Facility
Santa Barbara Zoo
Closing Date
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Description
Immediate opening! Join our fun, educational, and professional Zoo team in our efforts to save the natural world and wildlife!
This position is part of a dynamic and progressive Animal Care & Health team. The Keeper position involves working with, and cross training on a variety of taxa including mammals, birds and ectotherms. In addition to husbandry and maintaining naturalistic exhibits, the ideal candidate will be a keeper who has experience with a variety of small and large animals.
Schedule: 5 days a week based on business need, generally with Tues/Wed off – 40 hours/work week
For more details and to apply please go to: https://sbzoo.careerplug.com/jobs/2003565/apps/new
The Santa Barbara Zoo is located on 30 acres near the ocean in Santa Barbara, CA. It was built on the site of what was known as the Child Estate. The zoo has been ranked numerous times as one of the nation’s best small zoos. We are dedicated to the preservation, conservation, and enhancement of the natural world and its living treasures through education, research, and recreation. Our values of Integrity, Quality, Respect, Collaboration, Inclusion, Justice and Fun are at the heart of all we do.
Education and Pre-requisites
Education and Experience: • Bachelor’s degree or graduation from two-year college program focused on captive animal husbandry. • Experience in routine animal husbandry in a zoo, aquarium or closely related activity or facility.
Compensation and benefits
$18.90 – $21.30/hour DOE
Great team, beautiful grounds, great animal collection, sunshine & ocean view almost year-round! Comprehensive benefits package, incl. voluntary supplemental insurances, free parking M-F, a paid conservation day, a paid zoo day to visit another AZA accredited institution, free guest passes, paid time off to take your pet to the vet, unlimited free tea/coffee every morning, 20 discounts on food services and retail purchases, access to the San Diego Zoo Global Academy platform, and much more…
Application instructions
Please go to: https://sbzoo.careerplug.com/jobs/2003565/apps/new for more details and to apply.
Santa Barbara Zoo
500 Ninos Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Phone: 8059625339
Fax: Santa Barbara Zoo
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