Facility
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Closing Date
[jobclosingdate]
Description
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZ) is currently seeking a crazy good person to fill the position of Animal Keeper in our African Rift Valley exhibit. This is a full time benefitted position that requires a motivated, dedicated team player who is willing to make a significant commitment to the organization and is a great fit with our Zoo culture and this team.
A competitive applicant will be a highly motivated, passionate keeper to work with a wide range of African mammal and bird species. This person will be working in a close team setting to provide the highest quality care and husbandry for the animals as well as actively participating in training programs, developing shows, and creating
Defining Moment experiences for our guests while maintaining a safe environment. Applicants must have excellent public speaking skills to provide engaging experiences for Zoo guests. This applicant must work diligently to form
positive, trusting relationships with BOTH the animals in their care and their coworkers; must be an excellent communicator, great at giving and receiving feedback. This area is in a unique position and currently looking at redefining our programmatic direction. The person hired into this position would be involved in the brainstorming and development of the new program direction. Someone with Big Ideas and willing to take measured risks would be ideal for this position.
Our goal is to be the best place you will ever work and to connect our guests to wildlife and wild places, through experiences that inspire action. The successful candidate will work effectively with all levels of staff, helping to advance the Mission and Vision of the zoo.
CMZ Mission Statement: A leader in conservation, captive breeding, and animal care. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo connects people with wildlife and wild places through experiences that inspire action.
CMZ Vision Statement: Every kid. Every time. Goosebumps! Every kid, of any age, will have an experience for a lifetime with every visit.
Primary Duties and Species:
Duties include but are not limited to:
Conducting engaging and inspiring shows, demos, and tours. Proactively seeking opportunities to interact with guests, initiate Defining Moments, and provide exemplary guest service experiences.
ARV has a lot of onsite ambassador animals that wander amongst guests, so a passion for sharing animals with others in a professional, safe, fun, and inspiring manner is critical.
Operant conditioning training, environmental enrichment, cleaning/maintaining exhibits, and enclosures, assisting with veterinary procedures, recording animal observations, and daily reports.
Species: Grants Zebra, Red River Hogs, Meerkats, African Cape Porcupine, Rock Hyrax, Colobus Monkey, Griffon Vultures, Grey Crowned Cranes, Ground Hornbills, Cattle Egrets, and African Grey Parrot.
Assignments, species/sections, and days-off can change at any time to meet the needs of the animal department as a whole.
Education and Pre-requisites
A bachelor’s degree in an animal-related field and demonstrated paid experience working with animals in a zoo setting is preferred. Preference will be given to those applicants who have at least one year of paid experience, operant conditioning training skills with first-hand experience in training new behaviors, and proficiency with
dangerous animal safety procedures.
Compensation and benefits
Not specified.
Application instructions
To apply, submit a cover letter and resume at this African Rift Valley Keeper Application link. https://form.jotform.com/CMZoo/rover-keeper-job-application
If you have trouble with the application link contact Jeremy Dillon, via email jdillon@cmzoo.org Resume should be no more than 2 pages, single-sided. Resume and cover letter files should have the applicant’s name FIRST in the file name (i.e. ‘John Doe resume’, or ‘Jane Doe cover letter CMZ’). Please do not send zipped files. The cover letter should focus on how the candidate will contribute to CMZ’s Mission and Vision as an animal keeper in this unique position. Deadline: 5 pm (Mountain Standard Time) on Friday November 6th
.