Emily Vickers

I am an ambitious college leaver looking to move onto the next step in my journey into Zoo Keeping by utilising the skills, knowledge and experience I have gained from my Animal Care and Management courses and work placements. I have experience working as a waitress and receptionist at the Coppid Beech Hotel. I am enthusiastic and passionate about moving into the animal care industry and I am willing to go through any necessary training to get there.

Receptionist at Coppid Beech Hotel (2025-06 – Present)

• OPERA booking system training
• Customer service and Professionalism
• Problem-solving and Conflict resolution
• Telephone calls
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Teamwork

Food & Beverage Assistant at Coppid Beech Hotel (2024-05 – 2025-06)

• Customer service and Professionalism
• Problem-solving and Conflict resolution
• Ability to work in stressful environments
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Teamwork and on job training

Work Experience at Fur & Feathers (2026-01 – 2026-01)

1 week placement

• Cleaning aviaries
• Flying birds
• Talking to visitors
• Feeding the birds
• Weighing the birds
• Prepping the feeds
• Teamwork and planning
• Communication skills

Work Experience at Bucklebury Farm (2025-05 – 2025-05)

2 weeks placement

• Moving the Alpacas from the stables to the fields and back
• Filling hay-nets and water bottles
• Feeding all the animals such as pigs, sheep, donkeys, alpacas, goats and turkeys
• Grooming Guinea Pigs, Alpaca poo picking, catching turkeys and herding ducklings from the lake
• Animal handling with visiting schools, including guinea pigs, chickens and goat plus setting up egg hunts
• Cleaning animal habitats
• Alpaca feet trimming, donkey hoof picking, goat hoof picking and trimming

Work Experience at Wayside Stables (2025-05 – 2025-05)

1 week placement

• Walking, feeding and looking after Luna a pregnant mare
• Filling hay nets, water troughs and feed bowls
• Sweeping and cleaning stables
• Collecting horses from their paddocks and taking them back to the stables
• Making beds for the horses
• Grooming and tacking

Work Experience at Holme Grange School Farm (2020 – 2024)

• Feeding and preparing enrichment
• Cleaning enclosures and housing
• Exercising
• Health checks

Zookeeper Experiences at Berkshire College of Agriculture (2021-05 – 2021-10)

Experiences in May 2021 and October 2021

• Preparing and feeding a variety of animals
• Behaviour observations
• Preparing and implementing enrichment

Level 3 Extended Diploma in Animal Management in Animal Management – Berkshire College of Agriculture (2024 – 2026)

GCSE in General Education – Holme Grange School (2010 – 2024)