BIAZA Hiring for Animal Ranger/Teacher Job at London, England , UK Full Time

Company description

We are a unique animal education centre, based within a primary school. We run weekly classes for children aged 2 – 18, teaching them various aspects of animal care and husbandry. Species include corsac foxes, parrots, meerkats, capybara, skunks, sugar gliders and much more.

Job description

Please read the job application carefully.

The role:

A Part Time Ranger Position (with potential for additional hours/days for the right candidate, as well as Duty Manager hours). Preferred days of work are Monday – Thursday but this is negotiable.

We are a unique animal education centre, based within a primary school. We run weekly classes for children aged 1 – 18, teaching them various aspects of animal care and husbandry. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our team. The right candidate must be comfortable working with children and animals. We are looking for an outgoing, driven candidate to join our small team and be an ambassador for our company.

Responsibilities will include:

General husbandry of all animals on site.

Running animal education classes for 2-18 year olds

Successful candidate(s) will have:

• A wide range of experience with animals or teaching.
• Great people skills and will be expected to engage with the public during weekly classes / educational tours/ school visits etc.

The successful candidate should be enthusiastic, motivated, able to work independently, with a positive outlook and excellent communication skills at all levels. Must also be comfortable completing manual work. Please note, shifts are fixed during school term time. Shifts during the school holidays are more flexible.

Desirable attributes of a successful candidate:

• Strong observation skills.
• Experience of public speaking.
• Full clean driving licence.
• A relevant animal-related qualification.
• Experience working with children including those with special educational needs and disabilities.

Full in-house training will be given to the successful candidate. CPD training will be offered after a probational period.
Closing date: As soon as the right applicant is found.

Video interviews and work trial days to commence immediately for potential candidates. Job to start latest end of March, but ideally as soon as possible.

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 21-28 per week depending on the candidate

Salary: From £11.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

COVID-19 considerations:
We wear face masks around our primates and any high risk visitors.

Experience:

• professional animal husbandry: 1 year (preferred)
• professional teaching: 1 year (preferred)
• working with SEND children: 1 year (preferred)
• working with students with behavioural difficulties: 1 year (preferred)