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WWT Washington
North West Closing date for applications is: 30th Sep 2025
Contact: Amy Hannan (volunteering@wwt.org.uk) Sector: Animal Care Type: Volunteer Contract type: Part-time Salary: Voluntary
At Washington you will be involved first hand are in assisting the collection team in maintaining and developing exhibits within the site at Washington to enhance the visitor experience.
This involves helping the Collection team to care for our large collection of rare and endangered species of waterfowl from around the world as well as wetland mammals.
Conducting public talks with our otters and Flamingos is also an important part of the role. Helping the team to inspire our visitors by the work we do and also showing them how they can get involved.
Why volunteer with us? We have one of the largest waterfowl collections in the North East, with over 40 species, 15 of which are of Conservation Concern, including the current flock of 56 breeding Chilean Flamingos and a pair of Asian Short-clawed Otters. Previous volunteers have gone on to work in animal conservation work around the world.
We are currently looking for volunteers that can help us on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays or Sundays. We ask that you can commit a minimum of 6 months to get the most from your role. You must be over 18 to apply for this role.
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For more information, and to apply, please see our website at: https://vacancies.wwt.org.uk/vacancies/226/animal-care--animal-husbandry-assistant.html
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