Jersey Zoo Internships

• A placement at Jersey Zoo will provide the training and experience you need to pursue a career in the conservation or Zoo sector. 

  Am I eligible to apply?

  Applicants must be over 18 years and studying or have completed their studies in a relevant subject (degree or diploma level) and/or can demonstrate their passion for working in a zoo or conservation environment. For our field programme internship, you must be over the age of 21 years and have held a driving license for more than one year.

  Where can I train?

  Interns can train in any of the departments listed below. Click on the files below  to read more about what training you might receive in that department and who this placement would suit. Please be aware that many of the departments can only accept one student at a time, so although we try and cater for everyone's first choice of department, this may not always be possible.

  
  

• Bird Intern role description File
• Mammal Intern role description File
• Herpetology Intern role description File
• Field Programme Intern role description File
• Learning/Education Intern role description File
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• Sounds great, when can I start?

  Internship training posts are filled a year in advance, so all positions for August 2022 -September 2023 are currently filled. Keep an eye on our Home page for any announcements of slots opening up during the year!
  

  
  

  The next available internships will start in August 2023- August 2024. Placements of less than 12 months can start in any month. Placements for all departments except the Learning Department* are available throughout the year, subject to availability. 

  * internships on this department are only available for 6 months between March-Sept 2022.

  How long can my placement be?

  Applicants must commit to a 6 -12 month placement. Placements of longer than 9 months will automatically take place in two different departments. There are opportunities to carry out research project while carrying out your internship.
  
  

  Will I be paid?

  Unfortunately not, as we are a charity our internship training programme is unpaid. You will be provided with a uniform and offered free bus travel to the zoo and a free lunch pass to eat lunch at our Cafe Dodo for the duration of your internship. As well as hand on experience, the interns will be provided with a lecture each month given by experts in their fields. Interns must be prepared to cover all other food, travel and accommodation costs for the duration of their placement. Unfortunately we do not offer scholarships for these training placements.

  
  

  Do you provide accommodation?

  We do not, so Interns must arrange this for themselves (approximate cost of accommodation in Jersey is £90-£120/week) and be capable of paying for the duration of the placement for which they have applied. As Jersey is a costly island to live, we do provide a list of affordable places in family homes that are commonly used by Interns each year. The list is short,  therefore it may be necessary for Interns to sort their own accommodation out.

  
  

• How to apply?

  Applications for September 2023- August 2024 cohort will be open from 1st September 2022 and must be in before the 1st December 2022. To apply, please complete the form at this link https://forms.office.com/r/6F0LMEnayK. 

  If you are unable to complete the form online, an email to gale.glendewar@durrell.org containing answers to all the questions will also be accepted. Application sent after the 1st December will not be accepted. 
  

  The form can also be viewed below (you can also submit your answers in this embedded form).

  
  
  

  
  

• Research Opportunities

  If you are just interested in carrying out Zoo based research as part of a degree research requirement, then there is no need to apply for the Internship. Instead you can contact our Zoo research Coordinator Dr Eluned Price eluned.price@durrell.org to discuss your project proposal or find out about research projects that we need people to carry out. Please read the Research policy PDF below for more details.

  
  

  Vet Internships

  Internships for the Veterinary department are not part of the student/internship programme. Places are only open to 4th Year veterinary students and above. The Student placements are on a first come first served basis and are extremely popular, with all placement filled up to mid 2023. 

  If you are interested in securing a place and are eligible to apply, then please send you application to veterinary@durrell.org to check availability for 2023.

  
  

• Research Policy File