If you want to be part of one of the UK’s fastest growing zoos and are interested about the prospect of being part of something new, a position with us might be for you!
Wingham Wildlife Park is a family run wildlife park with big emphasis on animal husbandry, conservation, education and safety for our animals, staff, and visitors. We are looking for a likeminded “team players” who would fit in amongst our existing and dedicated teams.
Jobs
As Wingham Wildlife Park continues to grow and the busier season approaches we are excited to be expanding many of our teams and hiring for a number of roles across the park.
Current roles:
- Cook- full-time
- Catering Supervisor- full-time
- Seasonal Staff- temporary
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Please find more information about these roles and how to apply below.
Cook- full-time
We are seeking a skilled cook to join our team. The cook will be responsible for preparing delicious meals following our recipes and ensuring food safety guidelines are met.
Duties:
- Prepare ingredients for cooking, including washing, peeling, and chopping
- Cook food in various utensils or grillers
- Ensure great presentation by dressing dishes before they are served
- Keep a sanitized and orderly environment in the kitchen
- Ensure all food and other items are stored properly
- Check quality of ingredients
- Monitor stock and place orders when there are shortages
Experience and skills:
- Proven experience as a Cook in a fast-paced kitchen environment
- Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling, etc.)
- Ability to follow all sanitation procedures
- Ability to work in a team
- Very good communication skills
If you are passionate about cooking and have experience working in a kitchen environment, we would love to have you join our team. Please email your CV to info@winghamwildlifepark.co.uk.
Catering Supervisor- full-time
We are looking to hire a friendly individual with good communication skills to supervise our catering outlets. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the day-to-day running of these areas goes smoothly. You will primarily be based in the play area throughout the day and checking on the other areas as needed.
You must be available to work weekends and during school holidays with your own transport or good access to transport links.
Duties:
- Open and close the catering outlets
- Train new staff members
- Delegate jobs to your team
- Handle complaints
- Ensure all cleaning and health and safety guidelines are met
Experience and skills:
- Proven experience supervising others in a fast-paced environment is a plus
- Working in a team
- Strong communication skills
- 18+
Payment can be discussed in an interview.
If you are interested in applying for this role please email us at catering@winghamwildlifepark.co.uk with your CV.
Seasonal Staff- temporary
Wingham Wildlife Park is a family run wildlife park with big emphasis on animal husbandry, conservation, education and safety for our animals, staff, and visitors. We are looking for a likeminded “team player” who would fit in amongst our animal care staff.
This role will involve helping to supervise our Tropical House walkthrough and Lemur walkthrough enclosure during the weekends and school holidays, answering any public questions, and helping to keep the park generally clean and tidy.
The Candidate Will:
- Be able to communicate on a one-to-one basis as well as ensuring the rules of our walkthroughs are followed.
- Be polite and courteous to both staff and visitors.
- Be able to work as part of a team and on their own.
- Have exceptional time keeping skills.
- Have a valid UK driving licence or have good access to transport links.
- Be able to work weekends and during school holidays.
The Role Involves:
- Maintaining the high standards of cleanliness in our walkthroughs.
- Talking to visitors about our animals and answering questions.
- Ensuring that visitors abide by the rules of the walkthroughs whilst walking through.
- Strict adherence to safe working practices.
- Maintaining high standards also around the park including emptying bins, litter picking, weeding and window cleaning.
About Employment with WWP:
This position requires people to be comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions, including working weekends, during school holidays and on bank holidays.
Hours will be 8 hours per day, rota based system working 5 out of 7 days per week during school holiday time.
Weekend work during the school term times.
We give statutory holiday entitlement.
This position will pay at the rate of the national minimum wage dependant on your age.
Start date, ASAP
End date, 27th September 2026.
All applications to be addressed for the attention of Matthew Jay to headkeeper@winghamwildlifepark.co.uk along with a covering letter and CV. For applications to this job please use reference SEASONAL in the email title. Any applications through other channels will be disregarded.
Volunteer with our Keepers
Donating money is not the only way in which you can help the park. We are also always on the look out for people who want to donate their time to us. Our keepers do a great job at the park, but it is always of great use to us if we have volunteers helping out at the park to aid with mucking in, preparing food, help with gardening, keeping the park tidy and supervising our walk through enclosures etc. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is passionate about animals and wants to help, or people going in to new professions or university looking to gain experience. An example is that even though animal care qualifications count for a lot there are few zoos who will take on keepers with no exotics experience. Almost all of our keepers started at the park as volunteers.
Volunteer Requirements:
- Over the age of 18
- Passionate about animals
- Not afraid to get dirty
- Willing to make a long term commitment to the park
So if you would like to enquire about jobs or volunteer at the park (and fulfill the requirements above ), please do not hesitate to get in touch via phone on 01227 720 836 or by using the form below, choosing the relevant subject line. We look forward to hearing from you.
