Living Collection Placement

 We’re WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife. We’re on a mission to restore wetlands because they are a wondrous solution to the problems our world faces. Together we will unlock their power – and help nature burst back to life. Because when wetlands flourish, all life will flourish.

At WWT, our people are instrumental, and we want to inspire future conservationists to help lead the way. As part of our early careers programme, we are thrilled to offer another year of paid early career placements. These specific roles are designed to provide experience and skills development to support individuals on their journey to their chosen career paths.

This learning and development placement is designed to provide experience and skills development in the following areas:

- Practical animal care experience, in a wetland setting

- Experience of the workplace

- Maintenance and upkeep of grounds and facilities

You’ll work within the Living Collections team, developing practical animal care experience using animal behavior and welfare knowledge. The role will involve the day-to-day care of the animals in the collection, which includes a diverse range of waterfowl, several of which are rare or endangered. You’ll maintain and develop exhibits within the site to improve welfare standards for our animals and enhance the visitor experience, developing communication and presentation skills. As part of a BIAZA member zoological collection, this role is a great opportunity for someone looking for experience in animal keeping/husbandry roles.

At WWT, we are extremely passionate about supporting our placements, and it is important to us that through this application process we learn about you, the individual. When answering the questions in the application, please ensure that you tell us about your experiences, passions, and career plans and how this role could help you develop.

Further detail on student placements can be found here: https://www.wwt.org.uk/work-with-us/early-careers-placements  

• Someone ready for their first paid position in the sector.
• Passionate about the world of conservation and the importance of making a difference for future generations
• Ability to work cohesively within a team whilst still undertaking tasks independently when required
• Capacity to be both proactive and reactive, as no two days are the same, and staff will often have to react quickly to situations outside of their control
  

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

Registered Charity Number England & Wales, no 1030884 and Scotland, no SC039410