Wildlife Husbandry Team Member

Description

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the health of animals within the zoo and monitor their eating and sleeping habits
• Educate visitors about animals within the zoo, including their preferred diets and natural habitat
• Tend to the specialized care of various species, including trimming nails, bathing coats, and cleaning teeth
• Observe animals' behavior to ensure timely and prompt care should problems arise
• Interact with guests 
• Maintain and clean animal enclosures and ensure a safe and secure habitat
• Train and handle various species while considered the best practices in interacting with each animal
• Bathe and groom animals
• Feed and care for various species 
• Provide enrichment for various species
• Must be flexible and understand that your job duties may change from time to time and that you may be asked to help in other areas.

Requirements

• Experience working with birds/reptiles/mammals 
• Must be able to work all shifts - AM, PM, and weekends 
• Must also be able to lift and move up to 50 pounds and stand for long periods of time
• Willingness to learn and master husbandry procedures
• An optimistic, positive and cheerful outlook is necessary

Education:

• A degree in related field is preferred but not necessary

Schedule:

• Part-time
• Full-time 
• Monday-Friday
• Weekends
• Holidays