Facility

Lincoln Children’s Zoo

Closing Date

Description

The Lincoln Children’s Zoo is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to work with the zoo’s approximately 95 species including our colony of Humboldt penguins as a relief/penguin keeper. This individual must possess a strong work ethic and positive attitude and have experience speaking in large groups of people.

Principal Duties:

-Perform daily animal presentations to the public with multiple animal species showcasing their natural behaviors.
-Reports animal behavior and conditions on a daily basis.
-Clean and maintains multiple animals areas of the zoo.
-Assists in treating animals under the supervision of the veterinary staff.
-Continue to uphold the zoo’s mission at the zoo and zoo functions both on and off grounds.
-Other duties as assigned

Necessary Skills:
-Ability to interact with the public in an engaging and welcoming manner.
-Ability to work as an effective team member as well as function independently
-Ability to handle and train multiple bird species using operant conditioning.
-Ability to interact with the public in an engaging and welcoming manner.

Minimum Requirements
-Ability to work as an effective team member as well as function independently
-Ability to handle and train multiple bird species using operant conditioning.
-Understand the general knowledge of animal biology with an emphasis in avian biology and the basic care of multiple avian species.
-Strong experience in public speaking.
-Minimum 1 year working with avian species.
-Must be able to work weekends, nights, and holidays as needed.
-Excellent communication skills.
-Degree in Animal Science, Zoology, Fisheries and Wildlife or equivalent preferred.
-Lifting and carrying up to 60lbs.
-Working outside in all conditions.

Education and Pre-requisites

Degree in Animal Science, Zoology, Fisheries and Wildlife or equivalent preferred.
1 year working with Humboldt penguins

Compensation and benefits

Dependent on experience

Application instructions

Submit your resume and cover letter to:
Jill Klingensmith
jklingensmith@lincolnzoo.org
or mail to
Lincoln Children’s Zoo
1222 South 27th Street
Lincoln, NE 68502