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Vacancies at Knowsley Safari Park
ASSISTANT CURATOR An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at one of Europe’s leading safari parks. We are looking for someone who is methodical and organized in their approach as well as being a confident communicator who can cope well under pressure, multi task and manage a varied workload. The successful candidate will have substantial experience of working within the field as well as considerable supervisory skills with the ability to lead and motivate a large team. Candidates should be educated to degree level and have an understanding that the management of species held within a large safari park is different to the management of those within a traditional zoological collection. Candidates should be computer literate (Arks would be advantageous) and should hold a clean driving license. Firearms training is an advantage, however full training will be provided. You will work on a full time basis working 5 out of 7 days in the week. Hours will include bank holidays and weekends. Please submit all applications in writing with a CV to: Terri McShane The Estate Office Knowsley Park Prescot L34 4AG The position will close when the right candidate is found. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SPECULATIVE CV'S We do offer the facility to send a CV to us, for us to keep on file for any positions that come up in the near future. These CV's are kept on file for a maximum of 6 months, after which they are shredded. Should a position arise within the period of your CV being on the speculative database, it will be submitted to the recruiting manager for shortlisting. If you would like to be put onto our speculative database, please send a CV and a covering letter, clearly stating the type of position for which you would be interested, to Knowsley Safari Park, Recruitment Department, Prescot L34 4AN. Please do not email speculative CV's. WORK EXPERIENCE We do on occassion offer work experience. Applicants should be over the age of 18 for health and safety purposes and must be looking for a placement for a minimum of 4 weeks. The successful applicant should be studying an animal related field at college/university. If you would like to apply for work experience and you fit the criteria above, please send a CV and a covering letter stating why you would like a work experience placement as well as details of your studies to Work Experience Applications, Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot L34 4AN. Please do not email work experience applications. Unfortunately, due to the sheer volume of CV's that we receive, we will be unable to reply to letters. |
