Zoological Associate

Job Description

The job scope includes:

• Performs daily husbandry tasks including administration of vitamins and medication as directed
• Prepares food, provides proper nutrition and constant care of animals
• Maintains a safe, appropriate and sanitary living conditions for all animal habitats
• Learns behavior modification techniques under the supervision of more experienced colleagues. This includes but is not limited to the training of behaviors to completion, proactively maintaining conditioned behavior, and the ability to form relationships with assigned animals.
• Ensures guests, personal, and animals’ safety through constant monitoring of the behavioral precursors of potentially harmful behavior by both animals and people.
• Provides proactive guest services through guest interactions, animal presentation and programs in the assigned area, and responding to guest inquiries.
• Performs assigned roles in education and general public programs, and guest interaction programs
• Makes daily observations of animals and reports any abnormalities to the leadership team
• Maintains all animal records, equipment, area responsibilities, and communication requirements on a daily basis
• Functions as Ambassador by displaying consideration, tolerance, cooperation, open communication, and reliability; maintains a consistent attitude, motivation, and ability to accept feedback
• Ensures all policies, guidelines, manuals and SOPs are followed at all times
• Consistently practices safe work habits including, but not limited to the use of personal protective equipment, lifting and reporting of unsafe situations
• Participates on the required trainings and maintains profession development and competencies
• Performs other duties as directed by the leadership
  
  

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 1 year of relatable animal experience in a professional setting
• Good communication skills in English, verbal and written
• Excellent swimming and diving skills (not required for Aviculture)
• Basic mathematical skill
• Basic computer knowledge including MS Office and animal recording system
  
  

• Basic understanding of avian husbandry and incubation principles and techniques
  
  

• Basic understanding of marine mammal husbandry and training principles and techniques
  
  

• Basic understanding of marine mammal, avian, and reptilian husbandry / rescue / rehabilitation techniques