Careers at Fife Zoo
Do you want a career working with animals from around the world?
Here at Fife Zoo, we're a small, family run zoo with a big heart.
As an ever growing animal attraction in Scotland, we need a variety of staff to help care for our animals and look after our zoo.
If you'd like to become part of our zoo family, take a look at the career opportunities we currently have below.
Visitor Engagement Volunteer
Visitor Engagement Volunteer
We are looking for friendly, approachable volunteers to help support the visitor experience at Fife Zoo.
Our Visitor Engagement Volunteers play an important role in helping guests enjoy their day, whether that’s by welcoming visitors in key areas, chatting to the public about our animals, helping answer simple questions, or supporting the team in keeping public spaces clean and tidy.
This role may include helping to staff walkthrough areas, engaging with visitors in a warm, positive way, sharing basic information about the animals, and helping ensure our public areas remain welcoming throughout the day.
You do not need to be an animal expert to apply.
Full guidance will be given, and you will be supported by the Fife Zoo team. This role would suit someone who enjoys meeting people, is confident speaking to the public, and is happy to get involved with the day-to-day running of a busy visitor attraction.
Key tasks may include:
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Manning walkthrough areas
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Chatting to visitors about the animals
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Helping answer simple visitor questions
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Keeping public areas clean and tidy
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Supporting a friendly, welcoming visitor experience
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We are looking for someone who is:
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Friendly and approachable
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Confident speaking to members of the public
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Reliable and enthusiastic
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Happy to work as part of a team
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Interested in animals, conservation, education or visitor engagement
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If you would like to volunteer at Fife Zoo and help us create a welcoming, enjoyable experience for our visitors, we would love to hear from you.
Gardening & Maintenance Volunteer
We are looking for practical, enthusiastic volunteers to help maintain Fife Zoo.
Our Gardening & Maintenance Volunteers play an important role in helping us keep the zoo looking tidy, welcoming and well cared for. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being outdoors, is happy to get stuck into hands-on tasks, and would like to support the day-to-day running of the zoo in a practical way.
Tasks may vary depending on the time of year and what is needed around the site, but could include gardening, planting, weeding, tidying public areas, helping with general upkeep, and supporting small maintenance jobs around the zoo.
You do not need specialist experience to apply, although any gardening, DIY, maintenance or practical outdoor experience would be very welcome. Full guidance will be given, and you will be supported by the Fife Zoo team.
This role would suit someone who enjoys working outdoors, takes pride in keeping spaces looking their best, and is happy to work as part of a team.
Key tasks may include:
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Gardening, planting and weeding
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Helping keep outdoor areas clean and tidy
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Supporting general upkeep around the zoo
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Assisting with small practical maintenance tasks
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Helping make the site welcoming for visitors
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We are looking for someone who is:
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Practical and hands-on
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Reliable and enthusiastic
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Happy working outdoors
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Able to work as part of a team
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Interested in helping support Fife Zoo behind the scenes
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If you would like to volunteer at Fife Zoo and help us keep the zoo looking its best, we would love to hear from you.