Chester Zoo is hiring a new keeper to look after its capybaras and meerkats

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Chester Zoo is currently hiring someone to look after its capybaras and meerkats, and you can get your applications in the for role now.

If you’re after a career change in 2025, then it surely can’t get much better than this?

The UK’s biggest charity zoo currently has a vacancy open for a Keeper to join the Twilight team on a full-time permanent basis, and according to the job description on its website, the new recruit will need to provide the highest standards of animal husbandry, welfare, and exhibitory to the varied group of animals under the care of this particular team.

Chester Zoo is responsible for one of Europe’s largest and most-diverse animal communities, and this is your chance to be a part of what makes it so special.

For this full-time role, the zoo is looking for an ‘enthusiastic, dynamic, and motivated’ individual to provide extensive knowledge and proven expertise in caring for and managing a wide variety of species within a zoological environment.

Chester Zoo is hiring a new keeper to look after its capybaras and meerkats / Credit: Chester Zoo

Some of the species under the care of the Twilight team include rodents, Xenarthra, Macropods, small carnivores, and the zoo’s free flight bat habitat.

The successful applicant will be tasked with supporting the Assistant Team Manager in the daily management of the section, along with leading, training, and working closely with other team members under the direction of the Team Manager to make sure all the highest standards are met.

There will be also be a requirement to supervise voluntary workplace students working alongside our keeper team and to cover visitor experiences as part of the role.

The ideal candidate will have ‘substantial experience’ working in a zoological or conservation–breeding facility, a HND or degree level qualification in a zoological related science, and must be competent in the use of computers and basic software packages.

Applications for the role are now live / Credit: Chester Zoo

The job description also emphasises the need for ‘excellent communication skills’ and a ‘strong work ethic’.

The role of ‘Lead Keeper – Twilight’ is 40 hours per week, with the working week being 10 days out of 14, including weekends and bank holidays as rostered, and the salary being £29,260.20 per annum.

Working at Chester Zoo comes with an ‘excellent benefits package’ and loads of perks too, including a generous pension scheme, 33 days paid holidays per year, a healthcare plan, pension scheme, a staff pass so that you can visit the zoo for free, and complimentary tickets for friends and family.

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The closing date for applications is next Sunday (27 April 2025), and you can find out more and apply for the role here.

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