Facility
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Closing Date
[jobclosingdate]
Description
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum located near Tucson, Arizona is looking for a highly motivated, personable individual with strong leadership skills and innovative ideas to become part of the Interpretive Animal Collection team.
The IAC keeper will be responsible for the daily care of about 70 animals representing 35 species of reptiles, amphibians, birds, invertebrates and smaller mammals. Job duties include preparing animal diets; administering medication as needed, record keeping, performing minor maintenance tasks for animal enclosures and holding areas; conducting both formal and informal presentations to the general public, capture and restraint, basic husbandry, and behavioral enrichment.
This position may supervise and/or provide direction to volunteers assisting with keeper duties.
Education and Pre-requisites
The candidate must be team oriented, sensitive and courteous. The successful candidate must have strong interpersonal and public speaking skills as well as a strong background in captive animal care and operant conditioning. The candidate must have the ability to perform physical work (including lifting objects up to 50 lbs.) under all types of climatic conditions. Knowledge of the natural history of Sonoran Desert region is preferred. An Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school and at least two years’ work experience (preferably paid) in an AZA-accredited facility is required. The work schedule includes weekdays, weekends and holidays as assigned.
The above description reflects a general overview of the responsibilities and position requirements for this job classification. It is not intended to be a complete description of all duties and requirements that may be inherent in the position. Please understand that if offered a position, you will as a final condition of employment be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen.
Compensation and benefits
Bargaining Unit Position. Initial Step: $15.16/hour for the first year.
Application instructions
Please note that applications are accepted only for open positions and must be completed online. For a more detailed position description, and to apply, please go to our website: http://www.desertmuseum.org/about/jobs.php
No phone calls please. The Museum is a drug and alcohol free workplace and participates in E-Verify. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.