INTERNSHIP
All applicants must be 18 years of age or over
Our Animal Placement are set out to help you gain experience within a zoological collection. You will assist our animal keepers with the husbandry, care, and welfare for our animals. You won’t only be gaining experience working with a range of animals, but you will also enable our keepers to achieve more in their workday, such as providing more enrichment to our animals, carrying out more behavioural observations & interacting with more visitors.
INTERNSHIP INFORMATION
Are you looking for a block placement or a sandwich year for a college or university course? Then our internship program is just for you!
We offer a limited number of internships on our animal department, working 3-5 days a week for a block period of 1 Month, 3 months, 6 months or a year.
Our internships are a great opportunity if you are looking to gain experience to help pursue a career working with wild animals.
We offer internships within the following departments:
SEA LIONS – working closely with our keeping team taking care of our California Sea Lions, Harbour Seals and Great White Pelican. Knowledge of animal training & an interest in marine mammal care is essential for this role.
PRIMATES – working closely with our keeping team to assist with the care of some of our primates kept at the park.
CARNIVORES – Working closely with our keeping team and assisting in the husbandry & welfare of some or our smaller carnivores including our Raccoons & Meerkats.
GENERAL – Working closely with our keeping team gaining experience working on our Primate, Carnivore and Bird & Reptile departments.
WE LOOK FOR APPLICANTS THAT ARE:
– enthusiastic & hard working
– willing to learn
– physically fit & able to work outside in all weather conditions
– comfortable speaking to, and interacting with our visitors
– reliable & trustworthy
– good listeners & keen to acquire knowledge
– interested in working in a team & learning new skills
– working towards an animal care qualification (or being in the process of completing a ‘sandwich’ degree)
IN RETURN YOU WILL:
– gain valuable animal husbandry experience within the zoo industry
– enhance your CV with hands-on experience
– try something new & gain new experiences
– meet like-minded people
– carry out an animal behaviour research project for your course (if required)
HOW TO APPLY?
If you are interested in a internship placement please click on the button below to fill in our online application form.
All applicants must be 18 years of age or over, and be able to provide their own transport and accommodation.
This position is unpaid. All interns must attend a trial day at the park before being accepted on to a placement.
Please note that it can take up to 1-2 months to process your application.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE CURRENTLY FULLY BOOKED FOR ALL ANIMAL PLACEMENTS SO THE BUTTON BELOW IS NOT ACTIVE.