Facility
NEW Zoo & Adventure Park – Green Bay, WI
Closing Date
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Description
The NEW Zoo & Adventure Park located in Green Bay, WI, is seeking energetic individuals to join our team at the only AZA facility in Northeast Wisconsin. We are currently seeking an Animal Welfare Coordinator. This position is responsible for developing and maintaing animal welfare tools and enrichment programs. This position requires record keeping and fulfilling AZA standards.
Essential Duties:
Works in coordination with the Curator of Animals to develop and implement animal behavior and animal welfare assessment protocols.
Participates in the implementation and review of animal welfare assessment data and participates in the animal welfare program evaluation.
Assists in training and direction of assigned volunteers.
Analyses and summarizes data from multiple sources, such as keeper daily reports, ZIMS, and ZooMonitor for regular reports.
Work in coordination with the Enrichment and Training coordinator to evaluate current animal training and enrichment offered and its effectiveness and impact on animal welfare.
Ensure the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park is in compliance with all AZA and USDA standards for animal welfare, animal training, and animal behavior/enrichment programs.
Conducts animal observations and surveys zookeeper staff on the effectiveness on enrichment items and compile results.
Education and Pre-requisites
General knowledge of and/or course work in Biology, Zoology or Animal Husbandry; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities. Previous relevant experience preferred.
Compensation and benefits
$12/hour, non-benefited position. Position is classified as LTE, but has no term limits.
Zoo membership included
Application instructions
Please apply on the Brown County Wisconsin Government Jobs website: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/browncounty/jobs/3941943/animal-welfare-lte-new-zoo?keywords=zoo%20&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs