Elephant Keeper Bewdley, England
Job description
Hours: 37.5hrs
Work pattern: 5 days per week including weekends, bank holidays and evenings
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £21,294.00
West Midland Safari Park currently has a permanent vacancy available for a keeper on the elephant section, but also with duties being carried out on other sections within the Safari Reserves. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team. The position involves husbandry tasks, such as feeding, cleaning, health monitoring, and enclosure maintenance delivered to a high standard.
About you
The role requires someone who is confident, motivated, and enthusiastic about wildlife conservation and has excellent communication skills. The successful applicant will require good wildlife knowledge and have an animal-related qualification (HND or above). Ideally, we are looking for someone with previous experience in a zoological collection or other suitable animal experience, although full training will be given. It is a physically demanding but very rewarding role.
Due to driving company vehicles, we are looking for applicants who have a full, valid driver’s license. Weekend, bank holiday working and some evening work will be required during special events throughout the year. Flexibility in working hours is essential to this role.
Benefits
As well as benefiting from working in a unique and beautiful setting, you’ll also receive a range of additional perks to employment including:
- WMSP Annual Pass which gives you and your family and friends free admission and theme park wristbands, and free entry to our sister site Drayton Manor Park.
- 35% Discount in our retail and catering outlets and off park special events.
- 24 Hour access to an online doctor and access to online prescriptions.
- Counselling access.
- Online retailer discount portal.
- Free onsite parking.
West Midland Safari Park is an award-winning visitor attraction, located in Worcestershire in the heart of England. It is home to some of the world’s most beautiful and critically endangered species, with a four-mile safari drive-through, walk-through Discovery Trail, African Village and Lemur Woods, as well beautiful walking trails, allowing guests to experience up close encounters with hundreds of exotic animals. Guests can also choose from a wide range of catering and retail outlets, as well as enjoying a large amusement area with over 25 rides and attractions providing the ideal venue for family days out.
In 2021, the Park introduced Safari Lodges – luxury accommodation allowing guests to stay overnight for the first time. Guests can wake up to incredible sights of elephants, giraffe, rhino and red panda, or sleep just a ‘whisker’ away from lions, tigers and cheetahs.
In addition, the park is home to three incredible venues – Spring Grove House, Treetops Pavillion and Cellarz, which play host to weddings, corporate events and social celebrations.
What we do
Our mission is to bring people together to create unique wildlife experiences that exhilarate, educate and leave memories to last a lifetime.
Our 200-acre site allows us to do just that, whether you’re a day guest, wedding guest or overnight guest! We create experiences unlike no other, attracting visitors from across the Midlands and beyond.
Our brand and our team members live by our core values. We’re passionate and work with a sense of togetherness, always striving to be progressive, with preservation at the heart of everything we do, all while creating unforgettable experiences.
Through these principles we aspire to achieve our vision: to be the number one UK wildlife attraction through the creation of immersive animal habitats and unique visitor experiences.
Application closing date: 21/05/2023
