Carnivores Keeper

Hours: 37.5 hours (43 weeks) & 16 hours (9 weeks)

Work pattern: Varied

Duration: Permanent

West Midland Safari Park is recruiting for the position of Carnivore Keeper.

This is an exciting opportunity for applicants who can demonstrate the ability and knowledge to work with our extensive range of carnivore species, managed in a drive-through system and our walking trail areas. The position involves husbandry tasks such as feeding, cleaning, health monitoring, and enclosure maintenance delivered to a high standard. The role also includes monitoring our guests and operating watch towers.

About You

The role requires someone who is confident, motivated, and enthusiastic about wildlife conservation, with excellent communication skills. The successful applicant will need good wildlife knowledge and an animal-related qualification to HND or above. We are looking for someone with previous experience in a similar role. It is a physically demanding but rewarding position.

You will need to be flexible in your approach to work outside of standard business hours, including weekends, bank holidays, and evenings.

Due to driving in animal-restricted areas, we require someone who has a full, valid driving license.

As well as benefiting from working in a unique and beautiful setting, you’ll also receive a range of additional perks to employment including:

• WMSP Annual Pass, which gives you and your family and friends free admission and theme park wristbands, and free entry to our sister site, Drayton Manor Park.
• 35% Discount in our retail and catering outlets and off-park special events.
• 24 Hour access to an online doctor and access to online prescriptions.
• Counselling access.
• Free onsite parking.

What We Are

West Midland Safari Park is an award-winning visitor attraction, located in Worcestershire in the heart of England. It is home to some of the world’s most beautiful and critically endangered species, with a four-mile safari drive-through, walk-through Discovery Trail, African Village, and Lemur Woods, as well as beautiful walking trails, allowing guests to experience up-close encounters with hundreds of exotic animals. Guests can also choose from a wide range of catering and retail outlets, as well as enjoy a large amusement area with over 25 rides and attractions providing the ideal venue for family days out.

In 2021, the Park introduced Safari Lodges – luxury accommodation allowing guests to stay overnight for the first time. Guests can wake up to incredible sights of elephants, giraffes, rhinos, and red pandas, or sleep just a ‘whisker’ away from lions, tigers, and cheetahs.

In addition, the park is home to three incredible venues – Spring Grove House, Treetops Pavilion, and Cellarz, which play host to weddings, corporate events, and social celebrations.

What We Do

Our mission is to bring people together to create unique wildlife experiences that exhilarate, educate, and leave memories to last a lifetime.

Our 200-acre site allows us to do just that, whether you’re a day guest, wedding guest, or overnight guest! We create experiences unlike any other, attracting visitors from across the Midlands and beyond.

Our brand and our team members live by our core values. We’re passionate and work with a sense of togetherness, always striving to be progressive, with preservation at the heart of everything we do, all while creating unforgettable experiences.

Through these principles, we aspire to achieve our vision: to be the number one UK wildlife attraction through the creation of immersive animal habitats and unique visitor experiences.

Application Closing Date - 31st December 2024