Facility
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Closing Date
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Description
Applications are being accepted for a full-time Animal Care Specialist in the Indonesian Rain Forest.
The Animal Care Specialist performs work necessary to provide basic daily animal care for zoo animals, ensures appropriate animal wellbeing, and performs husbandry practices such as operant conditioning, enrichment strategy, and assisting with husbandry and enclosure furnishing design. This position is responsible for daily husbandry of Indonesian species including but not limited to a variety of bird and reptile species, Sumatran tigers, Sumatran orangutans, clouded leopards, and Javan gibbons. See www.kidszoo.org for a full job description.
Education and Pre-requisites
A Bachelor’s Degree in an animal-related field and one year of experience in a zoological setting are preferred.
Compensation and benefits
This is a full-time position requiring availability for a 40-hour work week year-round. Full-time benefits include Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, 403b Plan, 403b Matching, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Days Off, Paid Holidays, and Paid Parental Leave as well as optional Dental, Vision, Life, and Pet Insurance Programs. All team members receive Employee Perks such as free zoo admission, friends and family passes, and concessions discounts as well as appreciation and recognition programs and events.
Application instructions
Click Here to Apply:
https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=134901&clientkey=DDD6F6CFDE03872F71FEC49B8C75CB14
Application Deadline: April 28, 2023