Animal Team Volunteer

The Trust for Sustainable Living (TSL) is a global educational charity, with the aim of helping the next generation to achieve a sustainable future. We have an education centre called The Living Rainforest which welcomes around 100,000 visitors each year, including 25,000 children on school trips.

Visitors can experience the sights, sounds and smells of a lush tropical rainforest environment – and explore how plants, animals, human needs, economies and cultures are all linked. Our centre is home to over 850 species of plants and animals, including rare and endangered species of global conservation value.

The Animal Team volunteer duties include various aspects of animal husbandry, food preparation, enclosure maintenance and development, and lots of physical work! You must be OK with getting tired and dirty and handling creepy crawlies!! We have a small team of 3 keepers, 2 interns so volunteers in this area of our business are very valuable. 

About The Living Rainforest

The Trust for Sustainable Living (TSL) is a global educational charity, with the aim of helping the next generation to achieve a sustainable future. We have an education centre called The Living Rainforest which welcomes around 100,000 visitors each year, including 25,000 children on school trips.

Visitors can experience the sights, sounds and smells of a lush tropical rainforest environment – and explore how plants, animals, human needs, economies and cultures are all linked. Our centre is home to over 850 species of plants and animals, including rare and endangered species of global conservation value.

Volunteers are highly valued members of our organisation, and have been an integral part of its development from the very beginning of our ventures in 1993. Volunteering is also enormously rewarding and is an excellent way of gaining experience within our industry and sector.

To find out more about volunteering at The Living Rainforest, see our video at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iULDmbRW8S8&t=10s

Directions: Approximately 9 miles up the B4009 from Newbury just beyond Hampstead Norreys.
Follow the Brown Tourist Signs from Hermitage.
Alternatively, branch off the B4009 at the Newbury Robin Hood Roundabout onto the A339 / A34 / M4 J13 at Chieveley and then re-join the B4009 at Hermitage and follow the brown signs as above.
See our website for a map and full details.

What skills do I need?

Although experience is not essential for this role, a background in animal care or related subject is preferred. Full training and support will be given on all duties, and candidates must have a caring and responsible attitude, and be able to carry out practical tasks. All applications will be considered and will be taken on their own merit.

When is this role available?

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Details

The individual time commitment is one set day per week (weekday or weekend).

Where does this role take place?