2 x Temporary - 9 months (10th February 2020 - 31st October 2020)

We are Chester Zoo, and for over 80 years we’ve been a leading conservation and education charity, and an amazing, award-winning visitor attraction. We’re also a team of passionate, talented, enthusiastic and expert people, doing everything we can to keep the zoo going, from feeding the animals to discovering new conservation ideas and giving our 1.9 million visitors an inspirational day out. We work hard because we love animals, we care about nature, we love Chester Zoo and we want to be the best zoo in the world!

If you think you can help us to achieve that, then we’d love to hear from you.

Our award winning Discovery and Learning Team is central to our visitors’ experience at the zoo. The team engage our visitors with our plant & animal collection and our worldwide conservation work through a range of diverse, fun and exciting educational experiences.

We are on the search for 2 Seasonal Zoo Rangers to join our team to deliver fun, engaging, educational activities with the general public around the zoo.

The Role: 

This is a varied role which includes interacting with visitors of all ages including children, families and other audiences. This includes one-to-one engagement, group educational activities and exhibit supervision. Our audiences can range from 1 to 500 visitors or more. There is lots of public interaction, requiring adaptability and a confident and outgoing personality. Engagement out in the zoo will include talks, activities, play based activities and managing animal walkthroughs (bats and lemurs).

The successful candidate will have:

• A sound knowledge of conservation, ecology and biology
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage with a wide range of different audiences in a playful manner
• The ability to adapt content to different audiences and respond quickly and prioritise in a fast paced, changing environment
• A dynamic and creative mind along with confidence in performance of stories, shows, games and interactive engagement
• Skills in the use of all key Microsoft packages and preferably Apple technology
• Excellent time management and planning skills
• The ability to work effectively under their own initiative and as part of a team with a positive attitude
• Excellent customer service skills

Experience of working in the zoo education field as well as knowledge of Chester Zoo’s animal collection and conservation work would be an advantage.

Due to the nature of the organisation and the role, this position is subject to an enhance DBS check.

This post is for 9 months commencing February 2020, working 35 hours per week, 10 days in 14. This will include weekends and Bank Holidays as rostered, and may include evening work. Working hours are flexible around zoo opening hours and extra events.

The salary for this role is £17,232.19 (this includes our 2020 pay award which is effective from 1st January 2020) and in addition we offer a range of amazing benefits which can be found at www.chesterzoo.org/work-with-us/staff-benefits/

To apply for this position, click apply now to provide your current CV and complete the application form highlighting your skills and experience including why you should be considered for our Seasonal Zoo Ranger role.

We will be interviewing for this role on 2^nd and 3^rd January 2020, with an expected start date of the 10^th February 2020.

Closing date for applications is 8^th December 2019