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SCHEDULE

Five (5) days a week; Friday – Tuesday

Regular Days Off: Wednesday and Thursday

Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. with occasional 6:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. or 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Duties / Responsibilities

In addition to routine cleaning and feeding, this animal keeper will handle and assist with training a wide variety of birds, present formal, scripted shows and make informal presentations. A positive attitude, the ability to work in a close team environment and quick thinking for a fast-paced show are important for this position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. The equivalent of one year of full-time paid experience (2,080 hours) in the care and maintenance
of exotic animals with a facility similar to the Los Angeles Zoo whose core function is the exhibition of a variety of exotic animals; or

2. (a) Successful completion of the Animal Keeper Training program conducted by the Los Angeles

Zoo; or

(b) An equivalent program at an accredited school or college providing classroom and field work on the basic structure and function of exotic animals; basic nutritional requirements; recognition of the symptoms of animal diseases; sanitation measures; and aspects of animal behavior.