Animal Keeper
| Company | The Walt Disney Company |
|---|---|
| Location | Celebration, FL, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Associate’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Strong Interpersonal and partnering skills
- Experience in applying operant conditioning techniques in the field
- Observation, evaluation, and data collecting skills
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role including lifting manure, moving doors, and carrying heavy objects (bales of bedding, feed bags, etc.)
- Five years paid experience as a keeper in an AZA accredited institution, or in an institution with equivalent standards
- Four years paid experience as a keeper in an AZA accredited institution, or in an institution with equivalent standards and at least 2 years of verifiable college course work (60 semester hours)
- Three years paid experience as a keeper in an AZA accredited institution, or in an institution with equivalent standards and at least 3 years of verifiable college course work (90 semester hours)
Responsibilities
- Keepers are responsible for the day-to-day animal care and welfare. This includes husbandry, enrichment, and operant conditioning as it relates to the daily management and research of assigned species
- Ensure the daily routines of cleaning, animal observation, diet preparation are done efficiently and correctly, and medical needs or abnormal conditions are reported to Zoological Managers
- Maintain daily records using ZIMS, collecting, and logging information, and ensuring this information is communicated to management and the central animal record keeping system
- The work includes physical labor in ambient outdoor temperatures and weather conditions in Central Florida, which may include extreme heat and humidity
- Provide animal information and conservation messages through guest and cast interaction
- Keepers must work well in a large team environment
- Partner with maintenance, operation managers, horticulture, veterinary staff, educators, and scientists
- Keep a flexible schedule, working a variety of shifts including early morning start times (5AM) or late evening ending times (11PM), as necessary to support Safari operation hours
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with a variety of African species, including but not limited to, large and small ungulates, carnivores, equids, felids, or rhinos
- Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in Zoology or related field of study preferred