Senior Zookeeper
Functieomschrijving
As a senior zookeeper at Boudewijn Seapark, you will be responsible for the daily care and training of the various animal species in the park. - While working with the animals, animal welfare comes first. - You will prepare fish to feed to the animals. - You are responsible for the daily maintenance of the animal enclosures and filtration systems. - You will convey our conservation message “meet, love, protect” to visitors through educational presentations.
Profiel
- You have a minimum of 3 years experience as an animal caretaker of marine mammals. - You have knowledge of positive reinforcement/reward system. - You are athletic and can swim well. - You are also a real animal lover - You enjoy speaking in front of an audience (schools, groups) - Weekend work and working in school vacations is not a problem for you. - You can provide a clean criminal record
Aanbod
- You will join a young team of enthusiastic caregivers - You will be employed full time. You will start with a fixed term contract with a chance to extend after positive evaluation. - You will receive a salary depending on your experience. - You will receive internal training on caring for and working with (operant conditioning) marine mammals. - A unique work environment in a friendly atmosphere - Together with your family, you will have free access to all 42 zoos and amusement parks within the Aspro Parks group - As a Boudewijn Seapark staff member you have µ
o free access (+ 1 extra person) to all Plopsa parks, Bellewaerde, Walibi Belgium, Pairi Daiza and Bobbejaanland
o free admission to more than 300 Belgian day attractions and museums
o discount at various webshops and travel websites (Brico, Hema, Zalando, Bol,...)