Zoologist or Park Ranger

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Serial No: 10871

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Skills keywords: excel, ms office (word

Current location:  County Galway, Ireland - View on map

Nationality: Polish

Spoken languages: ENLISH, polish

Career Summary

2006-Present ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND

General Assistant, Grade II

• Instrumental in the care, feeding, training, handling, restraining, and general maintenance of all zoo animals, keeping their welfare at the heart of matters at all times

• Formulating the differing diets and determining appropriate feeding schedules for all animals, based on veterinarian recommendations

• Constantly observing animals for any signs of illness or injury, and assisting the vet in the health care of animals, including treatment, vaccination, surgery, X-rays, and other laboratory tests and procedures

• Preparing orders for animal feed, equipment, supplies, materials, and medication, as well as maintaining accurate and up-to-date animal care and maintenance records and inventories for each assigned area

• Identifying and recommending improvements to animal care and the management and exhibition of animals in zoos to prevent psychological damage to animals and keep them safe and content

• Assisting in the movement of animals as directed, and ensuring animals are safely held by checking that locking devices and cages are secure

• Supervising and participating in the cleaning and disinfecting of cages, dens, houses, food trays, and water pans to ensure health and safety procedures are adhered to at all times

• Supervising in the maintenance, repair, and grounds keeping of an assigned area, as well as draining and cleaning out the swimming tanks, and collecting and disposing of refuse

• Assisting in public presentations and interacting with zoo stakeholders and visitors by creating a calm and ambient atmosphere where visitors feel welcome and comfortable enough to ask questions about the animals and their habitats

Special Skills

• Performing animal immobilization, crating, shipping, isolation, and quarantine activities to a high standard, reducing disruption for animals involved to lowest level possible

• Playing a vital role in the training of Californian sea lions and Asian elephants leading to useful traits, for example teaching a sea lion to hold out its flipper so a blood sample can easily be taken

• Operating heavy zoo machinery, such as tractors and compact loaders

2001-2005 ZEGLUGA MAZURSKA LTD., POLAND

Accountant Assistant

• Ensuring accuracy and attention to detail when processing purchase invoices, matching relevant delivery dockets, posting them to the ledger drafting, and analyzing financial data

• Undertaking general office administration duties such as preparing the payroll, entering data correctly, and dealing with warehouse documentation

• Demonstrating responsibility and integrity by being tasked with handling of large amounts of incoming cash, ensuring it goes to the relevant bank accounts, and operating the till

• Maintenance and up keep of files for proof of delivery

• Checking and identifying statements for any missing purchase invoices or credit notes, and processing information for annual stock take after warehouse count is finished

2000-2001 MILITARY SERVICE, POLAND

Lance-Corporal

• Undertaking compulsory military service on board shutter tanks and transporters

1992-2000

1998-2000 ZEGLUGA MAZURSKA LTD., POLAND

Accountant Assistant

• Similar to role and responsibilities of Accountant Assistant above

1992-1998 Cabinet Maker & Deck Hand

• Demonstrating expertise in all aspects of cabinet making such as carefully cutting and shaping timber for floorboards, skirting boards, and window frames

• Meticulously measuring, making, and assembling doors, window frames, staircases and fitted furniture

• Fully accountable for accurately fitting floor and roof joists, roof timbers, staircases, partition walls, doors, and window frames

• Crafting and cutting materials to specified measurements, using a variety of hand tools, machines, and power saws, as well as building temporary wooden supports

Education and Qualifications

Certificate: Advanced National Certificate in the Management of Zoo Animals, Level 3, Sparsholt College, Hampshire (2012)

Modules included: Principles of Animal Behavior, Specialist Husbandry of Zoo Animals, & Management of Reptiles, Carnivores, Aquatic Mammals, Elephants, Birds, & Invertebrates

As a Technician, College of Marketing and Sales, Poland (2000)

Marketing Technician & Leaving Certificate, Technical & Vocational Secondary School of Wood Technology, Poland (1998)

In Cabinet Making, Poland (1995)

Further Skills

IT Proficiency: MS Office (Word, Excel), & Zootrition Dietary Management Software

Languages:

Other: Advanced English, Fluent Polish (mother tongue), & Basic Russian

Manual Handling Certificate & Massage Therapist Certificate