Team Leader - Colchester, United Kingdom - Colchester Zoo

Colchester Zoo
Colchester Zoo
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Colchester, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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An exciting position has arisen for a Team Leader to join our team and contribute to our mission at
Colchester Zoo in a full-time role managing our Familiar Friends department; a mixed taxa section
responsible for meerkats, skunks, armadillos, wallabies, rainbow lorikeets, tortoise species, koi carp,
invertebrate species, and domestic and companion animals.





JOB TITLE:
Team Leader - Familiar Friends Section

Colchester Zoo is home to over 160 species and is dedicated to supporting conservation projects

around the globe. As an award-winning visitor attraction with over 1 million guests visiting each

year, every staff member at the zoo works together to ensure that our guests have an enjoyable and

unforgettable experience.
husbandry and welfare standards of the animal species in their care. As a Team
and development of animal husbandry, breeding management and enclosure
design on the section.

The job holder will be responsible for leading the section and mentoring,
motivating and managing section staff (deputy team leader, lead keepers, senior
keepers, qualified keepers and apprentice keepers) and volunteers (student
keepers and work experience students).

assessments for working in and around the species on the section.

The job holder will deliver enclosure encounters, pop ups and experiences to zoo
visitors for a range of species across the section, as well as deliver educational
also look to lead internal zoo subcommittees, where appropriate, and be willing
to represent, and present, at external conferences on behalf of Colchester Zoo.


MAIN JOB

PURPOSE:


  • Drive forward the husbandry standards and welfare for a range of species

- Manage employed and voluntary members through leading an animal section

- Produce safe working practices across the animal section

- Deliver enclosure encounters and experiences to zoo visitors, educational groups
and for media pieces

- Represent Colchester Zoo in external settings where required and enhance the
skills and knowledge of zoo staff internally

OTHER KEY

ACTIVITIES:


  • Demonstrate commitment to continuous personal development.

- Perform other duties as reasonably directed by the Animal Management Team
(Zoo Director, Curator of Living Collections, Manager of Living Collections and
Head Keeper)

WORKING HOURS:
This is a full-time position. An average of 40 hours a week (5 days) which will
include regular weekend work and will increase in busy periods.


UNIFORM:
Full uniform (except boots) will be provided. Full uniform must be worn at all times
with a name badge.


SALARY:
£28,080 per annum


EVALUATION:
For the first five months of employment, the jobholder will be asked to complete
a one month, three month and five month self-assessment. This will gauge their
feelings of the job and assess their progress towards meeting targets.


WORKING

ENVIRONMENT:


  • Colchester Zoo is a nonsmoking environment and smoking is not permitted
by members of staff whilst on the premises.

  • Colchester Zoo is an equal opportunities employer.

- You may be required to work offsite on animal transfers on occasion.

Whilst doing this job, the employee is likely to be exposed to:

  • Category 1 animals

- Outside weather conditions
-
- Tropical exhibits with high temperatures
-
- Moving mechanical parts
-
- Toxic or caustic chemicals
-
- Lifting heavy loads


TEAM LEADER SPECIFICATION

Essential Desirable

HUSBANDRY SKILLS

AND EXPERIENCE
7+ years' experience in a zoological
collection
Excellent standard of practical skill in
animal husbandry, including training
and enrichment
Excellent standard of animal
observation skills
Ability to develop animal husbandry,
breeding management and enclosure
design on the section (excellent
competency)
Ability to manage the animal section
(excellent competency)
Ability to drive forward the overall
standards of the section to a higher
level (excellent competency)
Excellent knowledge of ZIMS
Excellent knowledge of water quality
parameters and management for a
range of species
Vast experience in operating filtration
systems and life support system
Excellent knowledge of uv
requirements for a range of species
Excellent knowledge of zoo licencing
and legislation
Skills in handling and restraint
of various species (excellent
competency)
Confidence and ability in dealing
with medical issues (excellent
competency)


TEAM WORK AND

ABILITY TO FOLLOW

INSTRUCTION
Ability to work in a team and
contribute to team goals (excellent
competency)
Ability to harness positive
relationships with all other team
members regardless of level / section
(excellent competency)
Ability to follow instruction and carry
out tasks at manager's / senior
staff member's request (excellent
competency)
Ability and willingness to sit on
additional zoo subgroups and
committees


LEADERSHIP AND

MENTORING
Ability to mentor and allocate
work duties to the
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