Keeper 1 - Mammals 1

The CALDWELL ZOO • Tyler, TX

11h • $0 - $15 • Onsite

About The Position

Provides daily care and maintenance of assigned animals and their exhibits.

Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and the ability to speak effectively to visitors or employees of the zoo.
• Ability to solve common sense understanding to carry out instructions and/or effectively and safely apply animal and zoo operation knowledge to new changing situations.
• Valid Texas Driver License
• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear and taste or smell.
• Must be capable of moving quickly and have good hearing and vision.
• Occasionally required to stack hay bales weighing in excess of 80 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree (BS) or equivalent from four-year college or university in Biology or Animal Science related field preferred.
• 1 year experience and/or training, or Equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

• Cleans and disinfect animals’ enclosures and all equipment and tools associated with maintaining a safe and sanitary environment for the animals to live in on a daily basis.
• Checks exhibits and animal enclosures cleanliness as well as safety and structural soundness on a daily basis. Takes appropriate steps to remedy existing or potential problems.
• Keeps records including behavioral observations, veterinary treatment logs, diet records, and animal transfer data.
• Carries out veterinary treatments as prescribed by the veterinarian.
• Understands and participates in behavioral enrichments activities, training and conditioning procedures or protocols, and capture and restraint procedures.
• Recognizes proper animal diets and abnormalities in diets and animal feeding habits.
• Responds to questions from zoo visitors concerning animals’ habits and zoo operations in a helpful, friendly, courteous and informative way and make efforts to make visitors experience a positive one.
• Follows all safety policies and rules.
• Assists in training new keepers.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Group Term Life insurance
• Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Critical Illness
• Legal
• Theft
• Accident
• Hospital Indemnity
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Employee Discount at Concessions and Gift Shop
• Employee Free Admission to Park
• Complementary Tickets for Friends / Family

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level