Facility
Zoo Boise
Closing Date
[jobclosingdate]
Description
Essential Functions
Ensures animal health and safety by making regular observations and inspections of cages, facilities, and animal behavior. Creates and maintains records such as animal descriptions, sex, diet, and behavioral characteristics. Investigates cases of unusual animal behavior, and reports behavior to veterinarian. Prepares food for animals with regards to species, natural eating behavior and foods, special diets or circumstances, and recommended frequency. Takes direction from veterinarian to administer required medications. Performs cleaning duties in and around cages, zoo grounds, and as directed.
Creates and provides enrichment opportunities for animals such as scent manipulation, puzzle feeders, altering design and layout of cages, and related items to engage animals, as well as to prevent irritation and stress. Trains animals to exhibit specific behaviors.
Conducts various presentations, tours, and classes for groups, individuals, and related public events. Creates educational activities for schools and classes. Interacts with the general public and answers questions regarding animals, zoo activities, and upcoming events.
Works on projects throughout zoo facilities. Builds, adjusts, and repairs animal exhibits. Performs various facility maintenance tasks such as cleaning, changing light bulbs, landscaping and lawn maintenance, hauling bark, minor repairs, and unloading animal food stuffs. Follows a specific routine for certain tasks.
Assists with veterinarian procedures. Transports animals of all sizes to locations throughout the zoo. Builds transport crates specific to animal sizes and specifications. Attends various zoo specific trainings such as animal escape procedures, safety procedures, new animal orientations, etc, and ensures compliance with Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accreditation, and USDA standards. Receives training in the proper use of blow and dart guns, shotguns, immobilizing drugs, control poles, and squeeze cages.
Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.
Working knowledge of environmental, health, and dietary needs of animals; animal restraint and capture techniques; basic facility maintenance; typical behaviors of a variety of animals; zoo operations; public relations techniques.
Ability to build and maintain large cages that can safely and efficiently house small to large animals; make exhibit repairs while ensuring safety of coworkers and general public; operate hand and power tools; properly feed, care for, and handle a wide variety of animals; make presentations to a variety of groups; utilize guns and related emergency equipment in the event of an escaped animal;display an attitude of cooperation and work harmoniously with all levels of City employees, the general public and other organizations; communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance; complete assignments in a timely fashion; understand and comply with all rules, policies and regulations; maintain prompt and regular attendance; and perform all essential and marginal functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Individuals must be capable of operating vehicles safely and have an acceptable driving record.
Working Conditions
The physical effort characteristics and working environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Efforts
While performing the duties of this job the employee is always lifting/carrying up to 20 lbs, rarely lifting/carrying up to 75 lbs. Also the employee is always pushing/pulling up to 20 lbs, occasionally pushing/pulling up to 75 lbs. Work includes sensory ability to talk, hear, smell, touch and feel. Work in this position also includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Employees will sit, stand, walk, run, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, grasp, climb and balance. Position requires hand/finger dexterity.
Working Environment
Drug Free Workplace
The work environment will include inside conditions, outdoor weather conditions, extreme temperatures, in wet and humid conditions, with areas of dust, odors, mist, gases or other airborne matter. Employees work in/at places where they are exposed to mechanical hazards. Employees will also drive a vehicle as part of this position. Work includes protected exposure to infectious bacteria, bodily fluids, and chemicals.
Education and Pre-requisites
Minimum two (2) years experience working with small to large non-domestic animals in an AZA accredited facility or similar zoo facility, and a high school diploma or GED.
Special Requirements
All applicants must be able to successfully pass City of Boise background check processes which include reference checks and criminal history checks and drug test.
Licensing And Other Requirements
Valid Idaho driver’s license.
Compensation and benefits
See website for complete list of benefits.
Application instructions
All qualified applicants must submit an online application and attach their resume to the application. No resumes will be accepted in lieu of the online process.
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This position will only remain open until filled.