Chester Zoo is currently on the lookout for somebody to take on the “exciting” role of a part-time Zoo Ranger.
And there’s some brilliant perks that come with the job too.
Ahead of the school holidays, and heading into the busy summer season, the UK’s biggest charity zoo is now recruiting for a new part-time Zoo Ranger to join the team on a permanent basis.
Zoo Rangers are described as being a “key role” that works as part of the Conservation Education and Engagement Team to develop and deliver material that engages visitors with the plant and animal collection, as well the zoo’s worldwide conservation work through a range of “diverse, fun, and exciting” educational experiences.
The role is said to be “pivotal” and one that is “central to the visitor’s experience” at Chester Zoo – with anyone who applies needing to be confident in interacting with up to 500 visitors of all ages at at one time.
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Chester Zoo is looking for a new part-time zoo ranger / Credit: Chester Zoo
Working in “a setting like no other” and patrolling among rare giraffes and tigers within stunning gardens across a 128-acre estate, Zoo Rangers will also be tasked with delivering talks, organising tabletop activities and play-based activities, and telling engaging stories.
It will also be the responsibility of the new Zoo Ranger to manage the Fruit Forest Bat and Lemur animal walkthroughs too.
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Ideal candidates for the role will need to have either a degree in Biology / a conservation-related field or equivalent experience with a wide ranging knowledge of the natural world, as well as good written and verbal communication skills, a dynamic and creative mind, excellent time management, and planning and customer service skills.
A Zoo Ranger is a role that’s “central to the visitor’s experience” / Credit: Chester Zoo
Experience of working in either the childcare or zoo education field is also an advantage, as is a prior knowledge of Chester Zoo’s animal collection and conservation work.
The Zoo Ranger role is a permanent part-time position, with a requirement to work 14 hours per week – including regular weekends, evenings, early morning hours, and extra events as required seven days a week.
Just some of the perks and benefits that come with the role include 33 days annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays), a staff pass so you can visit the zoo during your time off plus a number of complimentary tickets for your family and friends, access to healthcare plan, and an employer contributory pension scheme.
Fancy it then? You can find out more about the role and apply on the Chester Zoo website here.
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Channel 4 is looking for ‘secret genius’ Mancs to take part in new immersive competition show
Emily Sergeant
Call yourself a clever clogs? Channel 4 is currently looking for ‘secret geniuses’ to take part in a new immersive competition show.
Secret Genius is a new competition series that sees adults from all walks of life go on an ‘incredible journey of self-discovery’ by competing in a set of immersive intelligence games, and the show‘s producers are currently in the process of casting a group of clever individuals who have what it takes to go all the way.
According to Mensa UK, hundreds of thousands of people may be going about their daily lives unaware of just how intelligent they actually are.
This may be someone who’s always found puzzles, following complex instructions or directions easier than those around them but never understood why, or someone who feels that their natural abilities were misunderstood or overlooked at school or in their working life.
Channel 4 is looking for ‘secret genius’ Mancs to take part in a new competition show / Credit: NCI (via Unsplash) | Freepik
It may be someone who feels their input is dismissed by people when it shouldn’t be, or maybe just someone who’s curious to find out more about their potential brain power.
If this sounds like you, applications for Secret Genius are now open and you could come face to face with the show’s famous presenter duo, Alan Carr and Susie Dent, as the put you and your fellow contestants to the test.
The selected participants will take part in a series of heats, and have the chance to progress to the finals where one lucky person will lift the Secret Genius trophy.
A casting call on the Channel 4 website reads: “Do you suspect that you have a brilliant mind but feel that your intelligence has been underestimated or misunderstood at home, at school or at work? Pass the word on. Maybe you have a friend, family member or colleague whose brainpower constantly amazes you – then give them a nudge to apply.”
Fancy it then? If you’d consider yourself to be a brainbox, then you can find the T&Cs and apply to take part in Secret Genius on the Channel 4 website here.
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Starmer: Burnham ‘free to stand’ after his term as Mayor as 50 MPs object to by-election block
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Sir Keir Starmer has said that Greater Manchester’s Andy Burnham is more than welcome to run for Parliament after his present term as Mayor.
This comes after Burnham was reportedly ‘blocked’ from running for the currently vacant local seat in Gorton and Denton.
However, the Prime Minister insists the block was simply an attempt to protect the party, arguing that it would have diverted focus and resources away from other issues, whilst insisting that what Burnham does after his run as the region’s mayor is “a matter for Andy”.
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This is the letter Labour activists in Gorton and Denton are sending to Sir Keir Starmer and Shabana Mahmood
They are demanding the NEC reverses its decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in the by-election in their seat
As per The Telegraph, Starmer went on to add that he believes his former colleague (the PM worked under Burnham back in 2015) is doing “a first-class job” in local government.
The 56-year-old was first elected Mayor for Greater Manchester back in 2017 before winning re-election back in both 2021 and May of 2024.
His current tenure is set to end around the same time in 2028, but with many touting for the ‘King of the North’ as a potential leadership replacement ahead of the next general election – which must take place no later than 15 August 2029 – a prospective return to Parliament could be next on the cards.
Those who signed the letter going against Keir stated that he had “no legitimate reason” to prevent such a move against Burnham and said that Labour’s governing body, the National Executive Committee (NEC), should reassess and ultimately reconsider.
It remains to be seen whether the outcome will change either way.
The internal saga has sparked quite the debate
As for the Aintree-born politician, after already admitting that he was “disappointed” by the decision, he also rubbished suggestions that he knew about the move to block him prior to the event, calling the reports “completely untrue” and simply made no sense.
Following up in another post on social media, he shared the latest update from Downing Street itself, which reads: “No one in Number 10 told Andy Burnham not to apply to the NEC for permission to stand or gave any indication to him which sought to prejudge the NEC officers’ deliberation or decision.”
Once again, only time will tell whether or not the letter objecting to Burnham’s return to standing for a constituency or any other Parliamentary role will see any watershed.
Emily Sergeant -
5th July 2023 
