Animal manager & lead presenter

• Dec 2014 - Present

All aspects of daily husbandry, training and care of all animals. Taking and arranging bookings and quotes. Providing an outreach service of educational animal encounters at a variety of events and locations. Office work. All aspects of daily husbandry, training and care of all animals. Taking and arranging bookings and quotes. Providing an outreach service of educational animal encounters at a variety of events and locations. Office work.

Educational Wildlife Ranger

• Feb 2018 - Sep 2021

Animal keeper, trainer and education officer

• Jun 2011 - Dec 2014

Animal keeper, trainer and presenter. I initially worked with the primates and small carnivores, before moving, to mainly work with the birds of prey and sea lions, giving daily husbandry, training and daily shows and public interaction experiences. I also worked on other sections of the park and helped implement husbandry training with a variety of species. I was also the parks lead education officer; setting up and designing a new education programme. Animal keeper, trainer and presenter. I initially worked with the primates and small carnivores, before moving, to mainly work with the birds of prey and sea lions, giving daily husbandry, training and daily shows and public interaction experiences. I also worked on other sections of the park and helped implement husbandry training with a variety of species. I was also the parks lead education officer; setting up and designing a new education programme.

Seasonal animal keeper

• Feb 2010 - May 2011

Seasonal animal keeper on the ‘Animal encounters’ foot-safari section. I also completed additional volunteering on the elephant section and paid Christmas work on the reserves section (rhino & hoofstock). Seasonal animal keeper on the ‘Animal encounters’ foot-safari section. I also completed additional volunteering on the elephant section and paid Christmas work on the reserves section (rhino & hoofstock).