoo Animals or equivalent
• Flexible approach to work and working hours
• Work well within a team
• Current full driving license

Further details of this post can be found on our website www.woburn.co.uk.

To apply for this post please submit your CV and covering letter either by post to

Lisa Santer

Animal Admin Officer

C/O Personnel Department

Bedford Office

Woburn

Milton Keynes

MK17 9PQ

Alternatively email your application to personnel@woburn.co.uk

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Deputy Head of Section – Elephants

Deputy Head of Section – Elephants


Woburn’s Elephant herd currently consists of 1.3 Asian Elephants managed primarily in free contact.

Due to an internal promotion, we are currently looking to recruit a Deputy Head of Section to join our team of Elephant keepers. Duties will include daily husbandry and management of the elephants including training, washing and exercising.

The successful applicant should have experience of working within a similar environment. As you will be required to deputise in the absence of the Head of Section you should have supervisory skills and able to demonstrate, good communication skills and interpersonal which are required for regular elephant presentations and special experiences.

The ideal candidate would be required to have the following;

• Sound proven experience of working elephants in free contact for a minimum of three years
• Able to supervise and develop staff and work experience students
• Have attained the ANC in the Management of Zoo Animals or equivalent
• Flexible approach to work and working hours
• Work well within a team
• Current full driving license

Due to the specialist nature of the Deputy role, accommodation may be available for this position.

Further details of this post can be found on our website www.woburn.co.uk.

To apply for this post please submit your CV and covering letter by post to

Lisa Santer

Animal Admin Officer

C/O Personnel Department

Bedford Office

Woburn

Milton Keynes

MK17 9PQ

Alternatively email your application to personnel@woburn.co.uk.

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