Soigneur animalier

Terra Botanica; Angers; Sur place; EUR 20 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading plant-themed park in Angers is looking for two animal caretakers for the season from March 16 to November 15, 2026. Responsibilities include animal welfare, cleaning enclosures, assisting veterinarians, and managing inventories of animal care supplies. The ideal candidates must have a degree in animal care or relevant experience, be autonomous and organized, with a Class B driver’s license. Availability on weekends and public holidays is required. Apply during our job dating event or via email.

Qualifications

• At least two years of professional experience in animal care.
• Comfortable using equipment relevant to animal care tasks.
• Do-it-yourself skills are a plus.

Responsabilités

• Ensure animal welfare and daily monitoring of animals.
• Clean and maintain cages and enclosures.
• Assist veterinarian with routine care.
• Record observations on animals and their habitats.
• Manage stocks for medicines and food.
• Participate in tasks related to the landscape department.

Connaissances

Animal care experience

Teamwork

Autonomy

Organization

Formation

Degree in animal care

Description du poste

Terra Botanica, located in Angers, is Europe’s leading plant-themed park, welcoming nearly 500,000 visitors each year. As part of the Looping Group, we are pursuing an ambitious development program to enrich the experience of our visitors.

Join us and take part in this unique adventure where your role will be to create memorable experiences!

Our Landscape Manager is looking for two animal caretakers for the season, from March 16 to November 15, 2026 .

You will be responsible for ensuring the well-being of our animals: feeding, care, maintenance of buildings and facilities.

Within this framework, your missions will be as follows:

• Ensuring animal welfare and daily monitoring of animals (feeding, observation, routine care, etc.)
• Ensure the cleaning and maintenance of cages, enclosures, and pools.
• Assist the veterinarian with routine care (monitoring animal health, vaccinations, detecting abnormalities, etc.).
• Record observations on the animal and its habitat,
• Keep an up-to-date inventory of reproductions, births and deaths, to establish an "identity card" for each animal and follow up with the relevant authorities,
• Manage stocks and orders for medicines, equipment and food,
• Participate in the educational promotion and development of the animal sector,
• Participate in the various tasks inherent in the landscape department to which you will be attached: pruning, mowing, planting...

Do you have the right profile?

With a degree in animal care or at least two years of professional experience in an animal care position, you have a solid grasp of the basics of animal care, monitoring, and daily management.

You are comfortable using the equipment needed to run your business.

Autonomous, organized and dynamic, you are keen to work as part of a team within an organization with a strong plant and animal footprint.

Do-it-yourself skills (assembly, fence repair, etc.) would be a plus.

Availability on weekends and public holidays is imperative. Team members work in shifts.

Possession of a Class B driver’s license, including the ability to drive vehicles with manual transmission, is an essential requirement for this position.

Ready to take up the challenge?

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