WWT Slimbridge was the very first of WWT's wetland centres - leading the way in bringing wetlands to life and inspiring people to connect with nature.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Living Collection Assistant to join our mammal team. Caring for a unique collection of wetland mammals as an Assistant, you’ll help create unforgettable experiences for our visitors by sharing the stories of our Asian small-clawed otters, water voles, and harvest mice, while also playing a hands-on role in their care and wellbeing.

You’ll be part of a passionate team, with opportunities to learn across different areas of the centre and contribute to our mission of inspiring everyone to love and protect wetlands. Please see the job description for all the detail.

This is a Fixed Term contract for 6 months 37.5 hours per week, working 5 days in 7 to include weekends and bank holidays.

About You

We’re looking for a passionate and driven individual to join our team.

Ideally, you’ll have:

experience working with similar species, and you’ll play an active role in supporting the care and welfare of our mammals.
Alongside hands-on husbandry, you’ll help bring our animals’ stories to life through daily talks and visitor engagement.
Strong communication skills.
The ability to work well as part of a large, supportive team are essential.
Experience in animal training or working with ectotherms would be a welcome bonus.

If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you.

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications from candidates who meet the required skills and experience. We therefore encourage early applications.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
Cycle to work scheme
Contributory pension scheme
Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

Living Collection Assistant - Mammals