Dudley Zoo & Castle West Midlands
Closing date for applications is: 20th Jan 2025
Job type:
Full-time / maternity cover, 12 month contract Shift and schedule:
five day week including weekends and Bank Holidays. Winter hours 36.5 pw Summer hours 41.5 pw About us The zoo first opened in May 1937, covering an area of approximately 40 acres. This unique site includes two scheduled monuments – an 11th century castle and limestone caverns – and 12 Grade 2 listed Tecton buildings (four Grade 2*). The original owner, the Third Earl of Dudley, converted Dudley Castle’s grounds into zoological gardens. A team of Modernist architects designed the zoo using reinforced concrete, creating a revolutionary new building design: Tectons. These structures have stood the test of time, and eight decades on, Dudley Zoo has the world’s largest single collection of Tectons, which received World Monument Status in 2009. Dudley Zoo is home to a wide variety of 200 species linked to international conservation and breeding programmes. Endangered species include Asiatic lions, Sumatran tigers, Bornean orangutans, Tibetan red pandas, Rothschild giraffes, Madagascan lemurs, and Humboldt penguins. The Ungulate department is a mixed taxa section responsible for Giraffes, Tapirs, Capybara, Barbary sheep, short clawed Asiatic otters, Red Panda, Parma wallabies, Bennetts’s wallaby, and Meerkats. The department also covers the Reptile house and castle creatures. Minimum Requirements: Candidates should have demonstrable previous experience of working in a zoo environment and ideally have in-depth experience of working with a variety of ungulate species. Duties include but are not limited to: Animal nutrition across a range of species Enclosure cleaning and maintenance Assisting with professional visits, such as vets Medication and rehabilitation of animals when required Visitor experiences such as meet and greets and keeper for the day Skills and Qualities: Excellent observational skills Forward thinking Good forward planner Self-motivated and proactive Desired Qualifications: The zoo animal management qualification (DMZAA) or equivalent. Shared accommodation may be available if required. A current driving licence will be an added advantage. BIAZA's office hours are 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. Contact outside of those times will get a response when we are next in the office.
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Closing date for applications is: 20th Jan 2025
Job type:
Full-time / maternity cover, 12 month contract Shift and schedule:
five day week including weekends and Bank Holidays. Winter hours 36.5 pw Summer hours 41.5 pw About us The zoo first opened in May 1937, covering an area of approximately 40 acres. This unique site includes two scheduled monuments – an 11th century castle and limestone caverns – and 12 Grade 2 listed Tecton buildings (four Grade 2*). The original owner, the Third Earl of Dudley, converted Dudley Castle’s grounds into zoological gardens. A team of Modernist architects designed the zoo using reinforced concrete, creating a revolutionary new building design: Tectons. These structures have stood the test of time, and eight decades on, Dudley Zoo has the world’s largest single collection of Tectons, which received World Monument Status in 2009. Dudley Zoo is home to a wide variety of 200 species linked to international conservation and breeding programmes. Endangered species include Asiatic lions, Sumatran tigers, Bornean orangutans, Tibetan red pandas, Rothschild giraffes, Madagascan lemurs, and Humboldt penguins. The Ungulate department is a mixed taxa section responsible for Giraffes, Tapirs, Capybara, Barbary sheep, short clawed Asiatic otters, Red Panda, Parma wallabies, Bennetts’s wallaby, and Meerkats. The department also covers the Reptile house and castle creatures. Minimum Requirements: Candidates should have demonstrable previous experience of working in a zoo environment and ideally have in-depth experience of working with a variety of ungulate species. Duties include but are not limited to: Animal nutrition across a range of species Enclosure cleaning and maintenance Assisting with professional visits, such as vets Medication and rehabilitation of animals when required Visitor experiences such as meet and greets and keeper for the day Skills and Qualities: Excellent observational skills Forward thinking Good forward planner Self-motivated and proactive Desired Qualifications: The zoo animal management qualification (DMZAA) or equivalent. Shared accommodation may be available if required. A current driving licence will be an added advantage. BIAZA's office hours are 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. Contact outside of those times will get a response when we are next in the office.
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