Apprenticeships like no other
From school leavers to those seeking a career change to apply for one of paid apprenticeships and kickstart your career in conservation.
Duration: 24 months
Wage: £6.40 p/h – Rising in the second year to national minimum wage.
Hours per week: 40 – Working 10 in 14 days, includes weekends.
Our Apprentice Keeper’s will play a key role working as part of our professional animal keeping teams, to ensure the highest standards of animal husbandry and wellbeing are maintained across the zoo.
• To maintain excellent husbandry, health and welfare for species.
• To understand/adhere to risk assessments and safe operating procedures.
• To promote our mission through interactions with our visitors on site.
• To understand all aspects of record keeping/report writing including husbandry, enrichment and diets.
• Parrots & penguins
• Twilight & small mammals
• Tropical birds
• Reptiles
• Herps & invertebrates
• Giraffes
• Rhinos
• Primates
• Carnivores
• Aquarium
