Job Description
Howletts Wild Animal Park is home to 24 western lowland gorillas and we are delighted to offer a 2-4 day placement on our Gorilla Section, giving the opportunity for you to gain experience working with the four family groups of gorillas at the Park.
The Gorilla Section is a busy section split between 2 gorilla houses, each housing 2 family groups, ranging in age from 1 year to 53 years old. The successful applicant will experience many aspects of caring for and managing the gorillas we look after. This will include feeding and food prep, preparing medication, cleaning and enrichment preparation and is a unique opportunity to get to know and understand a wide variety of gorilla personalities.
Please apply with your CV and covering letter highlighting why you would benefit from this keeper exchange. We can be relatively flexible with the placement length and dates, offering between 2-4 days during August to suit the successful candidate so please state you preference on your covering letter.
