Bristol Zoo (Closed) Senior keeper- birds vacancy

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KateA

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Senior Keeper
Salary £15,745 per annum.

Bristol Zoo Gardens are currently looking for an experienced bird keeper to work as part of our Avicultural team at the zoo. This position requires some supervisory responsibilities and will report to the Curator of Birds.

The successful applicant will be an experienced bird keeper and will have at least three years experience working with a variety of exotic birds.

The successful applicant will be educated to at least GCSE level, including English and a biological science and hold the City & Guilds Certificate in Zoo Animal Management (or equivalent). The ability to supervise staff and having a general knowledge of the conservation and educational roles of zoos is also desirable.

Closing date for applications is 4.00 pm on Wednesday, 5th August 2009, with interviews taking place week commencing 17th August 2009.

To apply for this position please send a covering letter, your current CV and recruitment monitoring form to Mrs Sarah Eason, Payroll/HR Assistant, Bristol Zoo Gardens, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3HA or email saraheason@bristolzoo.org.uk please clearly mark your application ‘SBK application’.
 
Hmm a lot of zoo jobs lately seem to be senior level. Dammit, why don't they employ trainees, I need a job lol.
 
KateA said:
Senior Keeper
Salary £15,745 per annum.
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That works out to AUS $32,000.

This seems very low to me. Have just looked it up!

The Australian Federal Minimum Wage (currently $14.31 per hour - before tax)

So a 38 hour week $28,276.

Are things allot worse over there in the UK than first thought?

I am aware that zoo keepers are badly paid.
 
I think it's about £6 an hour minimum for over 18 or 19 year olds.
 
The current UK National Minimum wage for overs 21 is £5.73 per hour , £4.77 for 18 to 21 , £3.53 for under 18 .
 
ashley-h said:
Hmm a lot of zoo jobs lately seem to be senior level. Dammit, why don't they employ trainees, I need a job lol.
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Tell me about it. I've forever got an eye out for trainee positions, but tbh, I need to learn to drive before I can start applying, really. And any position that's not a trainee position is just completely out of reach. It's such a difficult career to get into.
 
HuxleyPig said:
Tell me about it. I've forever got an eye out for trainee positions, but tbh, I need to learn to drive before I can start applying, really. And any position that's not a trainee position is just completely out of reach. It's such a difficult career to get into.
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God i know how you feel i have been trying for zoo jobs for ages had three interviews so far, being able to drive helps , i can't drive either .

I think alot of zoos tend to employ people that are known to them i know balckpool do espcially with trainees.
 
Yeah, I think I'm gonna have to do some volunteering when I can, get my face known in a few places. I spoke to someone at Marwell about volunteering a while ago, but one of the things I needed to do before this was learn to drive so I can get there and back.

Gonna be tricky, methinks.
 
I'm definately becoming a Marwell Volunteer once I leave the Oryx Club, and I already know quite a few of them who run the sessions, so it should be easy getting there. The leaving age for the oryx club is 17/18, so I'll hopefully be driving by then.
 
I was also thinking maybe Blue Reef. I know their restriction for volunteers was that you had to be 18... and now I am. Hmm, I shall have to contact them soon. The more places, the better, surely?
 
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