• Managing UKWOTs social media accounts, website, online shop, newsletter.• Writing copy and creating graphics for social media, website, newsletter, magazine, events and fundraisers, to educate and inspire donations. • Liaising with businesses and charities to create partnerships.• Fundraising through a variety of channels, including crowdfunding and running auctions.• Creating otter adoption packages and writing updates. • Writing volunteer policies. • Finding and… Show more • Managing UKWOTs social media accounts, website, online shop, newsletter.• Writing copy and creating graphics for social media, website, newsletter, magazine, events and fundraisers, to educate and inspire donations. • Liaising with businesses and charities to create partnerships.• Fundraising through a variety of channels, including crowdfunding and running auctions.• Creating otter adoption packages and writing updates. • Writing volunteer policies. • Finding and interviewing new volunteers. • Standing in as PA to UKWOT’s CEO when needed. Show less

• Animal care.• Customer care, including doing talks and conducting animal experiences.

Content support for PASA’s Facebook page and Instagram account including writing posts and interacting with followers.

Daily care of a range primate and mammal species, including Capuchins, several lemur species, Pygmy marmosets, Saki monkeys, Cotton-Top tamarins, Emperor tamarins, Goeldi monkeys, Titi monkeys, Sloth, Agouti and bats.Creating and providing enrichment. Weight training. Enclosure refurbishing.Supervising students.

Overseeing the large primate section, containing 10 primate species – Goeldi monkeys, Cotton-Top tamarins, White-Faced Saki monkeys, Bolivian Squirrel monkeys, Red Ruffed lemurs, Black and White Ruffed lemurs, Ring Tailed lemurs, Lar gibbons, rescued Hamadryas baboons and rescued Barbary macaques (and a pair of meerkats).• Overseeing keepers and volunteers on the section and their training, including signing off on working with Category 1 species. • Multitasking a number of high… Show more Overseeing the large primate section, containing 10 primate species – Goeldi monkeys, Cotton-Top tamarins, White-Faced Saki monkeys, Bolivian Squirrel monkeys, Red Ruffed lemurs, Black and White Ruffed lemurs, Ring Tailed lemurs, Lar gibbons, rescued Hamadryas baboons and rescued Barbary macaques (and a pair of meerkats).• Overseeing keepers and volunteers on the section and their training, including signing off on working with Category 1 species. • Multitasking a number of high priority tasks, and setting tasks for keepers and volunteers.• Positive reinforcement training – writing and assisting other keepers in writing training plans, keeping training records and assisting keepers in developing their training skills. Behaviours trained include; o Shaping stationing, presentation, scale and injection behaviours in group of Barbary macaques. o Maintaining weight behaviours in lemurs and small monkeys.• Enclosure maintenance, refurbishing, diet reviews and alterations, preparation and administration of medication, record-keeping and creation of new enrichment.• Leading emergency escape procedures. Capturing and restraining small and medium primates for veterinary visits, implants and microchips. • Cross-training on Carnivore section, including lock checking for African lions, Amur leopards and Hudson Bay Wolves, and seconding Lion Feed experience. • Involved in the hiring process of new primate keepers (alongside head keeper), including reviewing CVs, interviewing and selection of successful candidate. • Creation of fundraising events for charities, including a quiz trail for Lemur week. Creation of new educational information signage for the primate section. • Running the park’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. Assisting with website updates. Show less

Managing social media accounts - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.Creating campaign messages - image advertisements

Daily care of rescued chimpanzees and Barbary macaques.Responsibilities include day-to-day husbandry (preparing and distributing food and cleaning) and creating daily enrichment programme.Independent movement of macaques and chimpanzees between enclosures.Catching cage training Barbary macaque for health checks.Support with health checks of chimpanzees and Barbary macaques.Supported the creation of a new space management and feeding routine for the Barbary… Show more Daily care of rescued chimpanzees and Barbary macaques.Responsibilities include day-to-day husbandry (preparing and distributing food and cleaning) and creating daily enrichment programme.Independent movement of macaques and chimpanzees between enclosures.Catching cage training Barbary macaque for health checks.Support with health checks of chimpanzees and Barbary macaques.Supported the creation of a new space management and feeding routine for the Barbary macaques.Creation of a revised enrichment programme for chimpanzees and macaques - including enrichment calendar, new enrichment manual for primary care staff and the construction of many new enrichment items.Creation of safe use of flora for primates document - including identifying and researching toxicity of flora around the centre.Daily behavioural observations of macaques using ZooMonitor, processing data, creation of an ethogram and tests for new observers. Office based tasks including writing adoptee updates, making updates to the MONA UK website and nutrition research for primate diet revisions Visit leader for educational tours - catering for groups of up to 25.Supervising and teaching new volunteer keepers.Creation of a native wildlife project at Mona with 2 fellow volunteers - including writing a project proposal for the local council and proposing educational material including signage. Show less

Daily care of rescued Chimpanzees and Barbary macaques.Responsibilities include day-to-day husbandry (preparing and distributing food and cleaning) and creating daily enrichment programme.Independent movement of Macaques and Chimpanzees between enclosures.Catching cage training Barbary macaque for health checks.Support with health checks of Chimpanzees and Barbary macaques.Creation of a revised enrichment programme for Chimpanzees and Macaques - Including enrichment… Show more Daily care of rescued Chimpanzees and Barbary macaques.Responsibilities include day-to-day husbandry (preparing and distributing food and cleaning) and creating daily enrichment programme.Independent movement of Macaques and Chimpanzees between enclosures.Catching cage training Barbary macaque for health checks.Support with health checks of Chimpanzees and Barbary macaques.Creation of a revised enrichment programme for Chimpanzees and Macaques - Including enrichment calendar, new enrichment manual for primary care staff and the construction of many new enrichment items.Creation of safe use of flora for primates document - including identifying and researching flora around the centre. Behavioural observations of Chimpanzees and Macaques for ongoing PhD research using ZooMonitor.Supported the creation of a new space management and feeding routine for the Barbary macaques.Office based tasks including writing adoptee updates and making updates to the MONA UK website.Visit leader for educational tours - catering for groups of up to 25.Supervising and teaching new volunteers.Creation of a native wildlife project at Mona with 2 fellow volunteers - including writing a project proposal for the local council and proposing educational material including signage. Show less

Working with Chimpanzees, Barbary Macaques, Pig-tailed Macaques, and Marmosets.Tasks included carrying out husbandry (I.e. feeding and cleaning), creating and providing enrichment, checking electrical fence security and refurbishing enclosures. I have excellent written feedback from my team leader.

Presenting shows to audiences of up to 50 people and carrying out public animal handing, at the centre’s 4 day Easter Bunny and Chick event. In 2014 and 2015.