VOLUNTEERING & EMPLOYMENT

We are a relatively small organisation, employing just eight full time animal wardens. All our wardens are required to have, or to be training towards, an appropriate zoo animal management qualification. We currently have no vacancies.

VOLUNTEERING & STUDENT WORK PLACEMENTS
We take volunteer animal wardens and work placement students over 18 years of age only. Normally, we arrange for volunteers / students to come in for an interview and require references prior to starting. We will give prioirty to those volunteers who can stay for at least one month. As we only have a small team of wardens, it is important that volunteer wardens work well with others.

We are also always grateful for individuals who may want to volunteer their services in any other way such as grounds and maintenance work. For these, experience is a necessity.

There is bothy accommodation onsite for volunteers. The bothies are situated behind the service buildings, which have kitchen facilities and a shower-room. If you wish to arrange your own accommodation, there is “The Laird’s Bothy” bunkhouse in Kingussie (3 miles), or self-catering nearby at Meadowside Cottages. We can arrange for volunteers to be picked up from our nearest railway station at Kingussie.

If this information is of interest to you and you decide you would like to spend some time with us, please complete and return the following volunteer application form with references, marking it for the attention of the Head Keeper or e-mail on msellars@rzss.org.uk

volapplicationform.doc