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BMBoonshoft Museum of Discovery
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery•Museum & Zoo

Animal Keeper

Location

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

1-3 years

Compensation

Compensation not disclosed

Posted

22h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is seeking a full-time Animal Keeper for its Discovery Zoo. This role involves comprehensive animal husbandry, including feeding, cleaning habitats, enrichment, and training, as well as delivering educational programs and contributing to conservation efforts. The position requires significant physical activity and adherence to AZA and USDA standards.

Full time Animal Keeper Job duties are as follows:

  • Animal husbandry, including cleaning animal habitats, preparing and feeding out diets, creating and providing enrichment, and conducting operant conditioning training.

  • Present educational programs utilizing live animals.

  • Ability to use variety of chemicals with necessary safety equipment.

  • Ability to follow required animal/staff safety and training protocols.

  • Provide input and participate in museum/department conservation initiatives.

  • Record notes in daily reports, feed charts, weight charts, etc.

  • Provide input on animal health and behavior issues and medicate animals as needed.

  • Observe animals for abnormal behaviors and/or illness.

  • Adhere to standards of the AZA and USDA

  • Assist with larger museum projects such as exhibit renovation, fundraising, VIP events, etc.

  • Clean public areas of animal exhibits

  • Provide customer service for museum visitors.

  • Ability to use tools, ladders, and power equipment safely, taking necessary training.

  • Work with and serve as a job mentor for museum interns and volunteers

  • Other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS: This is a physically demanding job. The person in this position frequently lifts, carries, or otherwise moves and positions objects weighing up to 50 pounds. The position requires frequent bends, stoops and crouches. The position also requires standing or walking for extended periods of time.

Updated 22h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Animal Husbandry • 1+ yrs
Operant Conditioning • 1+ yrs
Educational Program Delivery • 1+ yrs
Safety Protocols • 1+ yrs
Conservation • 1+ yrs
Record Keeping • 1+ yrs
Animal Health Monitoring • 1+ yrs
Customer Service • 1+ yrs

Experience

1-3 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations
Education

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

Compensation not disclosed

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodYearly

Benefits and perks

Retirement Plan / Pension

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationDayton, Ohio, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium • 7/10
physicalHigh • 9/10
cognitiveMedium • 6/10
executionHigh • 8/10
creativityMedium • 5/10
uncertaintyMedium • 6/10
communicationMedium • 7/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Boonshoft Museum of Discovery

Team size

Growing team

Location

Dayton, Ohio, United States

The Boonshoft Museum's Discovery Zoo is seeking a full time keeper candidate. Our zoo provides experience in every taxa, come experience the unique benefit that working on a small team provides, while making a difference for conservation.

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Animal Keeper

Dayton, Ohio, United States • Full Time