Part-time Animal Keeper

Part-Time (32 Hours/week) Animal Keeper Position

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Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, & Friday from 9-5PM

 

We are looking for a qualified, honest, and reliable part time Animal Keeper to join our team. The part-time animal keeper will assist in monitoring and caring for our diverse collection of amphibians, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates.

 

Animal Keeper responsibilities:

 

• Participate in daily husbandry of animals including diet preparation, feeding, cleaning, enclosure maintenance, monitoring animal health and behavior, and record keeping.

 

• Maintain feeding records, water quality analysis, and fill out medical sheets.

 

• Strong communication with lead keeper and other animal keepers about the status of animals and enclosures.

 

• Complete assignments including daily tasks, projects, enrichment, training, capture, restraint, and administration of medical treatments.

 

• Help with opening and closing procedures of the center such as unlocking Turtle Haven, turning on ambient music, turning on/off appropriate lights, locking and securing animal area doors.

 

• Keep work areas clean including panel hallways, prep room, and back room.

 

• Provide guests with a positive experience by being friendly, providing information, answering questions, and at the direct request of a supervisor participate in feeding demonstrations or keeper talks.

 

• Submit requests for exhibit maintenance/changes, animal area enhancements, husbandry changes, or diet alterations to lead keeper for approval.

 

• Train and closely supervise interns and volunteers.

 

• Maintain and report supply inventory to the lead keeper.

 

• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Required Skills:

 

• Experienced in reptile/amphibian/fish/invertebrate husbandry.

• Must be ultra-observant and able to manage animals without being squeamish.

• Hardworking and driven by passion.

• Strong observational skills

• Not afraid to get dirty.

• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50-pounds off the ground.

• Able to handle animals safely without adding injury to the animal, yourself, and the    

• people around you.

• Must be able to work independently and with others.

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Preferred Skills:

 

• A degree in animal science, zoology, biology, or similar

• Three or more years of experience in amphibian, reptiles, fish, and invertebrate   

• husbandry at a professional level.

• Experience with venomous reptiles.

• Experience with large and potentially dangerous reptiles.

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