Chester Zoo is currently on the lookout for somebody to take on the “exciting” role of Weekend Zoo Ranger.
The UK’s leading charity zoo is currently recruiting for a ‘Weekend Zoo Ranger’, which is described as a “key role” that works as part of the Conservation Education and Engagement Team to develop and deliver material to engage visitors with the plant and animal collection, the the zoo’s worldwide conservation work through a range of “diverse, fun, and exciting” educational experiences.
The role is said to be “central to the visitor’s experience” at the zoo.
According to Chester Zoo, those who apply for the “pivotal” role of Weekend Zoo Range will be required to:
Interact with visitors of all ages.
Interact with audiences up to 500 people on a sound system.
Deliver across a wide range of mediums – including talks, table-top activities, play based activities, and storytelling.
Manage two animal walkthroughs (Fruit Bat Forest and Lemurs).
If you’re after a change of career in 2022, then it surely doesn’t get much better than this?
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Ideal candidates for the role will need to have sound knowledge of conservation, ecology and biology, good written and verbal communication skills, a dynamic and creative mind, excellent time management, and planning and customer service skills, with experience of working in the zoo education field, and knowledge of Chester Zoo’s animal collection and conservation work, an advantage.
Due to the nature of the organisation and the role, this is subject to a DBS check.
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What makes Chester Zoo a great place to work then?
Well, as the UK’s “biggest and best” zoo, the zoo has ambitious goals, exciting plans, and an inclusive and diverse organisation that’s made up of nearly 500 permanent and 500 seasonal team members.
“We know how important it is to invest in our colleagues to help boost their career development,” Chester Zoo says.
The ‘Weekend Ranger’ role will see you manage a walkthrough tour of the lemurs and fruit bat forest / Credit: Chester Zoo
The ‘Weekend Zoo Ranger’ role is a permanent part-time position with a minimum requirement to work 21 hours per two weeks with regular weekend work, and there’s also 33 days annual leave pro-rata (based on a 40 hour week)
You will be paid £10.16 per hour for the role.
Benefits include 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? If you’d like to be in the running for the Weekend Zoo Ranger role, then you can stick an application in via the Chester Zoo website before the closing date of 27/02/22 here.
Channel 4 is looking for Mancs who think they can survive the apocalypse for a new TV series
Lydia Mastrolonardo
Have you always wanted to see how long you’d last in an apocalypse?
Well now’s your chance, as Apocalypse is potentially coming back to Channel 4 for a second series, with producers having put out a nationwide casting call for contestants willing to take part.
The casting call simply reads: “Do you think you have what it takes to survive the end of the world?”
Described as a dystopian series designed to test the creativity, resourcefulness, and resilience of our nation, Apocalypse sees players are pushed out of their comfort zones and put to the ultimate test.
In the series, ordinary people are tasked with surviving for 28 days in an abandoned city – used previously only for the military to practice urban warfare – with no food, running water, electricity or heat.
Produced by The Garden – which is part of ITV Studios – for Channel 4, the show’s creators are now calling on Mancs and people up and down the country with the ‘courage and ingenuity’ to compete, to get in touch and apply for the potential second series.
Does your mate always bang on after watching a post-apocalyptic film that they would’ve done things differently? Or is the news at the moment freaking you out and you want to give the end of the world a bit of a practice run? Either way, sign up, test that plan you’ve built in your head, and see if you’ve really got what it takes.
Applications are now open, and all you need to do is fill in a short application form and one of the production team will get back to you if they would like to proceed. Come on, let’s prove what Mancs are made of.
Hundreds of katsu curries are being given out for FREE in Manchester this week
Emily Sergeant
Hundreds of katsu curries are being dished up and given out for free in Manchester this week, but only for certain people.
And those lucky people will be students.
That’s right… a new semester is upon us, and thousands of freshers and returning students are descending on the city and Manchester‘s many universities for another year. But the life of a student isn’t exactly the cheapest sometimes, especially for those who haven’t had to live on a budget before moving out or into halls.
But to make things a little easier, Tampopo has announced it’ll be serving hundreds of one of its most popular dishes for free this week.
Tampopo is celebrating National Katsu Curry Day in the most delicious way possible, by giving away 700 Katsu Curries with rice for free, exclusively to freshers and students this Sunday (27 September).
Whether you’re brand new to the city, settling back into uni life, or you’re simply in need of a katsu fix, students can head to their nearest participating Tampopo and tuck into a hearty meal without needing to spend a penny.
100 katsu curries will be available each from 12-2pm at both Tampopo restaurants in Manchester city centre – which are on Albert Square, and in the Corn Exchange – or if you head over to the Trafford Centre, both the Tampopo there and the East Street sites are taking part.
“[Our] Katsu Curry has long been one of our most-loved dishes, so National Katsu Curry Day felt like the perfect excuse to give students a proper welcome to the new academic year,” Tampopo said in a statement.
So, are you feeling hungry then? The offer is exclusively available for takeaway only to freshers and students with a valid student ID, which they must present on collection.
100 portions are available at each participating location, and just one free katsu curry with rice will be available per person.
Emily Sergeant -
21st February 2022 
